Wind instrument holder and suitable carrying device

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[0001] The present invention describes a wind instrument holder that can be fastened or attached to an adapter element of a carrying device, comprising a distance compensation rod and an instrument support that can be moved linearly and fixed thereto, on which a wind instrument can be placed, wherein the distance compensation rod can be brought into various fixable positions by means of a pivoting mechanism, including a defined fastening angle to the carrying device, and a carrying device as a Y-shaped frame. State of the art

[0002] Carrying devices and wind instrument holders are explained here using a trumpet as an example. A trumpet consists of several components that form the actual trumpet, allowing a musician to produce the instrument's typical sound.

[0003] Playing a trumpet usually requires only one hand. One hand usually operates the valves, while the other hand holds the trumpet in the valve housing area in the center of the trumpet, between the bell and the mouthpiece. The trumpet player's right hand must operate the valves to change the pitch. These movements require precision and speed in order to quickly and accurately switch between the different valve combinations. Because the left hand holds and stabilizes the entire trumpet, the musician can move the fingers of the right hand more freely and quickly to play different notes and pitches.

[0004] To ensure comfortable playing for extended periods, a trumpet holder, a strap or harness, can be used. These straps are worn around the musician's body and securely hold the trumpet to the body. This is especially useful for musicians who must wear the trumpet for extended periods, such as marching bands or orchestral musicians who play at extended concerts or rehearsals.

[0005] A carrying device, such as a trumpet strap, typically consists of an adjustable strap or cord that is placed around the musician's neck or shoulder. The other end of the strap is attached to the trumpet, either to an eyelet or to the ring under the valve body. This allows the musician to distribute the weight of the trumpet across their shoulders or around their neck, which is especially helpful when playing for extended periods.

[0006] A trumpet harness or sling is another type of carrying device, but one that runs over the musician's shoulders and back and is worn like a backpack. The harness consists of adjustable straps that attach to the trumpet and distribute the weight of the instrument across the musician's shoulders. Some harness models also have a chest brace, which provides additional support and further distributes the weight of the trumpet. Using a strap or harness can help reduce the strain and muscle fatigue associated with holding the trumpet. It is especially useful for musicians who play for extended periods or are on the move, such as marching bands or buskers.

[0007] WO205259 shows a wind instrument holder with a neck loop, an attached chest plate, and a pivoting arm. The pivoting arm can be secured to a balance beam at a predetermined angle relative to the body and the chest plate. A tube support for supporting the tube of a trumpet, trombone, or French horn is provided at the outer end of the pivoting arm in the area of ​​the valve housing. The design according to WO205259 hardly allows for variable adjustment options for different musicians and their instruments. The wind instrument holder has several components, but is nevertheless not versatile or easily adjustable enough and does not appear to be particularly delicate.

[0008] Another wind instrument holder is shown in US2005145094, primarily for a horn, which features a more elaborate shoulder rest, is extremely stable overall, and includes two linearly movable tube spacers. At a defined angle of approximately 90° between the two tube spacers, the horn, which is firmly attached to the vertical tube by a screw connection, can be positioned at various distances from the musician or the musician's mouth, even allowing both hands to be removed from the instrument. This wind instrument holder is extremely stable and features a multitude of components, although the angle of the instrument cannot be varied. However, the overall structure is rather bulky, heavy, and disadvantageous by today's design standards. Of course, the manufacturing costs for such instrument accessories must also be considered, as this can lead to customer exclusion.

[0009] Saxophones, clarinets, and other wind instruments have a different shape, which is why you cannot simply use such saxophone or clarinet holders. Description of the invention

[0010] The present invention aims to create a wind instrument holder for trumpets, cornets, and other instruments such as trombones or French horns, which is delicate and lightweight, constructed from as few components as possible, yet offers maximum robustness and meets today's design standards. The wind instrument holder can be attached to a known support device, allowing for continuous linear displacement and relative pivoting of the wind instrument holder to the support device and thus to the user.

[0011] This is achieved with a wind instrument holder according to claim 1, wherein further combinations of features or minor adaptations of the invention can be found in the detailed description, are illustrated in the figures and have been included in the dependent patent claims.

