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US 10,737,369 B2Granted
Nut devices for instrument stand
AssigneeDrum Workshop, Inc.
InventorsRuben Steinhauser, Richard A. Sikra
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Abstract
Nut devices including a butterfly portion with an axial hole that can be opened such that the nut device can be slid up or down a host device, such as a cymbal stand rod, without the typical screw-type motion, are disclosed. Also disclosed are nut devices including drum key functionality.
Claims19
A nut device for use with a percussion stand, comprising:
- a frame;
- a butterfly piece attached to said frame, said butterfly piece comprising first and second butterfly portions;
- a compression spring biasing said butterfly piece to a closed position such that said first and second butterfly portions combine to form a butterfly axial hole, said compression spring held between said first and second butterfly portions.
A nut device for use with a percussion stand, comprising:
- a frame;
- a butterfly piece attached to said frame, said butterfly piece comprising first and second butterfly portions;
- and
- a spring biasing said butterfly piece to a closed position such that said first and second butterfly portions combine to form a butterfly axial hole;
- wherein said first butterfly portion comprises a first axial holding portion on an inside thereof and said second butterfly portion comprises a second axial holding portion on an inside thereof, and further comprising an axle through said first and second axial holding portions;
- wherein said first butterfly portion comprises a first butterfly actuation portion on a first side of said axle, and wherein said second butterfly portion comprises a second butterfly actuation portion on said first side of said axle, said spring between said first butterfly actuation portion and said second butterfly actuation portion;
- and
- wherein squeezing said first butterfly actuation portion and said second butterfly actuation portion together causes a gap in said butterfly axial hole to enlarge or be formed.
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A nut device for use with a percussion stand, comprising:
- a frame;
- a butterfly piece attached to said frame, said butterfly piece comprising first and second butterfly portions;
- and
- a spring biasing said butterfly piece to a closed position such that said first and second butterfly portions combine to form a butterfly axial hole;
- wherein said first butterfly portion comprises a first axial holding portion on an inside thereof and said second butterfly portion comprises a second axial holding portion on an inside thereof, and further comprising an axle through said first and second axial holding portions;
- wherein said first butterfly portion comprises a first butterfly actuation portion on a first side of said axle, and wherein said second butterfly portion comprises a second butterfly actuation portion on said first side of said axle, said spring between said first butterfly actuation portion and said second butterfly actuation portion;
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- wherein shortening the distance between said first butterfly actuation portion and said second butterfly actuation portion causes a gap in said axial hole to enlarge or be formed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.