US Patent 11837204 Instrument stand system

A manufacture for supporting a guitar having a neck and a base that extends downward from a distal end of said neck, the apparatus comprising a neck cradle and a leg that comprises a first section, the first section extending downward from the neck cradle, wherein the neck cradle comprises a first face, a second face, and a third face that is opposite the second face, wherein the first section of the leg comprises a first surface, and wherein the first face comprises a curved section that extends between the second and third faces and that supports a neck of a guitar, as a result of which, when the first face supports the guitar, there exists a force vector having first and second components.