Patent ID: 8207434
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G10G

Abstract:
1. An enclosure for displaying and protecting a musical instrument from dust accumulation when not in use, said musical instrument being of the type which includes a laterally enlarged body portion having back and front sides interconnected by a side portion, a neck portion, narrowed relative to the body portion, and a head portion at the upper end of said neck portion, said enclosure comprising: a continuous, flexible rear panel having an enlarged lower portion for covering said back side of said musical instrument and having a narrowed upper portion for covering said back side of said neck portion and said head portion; a continuous, flexible front panel having an enlarged lower portion with a lower end edge for covering said front side of said musical instrument and having a narrowed upper portion for covering said front side of said neck portion and said head portion, said rear panel and said front panel being of substantially the same size and shape; a side panel for interconnecting said front and rear panels for forming said enclosure, said front panel, said back panel and said side panel cooperating to enclose and protect said musical instrument from dust accumulation said front and rear panels configured and sized to the contoured shape and size of the instrument; at least one of said front and rear panels being at least partially transparent for enabling said enclosure to both protect said musical instrument from dust accumulation while allowing said musical instrument to be viewed from the exterior; and a slit opening provided on the enclosure intermediate the lower end edge of the front panel and the side panel, said slit opening sized and configured to allow passage of the musical instrument in and out of the enclosure without contact of the instrument by fasteners for closing the slit.