Patent ID: 8978945
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A45F,G10G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A musical instrument assembly, comprising: a musical instrument; and a musical instrument strap connected to the musical instrument, comprising: the distance maintaining member forming a bar, and one end of the distance maintaining member having a first catch that is fastened to a portion of the neck band that is towards the neck from the right end of the neck band so as to be capable of sliding movement in the vertical direction, and the other end of the distance maintaining member having a second catch that is fastened to a portion of the neck band that is towards the neck from the left end of the neck band so as to be capable of sliding movement in the vertical direction, and the distance maintaining member is connected to the musical instrument connector via the neck band independent from the musical instrument connector so as to be capable of sliding movement in the vertical direction independent from the musical instrument connector, and by the first catch moving in the vertical direction along the right portion of the neck band, and the second catch moving in the vertical direction along the left portion of the neck band, the position of the distance maintaining member in the vertical direction can be adjusted, wherein the distance maintaining member does not include a structure between the first catch and the second catch through which the neck band may extend, and wherein the distance maintaining member further does not include a buckle that selectively interconnects the two ends of the distance maintaining member; wherein the distance maintaining member maintains the right portion and the left portion of the neck band in generally vertical orientations from the musical instrument player's respective right and left shoulders to the distance maintaining member.