Collapsible Keyboard Stand With V-Shaped Adjustable Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing item support systems, particularly for musical instruments, lack flexibility and adjustability to accommodate different user heights and instrument styles, and often require complex setups and storage configurations.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible item support apparatus with pivotally deployable feet and risers that form a 'V' shape in the deployed configuration, allowing for adjustable height and angle settings, and easy storage, featuring a base with retention elements that enable multi-axis rotation and telescoping components for versatile support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the stand is designed to be collapsible for easy transport and storage, then ease of operation is improved, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into multiple separable components including telescoping legs with locking mechanisms, an adjustable arm section, and a base unit. Each segment can be independently collapsed or adjusted, allowing the structure to be disassembled for transport while maintaining stability when assembled. The segmentation enables compact storage configuration while preserving structural integrity during use through positive locking at each joint.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities through telescoping legs with lockable extensions, adjustable arm heights, and rotatable joints. These dynamic features allow the structure to transition between compact storage configuration and expanded operational configuration. The locking mechanisms provide static stability when needed, while the adjustable components enable dynamic adaptation to different instrument sizes and user preferences.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the stand includes adjustable features to accommodate different users and instruments, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is designed as a multi-functional support system that can accommodate various musical instruments (keyboards, turntables, microphones) and adapt to different user heights and playing styles. The telescoping legs, adjustable arm sections, and rotatable joints provide universal adaptability without requiring multiple separate stands. Each component serves multiple functions: legs provide both support and height adjustment, the arm section provides both positioning and angle adjustment, creating a versatile system that replaces several specialized stands.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable features are implemented through dynamic mechanisms that allow continuous or stepped adjustment of leg length, arm height, and joint angles. These dynamic components enable the stand to adapt to different configurations while using standardized locking mechanisms and telescoping tubes, which reduces the overall complexity compared to having multiple fixed-position adjustment systems. The same mechanical principles are reused across different adjustment points.
3Strength
If the stand uses a strong design with risers forming a V shape, then strength is improved, but weight of the apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
The risers are designed with a V-shaped curved configuration rather than straight rigid bars. This curvature provides structural strength and stability by distributing loads more effectively through the angled geometry, while the streamlined V-shape allows for more efficient material usage compared to overly robust straight-leg designs. The curved form maintains strength while reducing material requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand structure is divided into multiple segmented components (base, risers, arm sections, legs) that can be manufactured separately and assembled. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function with appropriate material thickness and strength, rather than requiring the entire structure to be uniformly heavy. The joints between segments provide structural reinforcement without adding excessive weight.
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AI summary
At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may be an item support apparatus (1) that comprises at least two fee (4); a base (5) from which said feet extend at a first retention element (6); at least two risers (7) retained to the base by a second retention element (8); and at least one arm (9) retained to each riser by an arm retainer (10). Disclosed is a novel, efficient yet strong item support stand that may be used to support an item such as a musical instrument (a keyboard, as but one example) and that may be collapsible and/or adjustable in certain embodiments.