Work station and hanging system for stringed instruments
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G10G-005/00
A47B-081/00
G10D-003/00
출원번호
US-0170343
(2014-01-31)
등록번호
US-9099063
(2015-08-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Blanco, Luis M.
출원인 / 주소
Blanco, Luis M.
대리인 / 주소
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
2인용 특허 :
6
초록▼
A stringed instrument work station and hanging system 10 includes a low profile cabinet 12 configured with a slide-out drawer 14 that is shaped to support a guitar or other type of stringed instrument when repairing, adjusting, or otherwise working on the instrument. The drawer includes longitudinal
A stringed instrument work station and hanging system 10 includes a low profile cabinet 12 configured with a slide-out drawer 14 that is shaped to support a guitar or other type of stringed instrument when repairing, adjusting, or otherwise working on the instrument. The drawer includes longitudinal walls or rails for spanning between the drawer end walls (46) for not only holding tools and spare parts for the stringed instruments, but also for supporting the body portion of the stringed instrument when the instrument is positioned on the opened drawer. Various neck supports (78) and (80) are utilized with the drawer (14) for supporting the neck of the stringed instrument when being serviced. The neck supports (78) and (80) can be positioned at various locations across the drawer (14).
대표청구항▼
1. A combined work and hanging station for a stringed instrument having a body, a neck, and a head, comprising: (a) a low profile cabinet;(b) a drawer slidably engageable with the cabinet, the drawer having side portions defining a width and front and back portions defining a depth;(c) a pair of sup
1. A combined work and hanging station for a stringed instrument having a body, a neck, and a head, comprising: (a) a low profile cabinet;(b) a drawer slidably engageable with the cabinet, the drawer having side portions defining a width and front and back portions defining a depth;(c) a pair of support rails extending in spaced apart relationship along the width of the drawer, said support rails being separated by a distance to underlie and support the body portion of a stringed instrument when lying along the width of the opened drawer;(d) a neck support positionable in the drawer adjacent a side portion of the drawer, said neck support aligned with the support rail and extending above the drawer to support the neck of the stringed instrument; and(e) a hanging system comprising at least one slidable member, the slidable member slidable outwardly from the interior to the exterior of the cabinet, the hanging system carried by the slidable member for hanging the stringed instrument by the neck of the stringed instrument. 2. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, comprises two spaced-apart support rails extending across the drawer, said two support rails dividing the drawer into compartments. 3. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 2, wherein said drawer side portions having end walls, and said support rails extending above the drawer end walls. 4. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, wherein the neck support is positionable at either end or at both ends of the drawer to support the neck portion of a stringed instrument and also optionally to provide an abutment for the distal end of the body of the stringed instrument. 5. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of neck supports are positionable in a supporting position within the drawer, said neck supports of differing heights above the drawer. 6. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, wherein the neck support comprises an upwardly open notch, said notch of a width and contour corresponding to the shape of the neck portion of a stringed instrument for receiving the neck portion of a stringed instrument into the notch. 7. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, further comprises abutments positioned in the drawer to hold the neck support in upright position. 8. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, further comprises a hinge to attach the neck support to the drawer and enable the neck support to rotate between a retracted position within the envelope of the drawer and an upright position to extend above the drawer. 9. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 8, wherein the neck support defining openings therein, said openings being manually graspable for rotation of the neck support relative to the drawer. 10. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, wherein the neck support having portions defining openings therethrough, said opening being manually graspable when placing the neck support into in-use position and when placing the neck support into storage position within the drawer. 11. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, wherein the hanging system comprising slidable member is a hanger extendable outwardly from and retractable into the cabinet. 12. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 11, wherein the hanger comprises a pair of spaced-apart prongs, for receiving the neck of the stringed instrument therebetween, and for bearing against the adjacent head portion of a stringed instrument. 13. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 12, wherein such spaced-apart prongs extending outwardly from the interior of the cabinet to define a gap therebetween to receive the stringed instrument neck, and for preventing the head of the stringed instrument to pass between the spaced-apart prongs. 14. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 13, wherein said prongs are configured to define notches formed therein to function as a seat for receiving the head portion of a stringed instrument. 15. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 1, wherein said hanging station comprises a pair of spaced parallel bars slidably extending outwardly from the cabinet to define a gap to receive the neck of the stringed instrument therebetween and to bear against the adjacent portion of the head of the stringed instrument, said spaced-apart bars extendable out from and retractable into to the cabinet. 16. The combined work and hanging station according to claim 15, wherein said bars have portions defining upwardly open notches, for receiving portions of the head portion of the stringed instrument. 17. A combined speaker and work station for a stringed instrument, comprising: (a) a speaker having a cabinet for encasing the speaker;(b) a drawer slidably engageable within the speaker cabinet, the drawer having side portions defining a width and front and back portions defining a depth, the drawer including divider walls separated by a distance to underlie and support a body of a stringed instrument thereon; and(c) a neck support positioned adjacent a side portion of the drawer, the neck support comprising an upwardly open notch, said notch of a width and contour corresponding to the shape of a neck portion of the stringed instrument, the neck support projecting from the drawer for receiving the neck portion of the stringed instrument into the notch when the stringed instrument is disposed on the cabinet drawer. 18. The combined speaker and work station according to claim 17, wherein said divider walls extend in spaced apart relationship along the width of the drawer to underlie and support the body portion of the stringed instrument when lying along the width of the opened drawer. 19. The combined speaker and work station according to claim 17, further comprising a hanging system projecting from the cabinet and comprising at least one slidable member slidably extendable from the speaker cabinet for receiving the neck of the stringed instrument therebetween and bearing against the adjacent portion of the head of the stringed instrument.
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