Patent ID: 8536433

Claim:
A hip mounted support apparatus comprising: an inverted T shaped frame having a horizontal member ranging in length from about four inches to about twelve inches, and having a vertical member ranging in length from about twelve inches to about twenty-four inches; said horizontal member connected to a waist belt having a buckle to enable a user to firmly secure the waist belt around his waist with the vertical member aligned with a central axis of the user's chest; a retainer secured to a top portion of the vertical member; a chest belt connected to a top portion of the vertical member; said chest belt having a buckle to enable the user to firmly secure the chest belt around his chest; an instrument strap connected to the retainer so as to provide a mounting end emanating in each of a left and right direction from the retainer; wherein the retainer is a loop, and the instrument strap is a guitar strap threaded through the loop, the guitar strap having a fastener on each end to support a guitar; wherein the inverted T shaped frame has a front surface covered with padding; wherein the chest belt connection to the top portion of the vertical member further comprises a hook and loop fastener; wherein the waist belt and the chest belt each further comprises a webbing; and wherein the horizontal member connection to the waist belt further comprises a dual webbing sandwiching the horizontal member and the padding.