Drums
OwnerDominick S. Famularoinventor
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Abstract
An improved drum rim for a drum in which a portion of the periphery of the upright section of the rim is either omitted or substantially reduced.
Claims5
A drumhead comprising a drum sheet extending over the body of a drum, annular rim resting upon said drum sheet, said rim having an "Z" shaped cross-section for only a portion of its periphery formed by orthogonal flanges, one flange extending parallel to the body of the drum for a conventional height, the other flange extending orthogonal to the body of the drum for a conventional width and a cross-section for the remaining portion of its periphery formed by orthogonal flanges, one flange extending parallel to the body of the drum for a height less than said conventional height, the other flange extending orthogonal to the body of the drum for said conventional width, and lugs extending from said body of said body of said drum to clamp said drum sheet and rim.
A drumhead comprising a drum sheet extending over the body of a drum, an annular rim resting upon said drum sheet, said rim having a first cross-section formed by orthogonal flanges for only a portion of its periphery, one flange extending a conventional height parallel to the body of the drum, the other flange extending a conventional width orthogonal to the body of the drum, and a second cross-section for the remaining portion of its periphery formed only by the flange extending a conventional width orthogonal to the body of the drum, and lugs extending from said body of said drum to clamp said drum sheet and rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.