Patent ID: 8492628

Claim:
A violin shoulder cradle comprising: a body adapted for positioning between a violin and the shoulder of a musician; and coupling structure mounted on the body and adapted for clamping to a violin, wherein said body includes a foundation having a cushion; a base supporting said coupling structure; and attachment structure connecting said base and said foundation in order to permit selective attachment of said base and said foundation in different relative positions, said attachment structure including a first plurality of spaced apart studs arranged in a preselected spacing on one of said base and foundation, and a second plurality of spaced apart tubes arranged in a preselected spacing on the other of said base and foundation, each of said tubes being configured to receive one of said studs therein and the preselected spacing of said tubes being complemental to the preselected spacing of said studs to permit attachment of said base and foundation at a first one of said different relative positions with a number of said first plurality of studs being detachably received within a corresponding number of said tubes whereby a plurality of said number of said first plurality of studs are removable from said corresponding number of said second plurality of spaced apart tubes and enabling said foundation to be reattached to said base at a different, second one of said different relative positions with at least some of said number of first plurality of studs detachably received in others of said second plurality of spaced apart tubes.