GB2293910A

GB2293910A - A dual purpose stand and wall display unit for guitars

Info

Publication number: GB2293910A
Application number: GB9420421A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Robert Anthony Reed
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1994-10-06
Filing date: 1994-10-06
Publication date: 1996-04-10
Also published as: GB9420421D0

Abstract

In the display mode Fig. 3, the entire weight of the guitar is taken at the bottom, thereby eliminating the stress produced when hanging from the neck. The use of a strap 2 at the neck and a rear grommet support for the sling button, eliminates movement. In the display mode Fig. 5, legs 3 are part folded back and fixed to provide a tripod support. Use of a front grommet support 11 for the sling button 9 aids the stability. The logs are hidden behind the guitar. <IMAGE>

Description

A DUAL PURPOSE STAND AND WALL DISPLAY UNIT FOR GUITARS.

This invention relates to a dual purpose stand and wall display unit for guitars.

PURPOSE A AS A WALL DISPLAY UNIT FOR GUITARS Figs. 2, 3 and 4 The conventional way of displaying guitars on a wall is for the guitar to be hung in an upright mode from the top of the neck usually by means of a 'claw' devise. This concentrates the entire weight of the guitar on two delicate points on the headstock of the guitar which can lead to cosmetic damage around this area.

The dual purpose stand and wall display unit utilises the guitars strap button at the bottom end of the body to allow the instrument to be stood on the wall display unit in an upright mode. The entire weight of the guitar is thus taken at the bottom end of the guitars body around the strap button area also. Once secured to the unit, the guitar is incapable of any swinging motion.

PURPOSE B AS A FLOOR TRIPOD STAND FOR GUITARS Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Once removed from the wall, the unit converts into a floor tripod that supports the guitar in an upright mode at ground level. The particular way that the unit converts into a floor tripod has the added advantage over a conventional floor stand of being virtually hidden from view when a guitar being displayed upon it is viewed from the front making it an ideal photographic aid.

THE SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION WILL NOW BE DESCRIBED BY WAY OF EXAMPLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS IN WHICH: PURPOSE A - AS A WALL DISPLAY UNIT - FIGS 2, 3 and 4 FIG. 1 - 1A SHOWS THE CONVENTIONAL WAY OF DISPLAYING A GUITAR ON THE WALL FROM THE END OF THE NECK FIG. 2 THE UNIT MOUNTED FLAT ON TO A WALL FRONT VIEW FIG. 3 HOW, WHEN USED AS A WALL DISPLAY UNIT THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE GUITAR IS TAKEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY AND HOW GUITAR IS SECURED AT THE NECK TO THE UNIT.

FIG. 4 DETAIL OF HOW THE GUITAR'S BODY STRAP BUTTON IS UTILISED AS AN ANCHOR TO THE UNIT.

PURPOSE B - AS A FLOOR TRIPOD STAND FOR GUITARS FIGS. 5, 6, 7 and 8 FIG. 5 SIDE VIEW OF UNIT HAVING BEEN CONVERTED INTO A FLOOR TRIPOD STAND FIG. 6 REAR.VIEW OF HOW THE TRIPOD MODE IS ACHIEVED.

FIG. 7 HOW THE OUTER LEGS ARE LOCKED INTO THEIR CORRECT POSITION BY MEANS OF A LATCH USING THE REAR VIEW OF ONE LEG TO ILLUSTRATE THE PRINCIPLE FIG. 8 A GUITAR MOUNTED ON THE UNIT AT GROUND LEVEL SHOWING THAT WHEN VIEWED FROM THE FRONT THE UNIT IS VIRTUALLY HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY THE GUITAR.

