Musical instrument supporting apparatus

Claim 1

A musical instrument supporting apparatus comprising: a. a pair of base members each having: i. a central hub; ii. a pair of legs pivotally coupled to said central hub and adapted to be pivotally rotated about a pivoting end thereof and being in a planar relationship with respect to each other when pivoted to their extended position; iii. an extender pivotally coupled to said central hub and adapted to be pivoted about a pivoting end thereof and being in a planar relationship with respect to said legs when pivoted to its extended position; b. a spreader bar adapted to be removably coupled to said extenders, the ends of said spreader bar each being slidably mounted about one of said extenders when said extenders are in the extended position; c. musical instrument supporting means for securely supporting musical instruments, said musical instrument supporting means comprising an instrument support having first and second cylindrical members in axial abuttment with one another, said first cylindrical member having a smaller diameter than said second cylindrical member, and a base member in axial abuttment to said second cylindrical member and disposed on the opposite end thereof from said first cylindrical member; and d. supporting means disposed within said central hub, legs and spreader bar, each of said supporting means having portions in cooperative relationship with said mounting members.