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US 2011/0030530 A1Published application
Percussion instrument carrier system
OwnerMark W. Schafer, Steven P. Crouchinventors
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Abstract
A percussion instrument carrier system for carrying percussion instruments by members of a marching band. A preferred embodiment of the percussion instrument carrier system includes an interlock mechanism that provides for one of either mounting the percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier or dismounting the percussion instrument from the percussion instrument carrier by only the manipulation of the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier as needed to respectively and operatively engage or disengage components of the interlock mounting system.
Claims49
A percussion instrument carrier system comprising:
- a percussion instrument carrier;
- and
- an interlock mounting system comprising a percussion instrument carrier portion and a percussion instrument portion wherein the percussion instrument portion operatively engages the percussion instrument carrier portion to allow one of either mounting the percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier or dismounting the percussion instrument from the percussion instrument carrier by only the manipulation of the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier as needed to respectively and operatively engage or disengage components of the interlock mounting system.
A percussion instrument carrier system comprising:
- a percussion instrument carrier having a vertically mounted member attached to a horizontally mounted member to generate a T-shaped assembly wherein the vertically mounted member comprises an upper vertical member adjustably connected to a lower vertical member;
- a set of shoulder supporting elements connected to the horizontally mounted member;
- a belly plate mounted to the lower vertical member;
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- an interlock mounting system comprising a percussion instrument carrier portion and a percussion instrument portion wherein the percussion instrument portion operatively engages the percussion instrument carrier portion to allow one of either mounting the percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier or dismounting a percussion instrument from the percussion instrument carrier by the manipulation of the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier as needed to respectively and operatively engage or disengage components of the interlock mounting system wherein the percussion instrument can only be dismounted from the percussion instrument carrier by rotating the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier.
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A percussion instrument carrier system comprising:
- a percussion instrument carrier;
- and
- means for mounting a percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier wherein the means includes the capability of one of either mounting the percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier or dismounting the percussion instrument from the percussion instrument carrier by only the manipulation of the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier as needed to respectively and operatively engage or disengage components of the interlock mounting system wherein the percussion instrument can only be dismounted from the percussion instrument carrier by rotating the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier.
A percussion instrument carrier system comprising:
- a percussion instrument carrier;
- and
- an interlock mounting system comprising a percussion instrument carrier portion and a percussion instrument portion that operatively engages the percussion instrument carrier portion using a cam lock-like mechanism configured to allow the percussion instrument portion to interlock with the percussion instrument carrier portion in a manner that allows one of either mounting the percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier or dismounting the percussion instrument from the percussion instrument carrier by only the manipulation of the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier as needed to respectively and operatively engage or disengage components of the interlock mounting system wherein the percussion instrument can only be dismounted from the percussion instrument carrier by rotating the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier.
A percussion instrument carrier system comprising:
- a percussion instrument carrier having a vertically mounted member attached to a horizontally mounted member to generate a T-shaped assembly wherein the vertically mounted member comprises an upper vertical member adjustably connected to a lower vertical member;
- a set of shoulder supporting elements connected to the horizontally mounted member;
- a belly plate mounted to the lower vertical member;
- and
- a percussion instrument carrier portion and a percussion instrument portion that operatively engages the percussion instrument carrier portion by using a cam lock-like mechanism configured to allow the percussion instrument portion to interlock with the percussion instrument carrier portion in a manner that allows one of either mounting the percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier or dismounting the percussion instrument from the percussion instrument carrier by only the manipulation of the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier as needed to respectively and operatively engage or disengage components of the interlock mounting system wherein the percussion instrument can only be dismounted from the percussion instrument carrier by rotating the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier.
2 more elements
A percussion instrument carrier system comprising:
- a percussion instrument carrier;
- and
- means for mounting a percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier wherein the means includes an interlock mounting system having a percussion instrument carrier portion and a percussion instrument portion that operatively engages the percussion instrument carrier portion using a cam lock-like mechanism configured to allow the percussion instrument portion to interlock with the percussion instrument carrier portion in a manner that allows one of either mounting the percussion instrument onto the percussion instrument carrier or dismounting the percussion instrument from the percussion instrument carrier by only the manipulation of the percussion instrument in relation to the percussion instrument carrier as needed to respectively and operatively engage or disengage components of the interlock mounting system.
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