Patent ID: 7135634

Claim:
A mounting device for mounting a microphone on a musical instrument having a peripheral edge, said mounting device comprising: a holder adapted to hold the microphone and having a rod; and a clamping unit including a seat mounted on said rod, a pair of spaced-apart first and second clamp arms which is adapted to clamp the peripheral edge of the musical instrument and which are converged to form a common connection part connected to said seat, a shaft extending through said first and second clamp arms and having one end portion extending outwardly of said first clamp arm, and a nut threadedly engaging said one end portion of said shaft to bias said first clamp arm toward said second clamp arm, wherein said first and second clamp arms and said common connection part are formed as one piece with said seat, said second clamp arm being substantially planar with said common connection part, said first clamp arm being inclined with respect to and extending away from said second clamp arm and then forming a curved end which is curved toward said second clamp arm; and wherein said curved end has an inner surface opposite to said second clamp arm, and an inward distal edge adapted to contact against the peripheral edge of the musical instrument, said inner surface having a protrusion projecting inwardly adjacent to said distal edge and adapted to contact against the peripheral edge of the musical instrument.