[0012] A set consisting of a carrying device with an attached wind instrument holder is also presented, which generally offers improved user-friendliness. Short description of the drawings

[0013] A preferred embodiment of the subject matter of the invention is described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0014] Further features, details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments of the invention and the drawings. They are shown in Figure 1 shows a side view of a carrying device for carrying a musical instrument in the form of a Y-shaped frame, on whose adapter element a wind instrument holder for a trumpet, trombone, or French horn is arranged. Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the wind instrument holder with a trumpet resting thereon in action, with a distance adjustment rod aligned relative to the carrying device, ready for play. Figure 3 shows an exploded view of an embodiment of the wind instrument holder with a screwed distance adjustment rod, while Figure 4 shows a perspective exploded view of a simplified embodiment of the wind instrument holder with a distance adjustment rod molded onto at least one drum end. Figure 5a shows a wind instrument holder for a transverse flute, while Figure 5b shows a wind instrument holder for a soprano saxophone. Description

[0015] Here, a carrying device 1 for carrying a musical instrument is shown, to which a wind instrument holder 2 can be attached. As in Figure 1 As can be seen, the carrying device here consists, for example, of a proven Y-shaped frame 10 with two upwardly projecting arms that are curved at their free ends, and a third, downwardly projecting arm that forms a support 12, wherein the two arms and the support 12 converge in an adapter element 11 and are connected to one another there. Preferably, the arms are articulated, inserted, or suspended from the adapter element 11 by means of a hinge-like connection. A simpler carrying strap can also be used as a carrying device 1 for carrying a musical instrument, although an adapter element 11 must also be provided. The wind instrument holder 2 is detachably or permanently attached to the adapter element 11.

[0016] In Figure 1the wind instrument holder 2 is shown in the folded state, running approximately parallel to the support 12 of the carrying device 1 and without contact with a wind instrument, such as a trumpet.

[0017] The schematic in Figure 2The trumpeter shown blows into the mouthpiece of a trumpet, with part of the trumpet tube resting on an instrument rest 20 of the wind instrument holder 2. The instrument rest 20 is positioned here in front of a valve housing and the bell along the tube, spaced apart. The instrument rest 20 could also rest on the valve housing. The instrument rest 20 is clamped by a fastening piece 21 along a distance compensation rod 23 at various linear distances with a defined and adjustable fastening angle α between the support 12 of the carrying device and the distance compensation rod 23. Depending on the desired fastening angle α, the trumpeter can adjust the alignment of the trumpet relative to the mouth and the operating hand, with the trumpet resting loosely on the instrument rest 20.The independent linear movement option and the swivel movement option are each indicated by the dashed double arrows.

[0018] The design of the fastening socket 21 and the instrument support 20 enables linear movement along the distance compensation tube 23 and clamping. The design of a drum 26 at the end of the distance compensation tube 23, facing the user, enables pivoting movement about the fastening angle α, whereby the drum 26 can be designed in various ways. The drum 26 has a fastening tab 261, by means of which the drum 26 and thus the entire wind instrument holder 2 can be releasably fastened to the carrying device 1, more precisely to the adapter element 11. The drum 26 can also be attached to the frame 10 or molded thereon, or the drum 26 and the frame 10 or the adapter element 11 can also be manufactured from a single piece.Instead of the Y-shaped frame 10, the carrying device 1 can have a reinforced carrying strap with a loop and a corresponding adapter element 11, so that a pivoting of the distance compensation rod 23 is possible.

[0019] The wind instrument holder 2 according to the invention comprises the instrument support 20, the fastening piece 21, the distance compensation rod 23, a drum end 24, a spring 25, the drum 26, a push-button stamp 27 and a drum end body 28.

[0020] All components except for spring 25 can preferably be manufactured from a plastic by injection molding or 3D printing. Spring 25 is preferably a metallic helical compression spring with a sufficient number of spring coils, typically a cylindrical straight helical compression spring made of steel.

[0021] The instrument rest 20 has a support body 200 on which the trumpet is held. To prevent the wind instrument from easily slipping off the instrument rest 20, support wings 2000 are advantageous. These wings are molded onto or attached to the support body 200 on both sides.

[0022] The instrument support 20 also has a guide tunnel 201 through which the distance compensation rod 23 can be passed. The distance compensation rod 23 is preferably cylindrical, so that the instrument support 20 with the corresponding guide tunnel 201 is mounted so as to be linearly displaceable on the distance compensation rod 23. To prevent rotation of the instrument support 20 about its own axis, the distance compensation rod 23 has at least one longitudinal groove 230 cut out along the longitudinal axis of the distance compensation rod 23. A cam 2010 is formed within the guide tunnel 201 and engages into the longitudinal groove 230.

[0023] In the assembled state, the fastening nozzle 21 is first placed on the distance compensation rod 23 before it is operatively connected to the instrument support 20, which is also threaded through the guide tunnel 201. The fastening nozzle 21 is designed as a short tube, the channel of which is guided over the distance compensation tube 23 and part of the guide tunnel 201. A nozzle knob 210 is arranged on the inner surface of the fastening nozzle 21, which is guided through a channel (not shown) on the tunnel outer surface 2011 into an annular groove N when the fastening nozzle 21 is guided over the guide tunnel 201 and the distance compensation rod 23.

