Combination carrying case and stand for trumpet

Claim 1

A combination case-and-stand for a belled musical instrument such as a trumpet comprising, in combination: a hollow carrying case for the instrument defining a pair of spaced sides, one of which is adapted to be laid on a support surface such as a floor, at least one relatively flat attachment member having releasable attachment means defined therein and rigidly secured to the outer surface of the other of the spaced sides substantially inwardly of the edges of said side, an elongated, studlike, stand member providing at one end thereof an enlarged portion, shaped to cooperate with the musical instrument''s bell to releasably engage same securely, and providing at the other end second attachment means for effecting a releasable connection with the attachment member which maintains the stand member at an attitude substantially perpendicular to the said other side of the carrying case, thus providing that the carrying case serves as a stable base for the stand member and musical instrument supported thereon, the effective length of the studlike stand member being less than the distance between the inner surfaces of a pair of spaced sides of the carrying case, and an inner attachment member provided on the inner surface of one of the said two sides for detachably securing the stand member thereto for secure storage of the stand member when not in use.