PURPOSE A - AS A WALL DISPLAY UNIT - FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 WITH REFERENCE TO FIG. 1 AND 1A WHICH SHOW A CONVENTIONAL METHOD OF DISPLAYING A GUITAR ON A WALL BY MEANS OF TWO CLAWS A THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE GUITAR IS CONCENTRATED ON THE EDGES OF THE HEADSTOCK B AT THE END OF THE GUITAR'S NECK C THE STYLING OF GUITAR HEADSTOCKS B ARE VERY OFTEN NOT SYMETRICAL D AND CAN RENDER THE GUITAR TO HANG IN A NON-VERTICAL MODE WHEN PLACED UPON THE CLAWS A OF A HANGING FROM THE NECK DEVICE THAT HAS BEEN FIXED TO THE WALL WITH THE CLAWS PERFECTLY HORIZONTAL. E INDICATES THE HORIZONTAL PLANE. FIG. 1A ADJUSTMENT TO THE HANGING DEVICE'S POSITION ON THE WALL AWAY FROM THE TRUE HORIZONTAL PLANE, IS THEN NECESSARY TO BRING THE GUITAR INTO AN UPRIGHT MODE.

FIG. 2 ILLUSTRATES THE DUAL PURPOSE STAND AND WALL DISPLAY UNIT FRONT VIEW MOUNTED ON A WALL.

A KEYHOLE SHAPED HOLE AND SLOT 1 IS CUT AT THE TOP OF THE UNIT TO ALLOW EASY REMOVAL AFTER THE UNIT HAS BEEN SCREW MOUNTED TO THE WALL AT THIS POINT.

FIG. 2 CONTINUED AN ADJUSTABLE SEMI-LOCKING PLASTIC CABLE TIE 2 USED IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY FOR TYING BUNDLES OF CABLES TOGETHER, IS UTILISED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING THE GUITAR'S UPRIGHT POSITION ON THE UNIT. THE CABLE TIE 2 IS HELD AT THE BACK OF THE UNIT'S CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 BY A CLIP (NOT ILLUSTRATED) FROM WHICH IT MAY BE TOTALLY REMOVED. TWO LEGS 3 ARE HINGED AT THE BACK OF THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 AND LAY FLAT TO THE WALL WITH THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 A RIGHT ANGLED FOOT 5 EXTENDS OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 IT IS UPON THIS FOOT 5 THAT THE GUITAR STANDS.

FIG. 3 SHOWS A SIDE VIEW OF THE UNIT WITH A GUITAR 6 BEING DISPLAYED UPON IT. THE CABLE TIE 2 HOLDS THE GUITAR IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.

A RUBBER STRIP 7 RUNS ALMOST THE FULL LENGTH OF THE FRONT FACE OF THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 TO PROTECT THE BACK OF THE GUITAR 6 THE HEADSTOCK 8 IS IN NO WAY INVOLVED IN THE SUPPORT OF THE GUITAR 6 FIG. 4 - A DETAIL SHOWING HOW THE GUITAR'S 6 STRAP BUTTON 9 IS LOCATED IN THE HOLE 10 DRILLED THROUGH THE FOOT 5 OF THE UNIT.

HOLE 11 IS SITUATED FURTHER OUTWARD AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 TO ACCOMODATE THE WIDER BODY THICKNESSES OF ACOUSTIC AND SEMI-ACOUSTIC GUITARS. THICK RUBBER WASHERS 12 ARE MOUNTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FOOT 5 AROUND THE HOLES 10 AND 11 TO PROTECT THE GUITARS FINISH AROUND THE STRAP BUTTON 9 THESE WASHERS EXCERT A GRIPPING EFFECT ON THE GUITAR BODY 6 TO PREVENT ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE GUITAR WHEN BEING DISPLAYED ON THE UNIT.

PURPOSE B - AS A FLOOR TRIPOD STAND FOR GUITARS - FIGS. 5, 6, 7 and 8 FIG. 5 AFTER UNHOOKING THE UNIT FROM IT'S WALL SCREW VIA THE KEYHOLE SLOT 1 THE TWO HINGED LEGS 3 ATTACHED TO EITHER SIDE OF THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 FOLD BACK TO FORM A TRIPOD. THE GUITAR 6 IS THEN MOUNTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS FOR WALL DISPLAY BUT WITH THE STRAP BUTTON 9 ALWAYS LOCATED IN THE FRONT HOLE 11 OF THE UNIT'S FOOT 5 TO PROVIDE A MORE STABLE, BACKWARD ANGLE FOR THE GUITAR.

