Music – Instruments – Drum and cymbal beaters
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-01
2001-02-13
Nappi, Robert E. (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Drum and cymbal beaters
C084S422100, C084S422200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06188007
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hi-hat cymbal, and more a folding collapsible foot pedal mechanism for a hi-hat cymbal.
A regular hi-hat cymbal, as shown in
FIG. 1
, is generally comprised of a stand, a center shaft supported on the stand and holding a lower cymbal, a center rod mounted in the center shaft and holding an upper cymbal, and a foot pedal mechanism coupled to the bottom end of the center rod. When the foot pedal of the foot pedal mechanism is pressed down, the center rod is lowered, and the upper cymbal is moved to strike the lower cymbal. When the foot pedal is released, the center rod is immediately pushed upwards to its former position by spring means. This structure of hi-hat cymbal has drawbacks. Because the foot pedal is perpendicularly extended from a foot pedal holder assembly at the bottom side of the center shaft, it tends to be damaged during transportable of the hi-hat cymbal. Further, because the foot pedal mechanism is not collapsible, the hi-hat cymbal occupies much storage space when not in use.
FIGS. 2 and 3
show another structure of hi-hat cymbal, in which the foot pedal can be folded up when not in use. However, the height of the hi-hat cymbal remains unchanged when the foot pedal is folded up, and much storage space is still needed to receive the collapsed hi-hat cymbal.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. According to one aspect of the present invention, the folding collapsible foot pedal mechanism is installed in a hi-hat cymbal comprised of a folding collapsible stand, a hollow shaft supported on the stand, a center rod mounted in the shaft, a stand control lock, an elevation control lock, and an upper cymbal control lock, the foot pedal mechanism comprising a pedal holder assembly, a foot pedal fixedly fastened to the pedal holder assembly, and a linking mechanism coupled between the foot pedal and a bottom end of the center rod. The pedal holder assembly comprises a U-shaped holder base, the holder base comprising two parallel posts; a transverse rod connected between the posts; two clamping plates respectively fastened to the posts to fix the transverse rod in position; and an angled coupling head turned about the transverse rod, the coupling head comprising a transverse through hole, which receives the transverse rod, and a vertical through hole, which receives said shaft. When not in use, the holder base and the foot pedal are turned with the coupling head about transverse rod, enabling the foot pedal to be moved from a horizontal position to a vertical position in parallel to the shaft of the hi-hat cymbal. According to another aspect of the present invention, two end stops are respectively fastened to two distal ends of the transverse rod to stop the transverse rod from axial movement relative to the posts.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3464305 (1969-09-01), Meazzi et al.
Bacon & Thomas PLLC
Hsieh Shih-yung
Nappi Robert E.
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