[0024] When the mounting stud 21 is partially placed on the instrument support 20, both components can be fixed by rotating the mounting stud 21 by rotating an outer surface 22 of the stud on the distance compensation rod 23. The outer surface 22 of the stud preferably also has a profile.

[0025] By rotating the mounting stud 21 via its outer surface 22, the guide tunnel 201 is secured to the distance compensation rod 23 by means of a press fit. In the assembled state, the wall of the mounting stud 21 partially encloses the guide tunnel 201 of the instrument support 20.

[0026] There are several ways to achieve a press fit. Here, the press fit is achieved because the wall thickness of the guide tunnel 201 is uneven, varies along its circumference, and the channel in the mounting socket 21 is not arranged concentrically.

[0027] By rotating the fastening stud 21 on the outer surface 2011 of the tunnel, a press fit of the fastening stud 21 and the guide tunnel 201, and thus of the instrument support 20, can be achieved on the distance compensation rod 23, thus preventing linear movement of the instrument support 20 on the distance compensation rod 23. This is continuously possible because the inner wall of the guide tunnel 201 can be pressed onto the distance compensation rod 23 in any position by rotating the fastening stud 21. The possible linear displacement is indicated here by a dashed double arrow, while the rotation of the fastening stud 21 is indicated by a curved double arrow.

[0028] In the embodiment of the wind instrument holder 2 according to Figure 3, the distance compensation rod 23 is detachably fastened to the drum end 24 and the drum end body 28, so that the distance compensation rod 23 is rotatable about the fastening angle α relative to the drum 26.

[0029] A fastening bore 242 is provided on the drum end 24, and a bore 283 is provided on the drum end body 28, into each of which a screw can be screwed, which releasably connects a plate on the distance compensation rod 23 to the drum end 24 and the drum end body 28.

[0030] The drum connection 24 has a spring receptacle 240 and can be attached to the drum 26 or the drum closure body 28 by means of bores and fastening means 241. The coil spring 25 is mounted in the spring receptacle 240 and is inserted into a spring recess 271 on the push-button plunger 27. In the assembled state, the push-button plunger 27 protrudes partially through the interior of the drum 26, while the drum closure 24 is correspondingly fastened as a one-sided closure of the drum 26. When the spring 25 is mounted, an actuating button 272 of the push-button plunger 27 protrudes from the drum 26 and a ring 280 with a central closure body recess 281 on the side opposite the drum closure 24.

[0031] For fastening the drum end 24 to the drum end body 28, with the drum 26 movably mounted therebetween, through holes are provided in the drum end 24 and threaded holes 2820 are provided in several fastening webs 282, which protrude from the ring 280. Here, three through holes are provided in the drum end 24 and three fastening webs 282 are arranged on the drum end body 28, which are designed with three fastening means 241 as screws, with which the drum end 24 and the drum end body 28 can be screwed together.

[0032] In the assembled state, the spring 25 projects into the drum 26. The inner surface 260 of the drum 26 has an internal toothing, which here extends completely along the inner surface 260.

[0033] The drum 26 also has a fastening tab 261, with which the drum 26 can be fastened to the adapter element 11 of the carrying device 1. A plug-in connection, a rivet connection, or a screw connection of the drum 26 to the adapter element 11 is possible, whereby the necessary fastening means must be used accordingly. Here, the tab fastening means 263 are preferably designed as screws, which are guided through through holes 262 in the fastening tab 261 and are thus screwed to the adapter element 11.

[0034] In the assembled state, a locking toothing 270, formed on the outside of the print head stamp 27, interacts with the internal toothing on the inner surface 260, whereby the opposing teeth can be engaged. When mounted, the spring 25 projects into a spring recess 271 centrally recessed in the push-button stamp 27. The push-button stamp 27, with its outer locking toothing 270, engages the internal toothing on the inner surface 260. Against the force of the spring 25, the push-button stamp 27 can be partially surrounded by the drum 26 and guided towards the drum end 24, whereby the locking toothing 270 and the internal toothing are moved apart and the drum 26 can be rotated relative to the drum end 24 and the drum end body 28. Since the distance compensation rod 23 is fixed or formed on the drum end 24 and drum end body 28, a rotation of the distance compensation rod 23 relative to the drum 26 about the drum axis T is possible.

