Cushioned swivel hook for stringed instruments

Claim 1

A wall-mounted hook for hanging a string instrument from a neck proximate a head having pegs for tuning strings comprising a wall-mounting plate having a protruding base, a yoke having a smooth shaft and two prongs extending from said shaft, said prongs being spaced to engage said instrument around said neck thereof proximate said tuning head and to swivel as much as necessary for said instrument to hang freely on said wall-mounted hook, means for securing said shaft in a bore through said base having a smooth cylindrical wall and for allowing said yoke to swivel in said bore about an axis of said shaft, and said prongs slope downwardly from said smooth shaft a predetermined extent and then slope upwardly to a point near the free ends of said prongs where said free ends of said prongs are abruptly turned up to a position approximately parallel with said wall-mounted plate thereby causing an instrument to hang on said hook with said head resting on said prongs in a position approximately where said downward slope meets said upward slope.