Music – Instruments – Drum and cymbal beaters
Reexamination Certificate
2002-09-04
2004-06-08
Lockett, Kimberly (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Drum and cymbal beaters
C084S422100, C084S422200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06747200
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a high hat cymbal stand that facilitates adjustment of the height of a foot pedal.
FIG. 8
shows a first example of a prior art high hat stand
101
. The high hat stand
101
has a height adjustment mechanism
102
, which a player uses to adjust the height of the distal end of a foot pedal
103
. The height adjustment mechanism
102
includes two parallel rods
104
, which are pivotally connected to the upper end of the foot pedal, and rod holding plates
105
,
106
, which movably hold the two rods
104
. The rod holding plate
105
is connected to a connecting member
107
. The rods
104
, the rod holding plate
105
, and the rod holding plate
106
are made of metal such as steel. The connecting member
107
is connected to an operating rod
108
, which moves a movable cymbal (not shown) by means of a stopper
112
. The operating rod
108
extends through a shock absorber
114
, which is mounted on the upper portion of the stopper
112
, and a body pipe
110
, which is fixed to a stand body
113
. A spring
109
, which is retained in the body pipe
110
, urges the operating rod
108
upward. This, in turn, urges the distal end of the foot pedal
103
, the height adjustment mechanism
102
, the connecting member
107
, the stopper
112
, the shock absorber
114
, and the cymbal upward. Thus, when the player is not depressing the foot pedal
103
, the shock absorber
114
is forced against the lower end of the body pipe
110
.
As shown in
FIG. 9
, the rod holding plate
105
has two threaded holes
105
a
. The rod holding plate
106
has two through holes
106
a
. The two bolts
111
are inserted through the through holes
106
a
and fastened with the threaded holes
105
a
. To adjust the height of the distal end of the foot pedal
103
, the rods
104
are first moved to adjust the height of the distal end of the foot pedal
103
. Then, the two bolts
111
are fastened. This fastens the two rods
104
to the rod holding plates
105
,
106
.
FIG. 11
is a second example of a prior art high hat stand
121
having a height adjustment mechanism
122
, which is a modification of the height adjustment mechanism
102
employed in the high hat stand
101
of FIG.
8
. The height adjustment mechanism
122
includes a first height adjustment plate
124
, which is connected to the connecting member
107
, and a second height adjustment plate
126
, which is pivotally connected to the foot pedal
103
. The first and second height adjustment plates
124
,
126
are made of metal such as steel.
The first and second adjustment plates
124
,
126
respectively have serrated surfaces
124
a
,
126
a
(see FIG.
10
). The height adjustment plates
124
,
126
are fastened to each other by a bolt
130
and a nut
131
in a state in which the serrated surfaces
124
a
,
126
a
are meshed with each other. To adjust the height of the distal end of the foot pedal
103
, the bolt
130
and nut
131
are loosened. Then, the bolt
130
is moved along an elongated hole
124
b
of the height adjustment plate
124
to change the position where the serrated surfaces
124
a
,
126
a
are meshed with each other. When the serrated surfaces
124
a
,
126
a
are arranged at the desired position, the bolt
130
and nut
131
are fastened with each other to fix the height adjustment plates
124
,
126
.
However, when using the height adjustment mechanism
102
of the high hat stand
101
shown in
FIG. 8
, it is difficult to find the optimal position of the foot pedal
103
. More specifically, the foot pedal
103
is adjusted to various heights and depressed at each height to find the optimal position. Since the bolts
111
must be fastened each time the distal end height of the foot pedal
103
is adjusted, the adjustment is burdensome. Further, when fastening the bolts
111
, the rods
104
may move downward due to its own weight. This may cause difficulty in positioning the distal end of the foot pedal
103
at the intended position.
The high hat stand
121
employing the height adjustment mechanism
122
of
FIG. 11
also has the same problem.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a high hat stand that facilitates height adjustment of a pedal.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a high hat cymbal stand including a stand body for supporting a cymbal, a pedal operated to move the cymbal, and an adjustment mechanism arranged between the stand body and the pedal to adjust the height of a distal end of the pedal. The adjustment mechanism includes a temporary positioning mechanism for temporarily positioning the distal end of the pedal at a certain height and a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking the temporary positioning mechanism.
A further perspective of the present invention is a high hat cymbal stand including a stand body for detachably supporting two cymbals, a pedal attached to the stand body and moved within a stroke defined by an initial position in which the two cymbals are separated from each other and an operation position in which the two cymbals contact each other, and an adjustment mechanism attached to the stand body to adjust the initial position of the pedal and change the stroke. The adjustment mechanism includes a temporary positioning mechanism operated to temporarily position the pedal at the initial position and a lock mechanism operated to lock the temporary positioning mechanism. The operation of the temporary positioning mechanism is prohibited when the temporary positioning mechanism is locked. The operation of the temporary positioning mechanism is permitted when the temporary positioning mechanism is unlocked. The initial position of the pedal is adjusted by operating the temporary positioning mechanism.
Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principles of the invention.
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Hoshino Gakki Co. Ltd.
Lockett Kimberly
Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen, LLP
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