[0035] The drum closure body 28 closes the drum 26 on one side and serves to guide the push-button stamp 27. For this purpose, the drum closure body 28 has a ring 280 with a central closure body recess 281, so that the actuating button 272 of the push-button stamp 27 protrudes through the closure body recess 281 from the drum 26 or the drum closure body 28. In Figure 4A slightly modified embodiment of the wind instrument holder 2 is shown, wherein the instrument support 20 and the fastening piece 21 are designed as explained above and are placed over the end of the distance compensation rod 23 with longitudinal grooves 230. For example, two longitudinal grooves 230 are recessed along the distance compensation rod 23. Two cams 2010 projecting into the guide tunnel 201 are indicated by dashed lines, which are operatively connected to the longitudinal grooves 230, so that rotation of the instrument support 20 about the longitudinal axis of the distance compensation rod 23 is prevented.

[0036] The distance compensation rod 23 is integrally formed at the opposite end of the drum connection 24 with spring retainer 240 and the drum closure body 28 with ring 280 and closure body recess 281. Internal toothing is also arranged on the inner surface of the drum connection 24.

[0037] The modified drum 26, with an inner surface with internal toothing 260 and a molded-on fastening tab 261, can be inserted into an opening between the drum connection 24 and the drum end body 28. The spring 25 is guided through the end body recess 281, transversely extending through the drum 26 on one side, into the spring receptacle 240. The opposite side of the spring 25 is inserted into the spring recess 271 in the push-button plunger 27, while the push-button plunger 27, with its locking toothing 270 leading, is guided through the ring 280 to the inner surface 260 with internal toothing of the drum 26.

[0038] The push-button plunger 27 has one or more retaining cams 273 in the area of ​​the locking teeth 270, which, when the push-button plunger 27 is inserted, are inserted through a recess in the internal teeth of the inner surface 260 and the drum end 24 into a channel indicated by dashed double lines. The retaining cam 273 thus prevents the spring force from pushing the push-button plunger 27 out of the drum 26 and the ring 280 in the direction of the rotation axis.

[0039] When the push-button plunger 27 is installed, the spring force of the spring 25 acts and the teeth of the locking toothing 270 engage with the inner toothing of the inner surface 260 and the drum end 24, so that the rotation of the drum 26 about the rotation axis is prevented.

[0040] If the push-button plunger 27 on the actuating button 272 is pressed in the direction of the rotation axis or drum axis T against the spring force, the teeth of the locking toothing 270 release the teeth of the inner toothing of the inner surface 260 of the drum 26, and the drum 26 can then be pivoted relative to the distance compensation rod 23.

[0041] As explained above, the drum 26 has the fastening tab 261 in which the through holes 262 are arranged so that a detachable connection to the adapter element 11 can be achieved by means of the screws 263.

[0042] The guided linear displacement of the instrument support 20 and the fastening nozzle 21 on the distance compensation rod 23 takes place, as already explained above, by a loosening rotary movement of the fastening nozzle 21 and a subsequent linear displacement of both components before the fastening nozzle 21 is fixed again by a further rotary movement.

[0043] After understanding these two embodiments, the person skilled in the art is able to provide further modifications of individual components while retaining the mechanisms of action.

[0044] For example, the distance compensation rod 23 can be formed or fastened only to the drum end 24 or only to the drum end body 28, since the relative rotation of the distance compensation rod 23 to the drum 26 or the fastening tab 261 is important here.

[0045] The wind instrument holder 2 described above, including the carrying device 1 as a Y-shaped frame 10, can also be used for a transverse flute and a soprano saxophone, which in Figures 5a and 5b is shown. List of reference symbols

[0046] 1 Carrying device for carrying a musical instrument 10 Y-shaped frame / 3 arms (or carrying strap) 11 Adapter element (for attaching the wind instrument holder) 12 Support of the carrying device 2 Wind instrument holders (trumpet, cornet, trombone and French horn) 20 Instrument support (linearly movable on 23) 200 Storage body 2000 Storage wing 201 Guide tunnel 2010 Cams (inside, at least 1) 2011 Tunnel outer surface N Annular groove 21 Mounting nozzle (rotatable, linearly movable on 23) 210 Nozzle studs 22 Nozzle outer surface 23 Distance compensation rod (attached to drum) 230 Longitudinal groove α Mounting bracket (between 261 and 23) 24 Drum end 240 Spring holder 241 Fastener 242 Mounting hole 25 Spring (coil spring) 26 Drum 260 Inner surface with internal toothing (full circumference) 261 Mounting lug (molded) 262 Through hole in mounting lug 263 Lug fastening means (screws, rivets,...)) T Drum axis 27 Push button stamp (movable in the direction of the T-axis) 270 Ratchet toothing (outside) 271 Spring recess 272 Actuating button 273 Retaining cam 28 Drum end body (partially open, fixable in 26) 280 Ring 281 End body recess 282 Fastening webs (3 or 4 pieces, screwed) 2820 Threaded holes (3 or 4 pieces) 283 Hole.

