Patent ID: 7514616

Claim:
A musical instrument stand that folds away into a compact unit when not in use as a stand, comprising: a support base comprising two horizontal leaves connected at one end to form a V-shaped frame, further comprising feet on a surface facing edge of each horizontal leaf of the base and an instrument cradle portion on an instrument facing edge of each horizontal leaf; a vertical standard comprising two vertical leaves joined hingedly at a spine and projecting vertically from the elbow of the V-shaped base, the standard providing a instrument lean-to surface, wherein first vertical leaf joins pivotally to first horizontal leaf and second vertical leaf joins pivotally to second horizontal leaf; a folding brace interconnects the horizontal leaves of the base at an intermediate position to limit the opening extent of the V-shaped base and to secure the relative orientations of the instrument cradle portions; a brace retaining channel in one of the horizontal leaves receives the brace in a folded position; wherein first and second vertical leaves fold horizontally at the spine, while first and second horizontal leaves fold at the elbow of the V, while the said brace folds into the said brace retaining channel, all in a first motion; wherein in a second motion, the folded vertical leaves fold forward as a unit to encase the cradle portion of the collapsed V-shaped base frame in a base retention channel; and in which each said vertical leaf, comprising a baffled matrix support structure, said baffled matrix support structure establishing a predetermined configuration of each said vertical leaf, and wherein each said baffled matrix support structure comprising an inner wall of said base retention channel.