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US 12,300,199 B2Granted
Energy absorbing percussion instrument stand
AssigneeRandall May International Incorporated
InventorRandall L. May
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Abstract
A percussion instrument stand includes an instrument support structure that supports the percussion instrument; a main body that supports the instrument support structure on a support base resting on a surface. The instrument support stand also includes a dampening system that absorbs impact energy transferred to the stand by a user playing the instrument via displacement off of an equilibrium orientation. The dampening system also provides a restoring force that returns the dampening system to the equilibrium orientation.
Claims10
A percussion instrument stand, comprising:
- an instrument support structure configured to support the percussion instrument thereon;
- a main body configured to support the instrument support structure on a support base resting on a surface;
- and
- a dampening system configured to absorb impact energy transferred to the stand by a user playing the instrument via displacement off of an equilibrium orientation, and to provide a restoring force that returns the dampening system to the equilibrium orientation, wherein the dampening system includes:
- a leg brace fixed to at least one leg of the support base;
- and
- a swing arm that is:
- double-hinge coupled to the leg brace by a first housing and by a second housing, and
- single hinge coupled to a foot configured to rest on the surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.