Claims

1. Wind instrument holder (2) can be attached or attached to an adapter element (11) of a carrying device (1), comprising a distance compensation rod (23) and an instrument support (20) which can be moved and fixed linearly thereto, on which a wind instrument can be placed, whereby the distance compensation rod can be brought into various fixable positions by means of a swivel mechanism, including a defined mounting angle (α) to the carrying device (1), wherein the instrument support (20) is linear along the longitudinal axis of the distance compensation rod (23) and is mounted in a lockable manner, characterized in that the swivel mechanism is formed in addition to the distance compensation rod (23) by a drum end (24), a spring (25), a drum (26), a push-button punch (27) with an operating knob (272) and a drum end body (28), wherein the drum (26) has a fastening strap (261) and is thus attached or attachable to the adapter element (11), and the drum (26) has an inner surface (260) with inner tooth and the push-button punch (27) has an outer locking tooth (270), so that a relative swivel of the distance compensation rod (23) by the defined fastening angle (α) around a drum axis (T) relative to the inner toothing or relative to the drum (26) and to the fastening strap (261) and thus to the carrying device (1).

2. Wind instrument holder (2) according to claim 1, wherein the instrument support (20) comprises a guide tunnel (201) with varying wall thickness along the circumference of the tunnel and an outer tunnel surface (2011), over which a fastening nozzle (21) can be partially pushed with its inner surface the guide tunnel (201) and a press fit of the fastening nozzle (21) and the guide tunnel (201) on the distance compensation rod (23) by means of rotation of the fastening nozzle (21) by the longitudinal axis of the distance compensation rod (23) is reachable and thus a stepless linear fixation of the instrument support (20) on the distance compensation rod (23).

3. Wind instrument holder (2) according to claim 2, wherein a nozzle stud (210) is formed on the inner surface of the fastening nozzle (21), which is led through a channel on the outer surface of the tunnel (2011) to a ring groove (N) when the fastening nozzle (21) is pushed open over the guide tunnel (201), so that the fastening nozzle (21) and instrument support (20) are connected in a detachable manner and secured against each other in a rotatable manner.

4. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any one of claims 2 or 3, wherein the distance compensation rod (23) has at least one longitudinal groove (230) along its longitudinal axis, in particular preferably two longitudinal grooves (230), and inside the guide tunnel (201) is arranged accordingly at least one cam (2010) protruding into the guide tunnel (201).

5. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the instrument support (20) comprises a storage body (200) with tray leaves (2000) moulded or attached on both sides.

6. The wind instrument holder (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the push-button punch (27) is at least partially arranged by a recess (281) in the drum end body (28) and protruding into the interior of the drum (26) in the direction of the drum axis (T).

7. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the distance compensation rod (23) is detachable from the drum end (24) and / or the drum end body (28), directly or indirectly attached to one end of the distance compensation rod (23) by means of a plate.

8. Wind instrument holder (2) according to claim 7, wherein at least one mounting hole (242) and / or the drum end body (28) is recessed in the drum end (24) at least one hole (283) into which screws for fastening the distance compensation rod (23) are inserted.

9. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the distance compensation rod (23) is molded to the end of the drum (24) and / or the drum end body (28).

10. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the drum end (24) has a centric spring receptacle (240) and the push-button punch (27) a centric spring recess (271), in which the spring (25) crossing the drum (26) is mounted when assembled.

11. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein an interrupted locking tooth (270) is arranged at the push-button punch (27), at the end opposite from the operating knob (272) or a retaining cam (273) is formed in the region of the locking tooth (270).

12. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein an inner tooth is also molded to the inner surface of the drum end (24).

13. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein in the fastening tab (261) through holes (262) are recessed, through which lug fasteners (263) are pluggable and thus the drum (26) is fixed to the adapter element (11) in a detachable manner.

14. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the drum (26) and the adapter element (11) or the Y-shaped frame (10) are made of a single piece.

15. Wind instrument holder (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein all components (20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28) except for the spring (25) are made of a plastic by injection molding or 3D printing.

16. Carrying device (1) as a Y-shaped frame (10) with two arms projecting upwards, which are arched at their free ends, and a third, downwardly projecting arm, which forms a support (12), wherein the two arms and the support (12) converge in an adapter member (11), characterized in that a wind instrument holder (2) according to one of the preceding claims is attached or molded to the adapter member (11) or the drum (26) to the adapter element (11) and thus both components are made of one piece.