Patent ID: 8453984

Claim:
An instrument stand for supporting an instrument on an associated wire rack, the instrument stand comprising: a body adapted to be connected to the instrument; a biasing element connected to the body, wherein when contacting a surface of the associated wire rack the biasing element biases the body in a direction opposite the surface, wherein the biasing element is configured to bias against a first wire and a third wire of the associated wire rack; and a hook member connected to the body by a fastener, wherein the hook member includes a leading face portion extending at an angle from either the biasing element or the body, and a round portion extending from the leading face portion, the round portion is adapted to hook to the associated wire rack on an arcuate surface of the round portion to thereby oppose the bias by the biasing element, wherein the hook member is configured to hookingly engage a second wire of the associated wire rack, wherein the second wire is disposed between the first wire and the third wire.