Patent ID: 9230524
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: F16B,F16M,G10G

Claim Text:
1. A stand for securing a stringed musical instrument having a lower body and an upstanding neck, comprising: a base member; a pair of cradling arms mounted to the base member in a manner that allows pivoting movement generally in a vertical plane relative to the base member, the cradling arms extending upward from the base member and angling outward from one another in an open position, the cradling arms each having a cradle that extends horizontally forward therefrom a distance at least as great as a width of the body of the stringed musical instrument, the cradling arms being able to pivot inward toward each other and toward a closed position where the cradles contact the body of the stringed musical instrument and provide lateral support on either side thereof, wherein the cradling arms broaden at their lower ends and each has an outer finger provided with a horizontal throughbore that receives a pivot shaft, and wherein the pivot shafts extend horizontally rearward from the cradling arms and are journalled for pivoting motion about an outer flange on the base member; and a lower support member for the stringed musical instrument that mounts to and extends horizontally forward from the base member and on which the stringed musical instrument rests, the support member being adapted to move vertically relative to the base member, the support member being coupled to both of the cradling arms and configured to cause the cradling arms to pivot from the open toward the closed position when the body of the stringed musical instrument is placed on the support member and displaces it downward, wherein the support member is U-shaped with a closed end projecting forward and two free ends to the rear, and wherein the two free ends of the support member extend through cam slots in respective cradling arms and engage guide shafts mounted within the base member for vertical movement.