Music – Instruments – Drum and cymbal beaters
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-05
2001-05-29
Nappi, Robert E. (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Drum and cymbal beaters
C084S422100, C084S422200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06239343
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the structure of a cymbal holder and more particularly to adjustable clamping and vibration damping of the cymbal.
DESCRIPTION OF A PRIOR ART EMBODIMENT
FIGS. 8-10
show a cymbal S installed on a cymbal stand ST through a support member or angle adjustment member
10
that can be fixed at a suitable tilt angle with respect to a fixed support rod R of the cymbal stand ST to enable the installation angle of the cymbal S to be freely adjusted.
A holder part for the cymbal S includes a roulette or longitudinally ribbed spline
72
at the bottom of the holding rod
70
which is inserted into an installation hole
11
of the support member
10
. A cymbal receiver
75
extends through a central hole H through the cymbal S. A receiving part
78
at the bottom of the receiver
75
seats on the step
74
formed on the holding rod
70
.
A lower elastic member
80
rests on the receiving surface
79
of the receiving part
78
of the tool
75
. The lower elastic member
80
has a hole
81
through it. The lower surface S
2
of the cymbal S is placed on the upper surface of the lower elastic member
80
.
An upper elastic member
85
is placed at the upper surface S
1
of the cymbal. The upper elastic member
85
has a hole
86
through it.
A nut
90
is screwed onto the screw thread
71
at the upper region of the holding rod
70
from above the upper elastic member
85
, as shown in
FIGS. 9 and 10
. It holds the elements
70
-
90
together.
The cymbal receiver
75
has a tubular part
76
, which surrounds and defines an inner hole
77
. The tubular part only extends up from the receiving part
78
. If the cymbal receiver
75
were made of a hard metal, it would scrape or carve the periphery of the hole H in on the cymbal and thereby enlarge the central hole H through the cymbal S. Therefore, the receiver is preferably made of a resin. Nevertheless, it is inevitable that the tubular part
76
of the cymbal receiver
75
will rub against and wear the periphery of the central hole H of the cymbal S due to the vibrations of the cymbal S during a performance. If wearing of the tubular part
76
of the cymbal receiver
75
becomes extreme, the central hole H of the cymbal S and the holding rod
70
will eventually contact each other. Replacement of the cymbal receiver
75
is necessary when its wearing reaches a certain extent. However, frequent and repeated replacement of the cymbal receiver
75
has been troublesome and undesirable in terms of manufacturing cost and user convenience.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides a cymbal holder which is advantageous in terms of the cost and operation and which is capable of reducing the frequency of replacement of the cymbal receiver.
The cymbal holder comprises several elements. There is a support member having a rod receiving installation holder. A holding rod has a screw thread at the region toward its top end and has a roulette or ribbed spline its bottom end region. The roulette is inserted in and is partly exposed above the installation holder of the support member. A cymbal receiver has a tubular body that is passed from below through a central hole through the cymbal. The holding rod is inserted through the inner hole through the tubular body, until the bottom end region of the rod with the exposed roulette part thereon receives and holds the bottom of the cymbal receiver on the roulette part.
A receiving part protrudes radially outward, extends in the circumferential direction around and is disposed intermediate the length of the tubular part in the tubular or longitudinal direction. The receiving part of the cymbal receiver tool is positioned along the tubular part either midway along the tubular part or where one side portion of the tubular part is long and the other side portion of the tubular part is short along the tubular part. Both opposite top and bottom surfaces of the receiving part constitute receiving surfaces.
A lower elastic member has a hole for insertion of the tubular part of the cymbal receiving tool, and the elastic member is positioned between the upwardly facing surface of the receiving part and the lower surface of the cymbal. An upper elastic member positioned on the upper surface of the cymbal has a hole through it for insertion of the tubular part of the cymbal receiving tool. A tightening nut is screwed to the screw threaded top end region of the holding rod from above the upper elastic member.
Other objects and features of the invention are explained below by referring to the attached drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4216695 (1980-08-01), Hoshino
patent: 5388495 (1995-02-01), Atsumi
patent: 5936174 (1999-08-01), Liao
patent: 6011209 (2000-01-01), Liao
Hoshino Gakki Kabushiki Kaisha
Lockett Kim
Nappi Robert E.
Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen, LLP
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