Patent ID: 8796525

Claim:
A musical instrument stand comprising: a first horizontal leaf having an instrument cradle portion; a first vertical leaf pivotally secured to the first horizontal leaf, wherein the first vertical leaf provides a stop feature, the first vertical leaf including at least a first external shell, said first external shell having a concave inner surface, a convex outer surface, and a main body disposed between the concave inner surface and the convex outer surface; a second horizontal leaf having an instrument cradle portion; and a second vertical leaf pivotally secured to the second horizontal leaf, the second vertical leaf provides a second stop feature, and a second external shell, said second external shell having a concave inner surface, a convex outer surface, and a main body disposed between the concave inner surface and the convex outer surface, and wherein the first and second stop features interact to limit an angle between the first and second horizontal leaves, and wherein the concave inner surface, the convex outer surface, and the main body of the first vertical if collectively form an edge surface enclosing a perimeter of the first vertical leaf.