Patent ID: 7449625

Claim:
An endpin restraint for a floor-resting musical instrument comprising: an endpin holder for positioning at a distance from a chair upon which a musician is seated to play the musical instrument, the endpin holder having a proximal end, a distal end and an upper surface provided with a plurality of endpin receiving structures; a pair of longitudinally extending slots provided on the endpin holder; a pair of holes provided on the endpin holder, each of the holes extending from the proximal end of the endpin holder to respective slots and in communication with the respective slots; and a flexible tension member, having a proximal end and a distal end, for connecting the endpin holder to the chair, a portion of the flexible tension member being threaded through the pair of holes and the longitudinally extending slots, wherein the distance between the endpin holder and the chair is adjusted by changing length of said portion of the flexible tension member threaded through the pair of holes and the longitudinally extending slots.