Patent ID: 8969690
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G10D,G10G

Abstract:
1. A violin knee-rest for use with an Indian classical violin, the violin knee-rest comprising: a support configured to be secured around a thigh of a violinist above a knee; a connecting member attached to the first support; a rigid member attached to the connecting member; the rigid member having a first elongated opening extending substantially across a length of the rigid member, the rigid member being substantially transverse to the thigh of the violinist when the support is attached to the thigh of the violinist; a sliding member attached to a screw with a U shaped head and a screw thread, the sliding member configured to slide across the rigid member through the first elongated opening, the sliding member configured to be fastened at a desired location on the rigid member by a first wing nut and a first washer arrangement; the sliding member having a second elongated opening extending substantially across a length of the sliding member; a violin receiving member having a first end which is threaded; the violin receiving member having a second end which is concave shaped to hold a base of the violin; the receiving member being configured to slide across the second elongated opening of the sliding member; the violin receiving member configured to be fastened at a desired location on the sliding member using a second wing nut and second washer arrangement; and the concave shaped second end having a cushion interior to rest the violin, the cushion being shaped to hold an end of the violin.