Patent Application
20140175241
The present invention relates to a guitar holding rack and particularly to a guitar holding rack contained an adjustable holding space formed between a first brace arm and a second brace arm to hold guitars of varying specifications.
In general after a musical performance is finished musicians usually rest the musical instruments temporarily by leaning them on a wall in an inclined manner to wait for the next round of performance. The resting wall generally is a makeshift location without a secure holding structure to firmly hold the musical instruments. Hence the musical instruments are prone to fall down incidentally and damage. To solve this problem holding racks to hold musical instruments have been developed and marketed. For guitar holding racks, many proposals have been submitted in the past, such as R.O.C. patent Nos. 486132, M274611 and 1300550, China patent Nos. CN201084394 and CN201199432, and International intellectual right organization gazette No. WO2011137666. They mostly have an upper rack to hold the neck of a guitar and a lower rack to hold the guitar body. The upper rack usually has a first brace arm and a second brace arm to form a holding space between them to hold the guitar. The holding space usually is designed according to the width of the neck of the guitar to fully hold the neck without falling incidentally. At present the upper rack mainly has a retaining portion which can be opened and closed synchronously or independently. For instance, the references of M274611, 1300550 and 486132 mentioned above adopt an upper rack which can be opened and closed synchronously, while CN201084394 adopts an upper rack which can be opened and closed independently. Whether the upper rack is opened and closed synchronously or independently, it is fixed after production. To hold guitars of different specifications another size of guitar holding rack has to be procured. In other words, the conventional guitar holding racks now being commonly used are not adaptable to different specifications of guitars. Whenever users have procured a new type of guitar, another guitar holding rack also has to be procured.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a guitar holding rack with an adjustable holding space interval.
To achieve the foregoing object the guitar holding rack with an adjustable interval according to the invention comprises a first brace arm, a second brace arm corresponding to the first brace arm and an interval adjustment unit hinged between the first and second brace arms. The first and second brace arms have respectively a holding section spaced from each other by a holding space to hold the neck of a guitar and to be leaned thereon, and an extension section connected to the holding section and spaced from each other by an adjustment gap. The interval adjustment unit is hinged in the adjustment gap and bridges the extension sections of the first and second brace arms, and has a first adjustment displacement in which the two extension sections are driven to move the two holding sections inwards toward the holding space, and a second adjustment displacement in which the two extension sections are driven to move the two holding sections outwards from the holding space.
In one embodiment the holding sections of the first and second brace arms have respectively at least one elastic buffer in contact with the neck of the guitar.
In another embodiment the first and second brace arms have respectively a retaining member at one end thereof opposite to the extension section to prevent the guitar from escaping the holding space.
In yet another embodiment the guitar holding rack further has a bridge portion connected to the first brace arm and second brace arm. The bridge portion includes a pivotal coupling portion connected to the extension sections and a holding trough to hold the extension sections of the first and second brace arms. Furthermore, the bridge portion has a fastening portion to couple on an upright support post.
In yet another embodiment the guitar holding rack further includes an upper lid and a lower lid corresponding to the upper lid that can be coupled together to form a housing space to hold the extension sections of the first and second brace arms and the interval adjustment unit.
In yet another embodiment the interval adjustment unit includes a first butting portion extended from the extension section of the first brace arm and a second butting portion extended from the extension section of the second brace arm. The extension sections have respectively a fastening hole to hinge the first and second butting portions. Furthermore, the first and second butting portions have respectively a corresponding screw thread structure mating the fastening hole. The interval adjustment unit also includes an operating portion operable by users to drive the first and second butting portions to make the interval adjustment unit to proceed the first adjustment displacement or second adjustment displacement.
By means of the structure set forth above, compared with the conventional guitar holding racks, the invention provides many features, notably:
It can hold guitars of more specifications. The guitar holding rack of the invention, through the interval adjustment unit proceeding the first adjustment displacement or second adjustment displacement, can move the holding sections of the first brace arm and second brace arm to change the size of the holding space, thereby can hold the guitars of varying specifications.
The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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In addition, the interval adjustment unit 13 further has a first butting portion 131 extended against the extension section 112 of the first brace arm 11 and a second butting portion 132 extended against the extension section 122 of the second brace arm 12, and the extension sections 112 and 122 have fastening holes 115 and 125 hinged respectively by the first and second butting portions 131 and 132. During the first adjustment displacement the first and second butting portions 131 and 132 drive the extension sections 112 and 122 inwards toward the holding space 14, and during the second adjustment displacement the first and second butting portions 131 and 132 drive the extension sections 112 and 122 outwards from the holding space 14, thereby change the adjustment gap D1 and also change the holding space 14. Moreover, the first and second butting portions 131 and 132 have respectively a screw thread structure mating the fastening holes 115 and 125. The interval adjustment unit 13 also has an operating portion 133 operable by users to drive the first and second butting portions 131 and 132 to make the interval adjustment unit 13 to proceed the first or second adjustment displacement. The operating portion 133 can be formed in many styles.
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As a conclusion, the guitar holding rack with an adjustable interval of the invention provides the interval adjustment unit to perform the first or second adjustment displacement, and drive the extension sections of the first and second brace arms towards or from the holding space, thereby change the interval of the holding space to fit not merely a singe guitar, but also can hold other guitars of different specifications.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, they are not the limitation of the invention, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
