Patent ID: 8637752

Claim:
An instrument stand for supporting a musical instrument, the instrument stand comprising: a first plate member; a second plate member pivotally coupled to the first plate member; an instrument securing member adapted to secure the instrument stand to the musical instrument, wherein the instrument securing member is coupled to the first or second plate member, and the plate member to which the instrument securing member is coupled comprises a first pair of slots configured to receive the instrument securing member; and a cross member coupled at a first end to the first or second plate member, the cross member lying in a generally flat configuration with respect to the first and second plate members at least when the stand is in the closed position, and the cross member configured to maintain an angular separation of the first and second plate members at least when the stand is in the open position, wherein the plate member not coupled to the first end of the cross member comprises a groove for slidably receiving a second end of the cross member at least when the stand is moved between the closed position and the open position.