US1661805A - Saxophone-player's stand - Google Patents

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March 6, 1928. 1,661,805

A. LENTATY SAXOPHONE PLAYER s STAND Filed Nov. 11. 1925 lam 26 I naenzon adapted Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

AMBROSE LENTATY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SAXOPHONE-PLAYER$ STAND.

Application filed November it is the custom, at the present time for saxophone players to use several instruments during a performance; these instruments consisting of a clarinet, straight saxophone and two bent sanopliones of different sizes,

and it is necessary that these instruments be held in such a position that the player. can instantly shift from one instrument to another in the course oi the performance. It is also necessary that he have a stand to hold his music; and an object of this invention is to provide for a stand answering all the re-, quiremcnts for supporting the instruments and the music, and allowing instant change from instrument to instrument, a stable base to be put into a compact form for transportation and storage, which is adapted to be quickly set in supporting position and as quickly and readily collapsed to compact form.

'lhe saxophone player uses but one instrument at a time, but he may have to use the instruments in rapid succession, and an ob- 'ect of this invention is to provide stand adaited to that purpose which can be folded in o very small space for transportation and storage.

Simplicity, ease and cheapness of manufacture are also features of invention.

This invention comprises a block which may be of wood or other suitable material provided in its under side with gains; and lateral swinging bars pivoted in the gains and adapted to be swung out to prevent the base from being turned over in either direction.

A. feature of the invention is the provision of a base which is practically an elongate block, preferably formed in two pieces hinged together at the middle of the block, said pieces being adapted to fold one upon the other and having sockets for receiving stardards and forms for holding the differer instruments as occasion may require; sa 1 blocks also being provided on their under side with gains; and there being pivoted in said gains, bars that fill the gains and are flush with the under side of the block so that they rest solidly on the face upon which the major portion oft-he block rests when in use; the gains being adapted to chamber the pivoted bars when the stand is collapsed. I

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompany- , instrument holding standards 6, 7

11', 1925. Serial 68,304.

tion and the appended claim. The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention. I

Figure l isa perspective view of the inyention set-up, ready to receive the players instruments, :1 music stand in place is shown frugmentally.

Fig. 2 is a tragmental longitudinal midsection indicated at line of, Fig. 3.

Fi 3 is a plan of the base; the support-- ing bars or feet are shown extended. and broken away.

Fig. 4 is a view of the base folded with ing drawing, the subjoined detailed descripsome of the disassembled parts'pacl-zedthereon and other or dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a section on line Fig. i omitting the clips and showing the bell receiving posts in packed position.

Fig. 6 is an edge view of the folded base with all of the disassembled parts packed thereon. I

Fig. 7 a cross section on line m, Fig. 3 with fragment of a standard in place.

said parts are shown in Fig. 8 is view of fragments of a somewhat different form of stand, embodying the invention.

The base is shownas a block formed of. two elongate base members 1, 2, of angular cross section, hinged together at their ends which form the middle of the stand, by a hinge 3 that is shown arranged to allow the members to be folded together upwardly at the end, and when it is desired to bring the base into shorter form.

The base is provided with sockets 4, 5 for The members are provided with grooves 4, 5, adapted tohold sections 6, 7 of the standards, the upper ends of which are adapted to receive Xtensions 8, 9 provided with clips 10,, 11 that are adapted to receive and to ho d the tubes or intermediate portions of the bodies of the bent .saxophones. Each of said grooves 4, 5 has oppositely arranged notches 12, 13,.which cooperate'to form sockets to receive studs 14 and 15 of posts 16 and 17, that are conformed respectively to the bell mouths of the clarinet and straight saxophones not shown.

18 indicates a socket fixed to the free end its free ends; and fiat bars 22 are pivotally secured at the outer ends of said gains by screws 23, screwed into the underside of the base. the bars thns secured are adapted to beswnng out to form laterally extending feet to prevent the stand, when set up, from turning over sidewise.

The bell receiving posts 16, 17 with their studs 14-, 15. are axially divided into two equal parts and these parts are secured together by dowel pins 26 and sockets 27 provided on the meeting faces of the respective halves to hold said halves together so that when the posts are to be put into use, the corresponding halves will be fitted together with the dowel of one half titting into the dowel seat in the other half. so that the studs of the posts are adapted to be held in the notches 12. 18, thereto'r.

To set up the stand, the bars 22 are swung outwardly from their gains 21 and the base members 1, 2 are extended straightwise so that they will both rest on the floor with the bars 22 lying flat on the floor and extending laterally to prevent the base from turning over, and the members 1 and are held in extended position by the hook 29, hooked onto the stud 29. Then the posts will be assembled and inserted in the sockets at, 5 and the posts 16, 17, with their studs 14, inserted into the sockets formed in the base by the opposite notches and sockets 12, 13.

The openings to receive the standards and posts may be reinforced by metal tubing as indicated at 28.

In Figs. 1-7, the members of the base are shown hinged to fold together tiatwise. In Fig. 8 the hinge 3' is shown applied to allow the base to fold edgewise.

To dis-assemble the parts, the standards and posts will be drawn out or" their sockets, fastening 29 unhooked and the base folded and the parts put together as indicated in Figs. 4, 5 and ti. Sockets 2? in the member 2 provide for receiving the dowel pins 26 when in packed position,

\Vhen the parts are assembled in lflltlt'h down position, shown in Fig. (3. the stand and all its parts may be put in a box or case, not shown, and may be easily transported or stored.

I claim:

A saxophone players stand comprising base members hinged together to fold upon each other, each provided on the underside with gains, bars pivoted in said gains and flush with the under side of said members and adapted to be extended to support the base from turning ove and adapted to be folded in the gains to make a compact package.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 30th day of October, 1925.

AMBROSE LEN TAT Y.

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