Glockenspiel and support therefor

Claim 1

A SUPPORT FOR TONE BAR ASSEMBLIES OF A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF THE PERCUSSION TYPE COMPRISING TWO ELONGATED TONE BAR ASSEMBLY SUPPORT FRAMES, SAID FRAMES EACH HAVING TWO LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SLOTS EXTENDING IN THE DIRECTION OF ELONGATION, TWO ELONGATED FRAME MEMBERS, TWO LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING END-LOCATED SLOTS IN SAID FRAME MEMBERS, MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID FRAME SLOTS FOR REMOVABLY SECURING SAID SUPPORT FRAMES TO SAID FRAME MEMBERS TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION, TWO SUPPORT MEMBERS CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS, TWO HINGES CONNECTED AT ENDS OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS FOR PROVIDING ROTATION IN A VERTICAL PLANE, TWO INSERT BUTTONS CONNECTED TO SAID HINGES, A BODY ENCIRCLING BELT HAVING THREE RIGID PLATE SECTIONS, SLOTTED PLATE MEANS SECURED TO SAID RIGID PLATE SECTIONS, SAID SLOTTED PLATE MEANS CONTAINING TWO SLOTS FOR ENGAGING SAID INSERT BUTTONS, TWO SHOULDER STRAPS, MEANS CONNECTED TO TWO OF SAID PLATE SECTIONS FOR SECURING ENDS OF SAID STRAPS, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME MEMBERS FOR SECURING ENDS OF SAID STRAPS.