Patent ID: 8226053

Claim:
A musical instrument stand, comprising: an upright rod; a support assembly mounted on the upright rod; and a transverse rod mounted on the support assembly; wherein the support assembly includes: a base unit mounted on the upright rod; a holding unit mounted on the base unit; a locking unit connected with the base unit and pressing the holding unit to lock the holding unit onto the base unit; and a damping member located between the base unit and the holding unit; the base unit includes: a positioning member secured on the upright rod; a support disk mounted on the positioning member; and a shaft mounted on and protruded from the support disk; the shaft of the base unit has an inner wall formed with a through hole; the holding unit is mounted on the shaft of the base unit and includes: a first cover; a second cover combined with the first cover; and a compressible space defined between the first cover and the second cover; the first cover of the holding unit has a central portion formed with a first shaft hole mounted on the shaft of the base unit and has a side formed with a first arcuate recess mounted on the transverse rod; the second cover of the holding unit has a central portion formed with a second shaft hole mounted on the shaft of the base unit and has a side formed with a second arcuate recess mounted on the transverse rod; the second arcuate recess of the second cover is juxtaposed to the first arcuate recess of the first cover to form a receiving hole to receive the transverse rod; the locking unit includes: a fastening bolt extending through the through hole of the shaft; and a locking nut screwed onto the fastening bolt; the fastening bolt of the locking unit has a first end provided with an enlarged bolt head abutting the first cover of the holding unit and a second end provided with an outer thread protruding outward from the second shaft hole of the second cover; the locking nut of the locking unit is screwed onto the outer thread of the fastening bolt and presses the second cover of the holding unit so that the support disk of the base unit, the first cover of the holding unit and the second cover of the holding unit are located between the fastening bolt and the locking nut of the locking unit; the damping member is located between the support disk of the base unit and the first cover of the holding unit; the transverse rod extends through the receiving hole of the holding unit and is clamped between the first cover and the second cover of the holding unit.