Music stand extension panel

Abstract

A music stand extension panel for placement onto a music stand, comprising a main support plate having a width of at least approximately 35 inches, and a support ledge, wherein the main support plate and support ledge form a rigid construction.

1 . A music stand extension panel for placement onto a music stand, comprising
 a main support plate having a width of at least approximately 35 inches, and   a support ledge along a long edge of the main support plate, wherein the main support plate and support ledge form a rigid construction.   
     
     
         2 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1 , the main support plate having a substantially rectangular contour of between approximately 35 and approximately 72 inches wide and between approximately 12 and approximately 22 inches high. 
     
     
         3 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  wherein
 the ledge extends along an entire long edge of the main support plate, and 
 a depth of the ledge is between approximately 1.7 and approximately 2.4 inches. 
 
     
     
         4 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  wherein the main support plate and the ledge are formed out of a single solid mass. 
     
     
         5 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  wherein the main support plate and the ledge comprise aluminum. 
     
     
         6 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  wherein a support side of the main support plate consists of a substantially even surface. 
     
     
         7 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  comprising sound insulating material applied to a back of the main support plate. 
     
     
         8 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  comprising sound insulating material applied to a back of the main support plate and a bottom of the ledge. 
     
     
         9 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  wherein the main support plate and ledge have a thickness of between approximately 0.03 and approximately 0.05 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  having a total weight of between approximately 2 and approximately 4 pounds. 
     
     
         11 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  having four unsharpened corners. 
     
     
         12 . The music stand extension panel of  claim 1  wherein the main support plate comprises a metal coating on its support surface. 
     
     
         13 . A method of manufacturing a music stand extension panel, comprising
 cutting a plate having a thickness of between approximately 0.03 and 0.05 inches so as to have a long edge of between approximately 35 and approximately 72 inches and a short edge of between approximately 12 and approximately 22 inches, and   forming a ledge by bending the plate over approximately 90 degrees over a line parallel to the long edge at between approximately 1.7 and approximately 2.4 inches distance from said long edge.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , comprising applying sound insulating material to a main back surface of the panel. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  comprising applying sound insulating material to a back of the main back surface and a bottom of the ledge. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the plate comprises aluminum. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the panel is painted or coated with a dark color. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the panel is at least one of
 sanded, 
 cleaned, 
 heated, and 
 primed. 
 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13  wherein multiple panels are stacked with waxed paper in between. 
     
     
         20 . A solid panel to form a music stand extension for placement onto a music stand, comprising
 a main support plate having a length of between approximately 35 and approximately 72 inches and a height of between approximately 10 and approximately 20 inches, and   a ledge extending along a long edge of the main support plate that bends inwards over approximately 90 degrees and protrudes between approximately 1.7 and 2.4 inches from the main support plate.