Instrument Support Apparatus

Abstract

At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may be a support apparatus that includes at least two item support rails ( 2 ) supported by support legs ( 5 ) coupled thereto by pivot coupler apparatus ( 18 ) that enable rotatable motion of a coupled support rail about a substantially vertical axis ( 13 ), where at least one of the item support rails is a non-horizontal item support rail. In certain embodiments, the couplers may be height adjust couplers that enable substantially purely vertical, translatory height adjustment of coupled support rails and/or the couplers may couple item support rails to rail support legs at an angle other than ninety degrees. Items that may be supported include but are not limited to electronic percussion instruments.

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         15 . A support apparatus comprising: 
 two item support rails, each partially supported by a shared rail support leg to which each of said two item support rails is coupled by a different pivot coupler,    two additional rail support legs, each partially supporting a different one of said two item support rails,    wherein each of said rail support legs has a lower end adapted to rest on a lower supporting surface,    wherein each of said pivot couplers pivotally couples only one of said item support rails to said shared rail support leg, said shared rail support leg defining a substantially vertical axis,    wherein one of said pivot couplers is established at an upper site on said shared rail support leg that is above a lower site on said shared rail support leg at which another of said pivot couplers is established,    wherein said each of said pivot couplers enables rotatable motion of the item support rail that it couples, independently about said substantially vertical axis,    wherein, during said rotatable motion of said coupled item support rail about said substantially vertical axis, the pivot coupler that couples said coupled item support rails also rotates about said substantially vertical axis,    wherein at least one of said two item support rails is a non-horizontal item support rail,    wherein said each of said pivot couplers enables independent, substantially purely vertical translatory height adjustment of a different one of said item support rails relative to said shared rail support leg, and    wherein said each of said two pivot couplers establishes an item support rail opening and a shared rail support leg channel.    
     
     
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         17 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 15  wherein said support apparatus is collapsible.  
     
     
         18 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 15  wherein at least one of said pivot couplers couples at least two of said item support rails to one of said rail support legs at an angle other than 90 degrees.  
     
     
         19 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 15  wherein said each of said pivot couplers comprises separable, first and second compression elements compressed towards each other in an oppositely facing orientation with at least one compression enhancement element, and around a rail terminus of said one of said item support rails and a portion of said shared rail support leg.  
     
     
         20 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 15  wherein said first and second compression elements are installed in said oppositely facing orientation around said rail terminus and said portion of said shared rail support leg without pre-drilling of either of said rail terminus or said portion of said one of said shared rail support leg.  
     
     
         21 . A support apparatus comprising: 
 two item support rails, each partially supported by a shared rail support leg;    two additional rail support legs, each partially supporting a different one of said two item support rails, wherein each of said rail support legs has a lower end adapted to rest on a lower supporting surface,    two pivot couplers, each coupling a different one of said two item support rails to said shared rail support leg, said shared rail support leg defining a substantially vertical axis about which said two pivot couplers are independently rotatable and said two item support rails are independently rotatable;    wherein each of said pivot couplers couples only one of said two item support rails,    wherein said each of said two pivot couplers is a height adjust coupler that enables substantially purely vertical, translatory height adjustment of the item support rail coupled thereby independently of the substantially purely vertical, translatory height adjustment enabled by the other of said two pivot couplers,    wherein said pivot couplers are each installable so as to couple said different one of said two item support rails to said shared rail support leg without pre-drilling of either of said different one of said two item support rails or said shared rail support leg, and    wherein at least one of said two item support rails is a non-horizontal item support rail.    
     
     
         22 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 21  wherein at least two of said two item support rails are non-horizontal item support rails.  
     
     
         23 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 21  wherein said support apparatus is collapsible.  
     
     
         24 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 21  wherein said each of said two pivot couplers establishes an item support rail opening and a shared rail support leg channel.  
     
     
         25 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 21  wherein at least one of said pivot couplers couples at least two of said item support rails to one of said rail support legs at an angle other than 90 degrees.  
     
     
         26 . A support apparatus as described in  claim 21  wherein each of said pivot couplers comprises separable, first and second compression elements compressed towards each other in an oppositely facing orientation with at least one compression enhancement element, and around both: 
 a rail terminus of a different one of said two item support rails, and  
 a portion of said shared rail support leg.  
 
     
     
         27 . A support apparatus comprising: 
 two item support rails, each partially supported by a shared rail support leg to which each of said two item support rails is coupled by a different pivot coupler,    two additional rail support legs, each partially supporting a different one of said two item support rails,    wherein each of said rail support legs has a lower end adapted to rest on a lower supporting surface,    wherein each of said pivot couplers pivotally couples only one of said item support rails to said shared rail support leg, said shared rail support leg defining a substantially vertical axis,    wherein one of said pivot couplers is established at an upper site on said shared rail support leg that is above a lower site on said shared rail support leg at which another of said pivot couplers is established,    wherein said each of said pivot couplers enables rotatable motion of the item support rail that it couples, independently about said substantially vertical axis,    wherein, during said rotatable motion of said coupled item support rail about said substantially vertical axis, the pivot coupler that couples said coupled item support rails also rotates about said substantially vertical axis,    wherein at least one of said two item support rails is a non-horizontal item support rail,    wherein said each of said pivot couplers enables independent, substantially purely vertical translatory height adjustment of a different one of said item support rails relative to said shared rail support leg, and    wherein said each of said two pivot couplers establishes an item support rail opening and a shared rail support leg channel.