US1461920A - Musical-instrument rack - Google Patents

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July 17, 1923..` 1,461,920

' l R. E.- LARSON MUSICAL INSTRUMENT RACK Filed July525 1922 Patented July 17,1923. 1,461,9Zd UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT E. LAR-SON, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

MUSICAL-INSTRUMENT RACK.

Application led July 25, 1922. Serial No. 577,312.

To aZZw/wme't may concern.' which is adapted to engage and hold said Be it known that I, ROBERT E. LARsoN, a member c in position on said member b1. citizen of the United States, residing at San The supports c are also each vprovided with Diego, in the county of San Diego'and State a curved portion S which will be hereafter 6G 5 of California, have invented a new and usedescribed.

ful Musical-Instrument Rack, of which the A member 7c is provided on its one end following` is a speciication. with a. loop 9 which adapts it to be mounted My invention relates to improvements in on member 1 and is provided with a setmusical instrument racks, on which there screw l which is adapted to engage and G5 l0 are provided supports on which a num hold it in position on the member 1 where ber of musical instruments may be placed it is mounted between the supports c. This so that any one of the instruments may member /c is also provided with an elonbe quickly placed thereon by the playerl gated portion ll which will be described and another put into use by him. It is or more fully hereafter. 70 l particular value to the player of reed instru- The base a is provided on its surface with ments as the liability of having the reed ina number or" supports d. These supports Z jured by falling or being' dropped, makes it are pyramidal in shape and are firmly mountnecessary to have some suoli device for the ed on said base a, and are of a size to suit protection orn the instrument, and at the same the instrument to be supported thereon. 75 time have the instruments so disposed that The rack shown inthe drawing is designed the player can quickly change instruments to support two saxophones and three clariinthe playing of selections where the change nets, but muy l e enlarged or modiiied to from one instrument in the same selection is accommodate a larger number of instrurequired to be made so as not to interfere ments, or instruments oit diil'erent kinds. 80 with the worlr of the play. The curved portion 8 of the support is I attain these objects by the device illusadapted to act as a rest Jfor a saxophone or trated in the accompanying drawing, in other instrument not shown in the drawings, which: and the curved portion l of the portion 3 is Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my adapted to enter the snap-ring of said saxo- 85 device; Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view thru phone or other instrument and support the line 2 2 in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan same thereon by letting said snap-ring rest view thru line 3 3, and Fig. 4 is an enin said curved portion and against said larged broken sectional view of the top supshoulder 5. The projecting portion ll of port member. the member 7c serves to keep the two instru- Similar Characters refer to Similar parts ments suspended on the portion l from comthroughout the several views. ing in contact with each other as is obvious The base c and the adjustable upright o from the position of the members c and 7c as form the principal parts of my invention. shown in F ig. 3, of the drawings.

The adjustable upright consists of the The members d are each adapted to pro- 95 two members 1 and b2. The member b1 is vide a support 'for a clarinet or other inhollow and is mounted in the base a at a1. strument not shown in the dra-wings, by The member Z22 is slidably mounted in memplacing the bell-shaped end of the said inber b1 and is adapted to be adjusted to strument over the supportd and letting said change the length of the member b. The bell-shaped end rest on the base a. It is thus 100 5 member b2. is provided on its upper end with plainly shown that by the use of the device a horizontal portion 3 on each end of which shown and described there is provided an is a small upwardly curved portion 4, which instrument rack which holds a number ot' is oE-set on the ends of the portion 3 so as instruments in a compact form and convento provide a shoulder 5. In the upper end ient position for the performer to quickly 105 of the member 1 there is provided a setchange :trom one instrument to another, and

screw g which is adapted to engage and which provides a secure place for the instruhold the member b2 in position in the memments to rest and which prevents the instruber b1. The Supports c are each provided at ment from falling and becoming injured one end with a loop 6 which adapts it to be thereby. 11o adj ustably mounted on the upright member What I claim is:

b1, and each is provided with a set-screw 7 An instrument racl; comprising a base member, en upright member mounted on said base member, an adjustable member provided at one end with e horizontal portion with u plurality of Curved instrument support portions each off-Set on said horizontal portion, adjustably mounted in -saicl upright member, adjustable support members mounted on said upright member, and a separating member mounted on Suid upright member between said two last men` l0 tioned support members.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my nume in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ROBERT E, LARSON. lVitnesses:

E. E. RODABAUGH, ALMA WrooDRUFF.

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