US 7,361,826 B2
Portable electronic musical keyboard instrument
Mario Brun, 92, Desrochers, Sorel, Quebec J3P 6N9 (Canada)
Filed on Apr. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/397,700.
Prior Publication US 2007/0245885 A1, Oct. 25, 2007
Int. Cl. G10C 3/12 (2006.01); G10H 1/34 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 84—719  [84/429; 984/257] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable electronic musical keyboard instrument comprising:
a housing having an electronic musical keyboard housed therein and extending along a top portion thereof and situated generally opposite a bottom portion thereof, said electronic musical keyboard having a plurality of keys extending adjacent one another between longitudinally opposed first and second housing ends of said housing, said keys having respective generally opposed first key ends and second key ends situated respectively proximal first and second sides of said housing extending between said first and second housing ends and defining said top and bottom portions therewith, said first side being situated proximal a person when playing said instrument, said top portion and said electronic musical keyboard being curved generally vertically away from said first and second housing ends towards a first apex situated at a central position of said housing situated generally centrally between said first and second housing ends;
a support plate;
at least one elongate member connecting said support plate to said housing; and
a strap connected to said member and to said housing, said strap and said support plate being respectively adapted for suspending said housing from at least one shoulder of said person and abuttingly contacting a waist of said person for supporting said housing on said waist.