Patent ID: 7420108
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: G10G

Abstract:
1. A guitar lap-strap that supports a hand held musical instrument, guitar or other portable musical instrument, while the instrument player is in a sitting or crouched position, comprising: a soft support positioned at the front playing surface of the instrument that blocks or reduces the potential for downward or forward slippage of the instrument off the supporting thigh; the guitar lap-strap is an adjustable belt or wrap with a soft protrusion that is secured in a comfortable location utilizing various self-contained connectors, around the individuals right or left mid-thigh; the attached protrusion is non-marring, comprising a soft material with an inner filler positioned on the superior or front portion of the lap-strap; and a frictional, rubberized underside surface of the strap below the protrusion that prevents the strap from sliding down the players leg; wherein the hand held instrument or guitar is positioned on the thigh and the front playing surface of the instrument is placed against the rear surface of the soft guitar lap-strap protrusion, the protrusion forms a low ridge that does not interfere with the normal playing of the instrument in a sitting position when the instrument sits on the players leg behind the protrusion; and wherein the guitar lap-strap allows the user to support the hand held guitar or hand held instrument without having to conform to the instrument box contour or curve, and without the use of a neck strap, foot rest, or other external constraint, other than the players hands.