Patent ID: 11942064
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for attaching gripping members to a mute that is to be received in and utilized with a bell of a musical instrument to removably hold the mute in position inside the bell, said apparatus comprising:
a rail sized and configured to be attached to an outer surface of the mute;
a rail attachment mechanism on said rail;
a tray member having a body with a top surface and a bottom surface;
a tray attachment mechanism on said body of said tray member, said rail attachment mechanism of said rail and said tray attachment mechanism of said tray member being configured in corresponding arrangement to allow said tray member to be removably attached to said rail when said rail is attached to the outer surface of the mute; and
a gripping member attached to or integral with said body of said tray member, said gripping member having an outer surface selected to grip the inner surface of the bell of the musical instrument when the mute is positioned inside the bell.