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US 11,600,250 B2Granted
Throw-off device
AssigneeDrum Workshop, Inc.
InventorRich Sikra
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Abstract
Described herein are percussion instruments and drums, such as snare drums. The drums include a throw-off device with a handle attached to a mount, which itself can be attached to a drum sidewall. One of the handle and the mount includes a magnet while the other includes a magnetic portion for magnetic engagement with the magnet. The magnetic engagement can be used to bias the handle toward or into a desired position.
Claims19
A throw-off device, comprising:
- a mount;
- and
- a handle attached to said mount and rotatable between an upward position and a distal position;
- wherein one of said mount and said handle comprises a first magnet, and the other of said mount and said handle comprises a first magnetic portion;
- wherein said first magnet and said first magnetic portion are magnetically engaged when said handle is in said upward position, and are not magnetically engaged when said handle is in said distal position;
- wherein one of said mount and said handle comprises a second magnet, and the other of said mount and said handle comprises a second magnetic portion;
- and
- wherein said second magnet and said second magnetic portion are magnetically engaged when said handle is in said distal position, and are not magnetically engaged when said handle is in said upward position.
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A throw-off device, comprising:
- a mount;
- and
- a handle attached to said mount and rotatable between an upward position and a distal position;
- wherein one of said mount and said handle comprises a magnet, and the other of said mount and said handle comprises a magnetic portion;
- and
- wherein said magnet and said magnetic portion are magnetically engaged when said handle is in said distal position, and are not magnetically engaged when said handle is in said upward position.
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A drum, comprising:
- a sidewall;
- a bottom head;
- a snare;
- a throw-off device attached to said sidewall, said throw-off device comprising a mount attached directly to said sidewall, and further comprising a handle attached directly to said mount and rotatable between an upward position and a distal position;
- and
- a tensioning band connecting said snare to said throw-off device;
- wherein when said handle is in said upward position said snare is engaged with said bottom head, and when said handle is in said distal position said snare is disengaged from said bottom head;
- wherein one of said mount and said handle comprises a magnet, and the other of said mount and said handle comprises a magnetic portion for magnetic engagement with said magnet;
- and
- wherein said magnet and said magnetic portion are magnetically engaged when said handle is in said distal position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.