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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1984
Ned Steinberger, Cornwall, NY (US);
Steinberger Sound Corporation, Newburgh, NY (US);
Abstract
A foldable leg rest for a stringed musical instrument, the instrument including a body portion having a substantially planar lower surface when the instrument is oriented in a playing position. The leg rest includes a base member for attachment to the lower surface, an elongated substantially flat support member, a hinge mechanism for pivotally connecting the support member to the base member, and a bistable device for alternately biasing the support member into a closed position wherein the support member lies flat against the lower surface of the instrument, and an open position wherein the support member extends downwardly at an angle from the lower surface of the instrument for resting the instrument on the leg of a seated musician, the leg rest having no substantial from the lower surface of the instrument when the support member is in the closed position for maintaining a substantially streamlined appearance of the body.