FIG. 5 CONTINUED USING THIS FRONT HOLE 11 THE UNITS FOOT 5 BECOMES LESS NOTICEABLE. AS A RESULT CONTACT WITH THE RUBBER STRIP 7 IS MADE BY THE GUITARS BODY 6 . THE RUBBER STRIP 7 HAS A GRIPPING EFFECT ON THE GUITAR BODY 6 ALLOWING THE CABLE TIE 2 TO BE TOTALLY REMOVED, YET STILL MAINTAIN STABILITY.

FIG. 6. A REAR VIEW OF UNIT SHOWING HOW EACH OF THE LEGS 3 ARE HINGED 12 AT THE BACK OF THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 AND RETAINED SECURELY IN A TRIPOD CONFIGURATION BY MEANS OF A TRIANGULAR SWING DOWN WIRE LATCH 13 ATTACHED TO THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 BY MEANS OF A CLOSED SLEEVE 14.

FIG. 7 FURTHER ILLUSTRATION OF THE PRINCIPLE IN FIG. 6 WHEREBY THE WIRE LATCH 13 SWINGS DOWN FROM THE BACK OF THE CENTRAL SUPPORT 4 VIA THE CLOSED SLEEVE 14 TO ENGAGE AN OPEN 'U' SHAPED FLEXIBLE CLIP 15 , ONE SIDE OF WHICH IS FIXED TO THE INSIDE OF EACH LEG BY MEANS OF A RIVET 16. THE RIVET 16 PERFORMS THE ADDED FUNCTION OF RETAINING THE WIRE LATCH 13 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLOSED END OF THE CLIP 15 ONCE THE WIRE LATCH 13 HAS PASSED IT.

FIG. 8 A GUITAR MOUNTED ON THE UNIT AT GROUND LEVEL SHOWING THAT VIEWED FROM THE FRONT, ALL THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIT INDICATED BY BROKEN LINES IN THE ILLUSTRATION, IS HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY THE GUITAR ITSELF. THE ONLY ELEMENT OF THE UNIT STILL VISIBLE IS THE FRONT END OF THE FOOT 5

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A DUAL PURPOSE STAND AND WALL DISPLAY UNIT FOR GUITARS ON WHICH THE GUITAR STANDS WHEN DISPLAYED ON A WALL, IN AN UPRIGHT MODE. THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE GUITAR IS THUS TAKEN AT THE BOTTOM END OF THE GUITAR'S BODY AROUND THE STRAP BUTTON AREA. ELIMINATING DAMAGE TO THE NECK AND HEADSTOCK AREAS OF THE GUITAR.
2. THE UNIT IS CAPABLE OF WALL DISPLAYING GUITARS NOT POSSESSING A HEADSTOCK.

THIS FEATURE RENDERS SUCH GUITARS IMPOSSIBLE TO WALL DISPLAY USING NECK HANGING DEVICES.
3. THE GUITAR HAVING BEEN MOUNTED SECURELY TO THE UNIT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY AND AROUND THE NECK PLACES THE GUITAR FLAT AGAINST THE WALL WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF ANY SWINGING MOTION AS WOULD BE THE CASE BY HANGING FROM THE NECK.
4. THE UNIT IS EASILY DETACHED FROM ITS WALL MOUNTED POSITION TO CONVERT INTO A FLOOR TRIPOD STAND, BUT WITH THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OVER CONVENTIONAL FLOOR STANDS OF BEING VIRTUALLY HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY THE GUITAR WHEN VIEWED FROM THE FRONT; CONTINUED.......

CLAIMS CONTINUED.

MAKING IT AN IDEAL PHOTOGRAPHIC AID.
5. THE UNIT ENSURES THAT GUITAR ALWAYS ADOPT AN UPRIGHT MODE WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENT TO THE UNITS POSITION ON THE WALL.