Drum supporting harness
OwnerJohn S. Dranchakinventor
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Abstract
A harness intended to be worn by a marching drummer, to support the drum in playing position at the front of the marcher. The harness comprises shoulder hooks supporting a center breast plate, from which a hanger structure depends. At the lower portion of the hanger structure there is an upwardly-facing hook means adapted to fit under and into a ledge on the drum wall. A spacer bar extends downward from the hook means, and has a forward-projecting abutment adapted for engagement with the side wall of the drum to maintain the latter in playing position while being supported by the hook means.
Claims10
As a new article of manufacture, a harness intended to be worn by a marching drummer for supporting a drum of the type having on the outside of its body a spaced, horizontal hanger strip, said harness comprising in combination:
- (a) a pair of shoulder hooks adapted to rest on the shoulders of the drummer,
- (b) a breast plate secured to and extending between said shoulder hooks at the chest of the drummer, said breast plate maintaining a predetermined spacing between the shoulder hooks,
- (c) a hanger structure attached to the breast plate and depending therefrom,
- (d) upwardly-facing hook means comprising a horizontal leg having a vertical bill portion extending upward from the end of the leg, said hook means being carried by the lower portion of the hanger structure and being adapted to fit under the hanger strip on the drum and the bill portion thereof being adapted to extend upward in the space between the drum body and the hanger strip,
- (e) a spacer bar extending downward from the hook means, and
- (f) a spacing leg carried by the lower end of the spacer bar and extending forwardly therefrom, having an abutment at its forward end, said abutment being spaced from the spacer bar and adapted for engagement with a side wall of the drum to maintain the latter in playing position while being supported by said hook means,
- (g) all portions of the abutment on the spacing leg being disposed forwardly with respect to the hook means.
A drum comprising in combination:
- (a) a body having annular side walls,
- (b) a bridge plate attached to an upper side wall of the drum in spaced relation therewith,
- (c) a pair of studs secured to the bridge plate in spaced relation with each other, and
- (d) shoulders on the studs spaced from the bridge plate and adapted to be engageable by a supporting hook which is inserted between the studs and in engagement with the bridge plate, said bridge plate, studs and shoulders being adapted to confine the supporting hook and restrict lateral movement thereof as it supports the drum.
As a new article of manufacture, a harness intended to be worn by a marching drummer for supporting a drum, said harness comprising in combination:
- (a) a pair of shoulder hooks adapted to rest on the shoulders of the drummer,
- (b) a breast plate secured to and extending between said shoulder hooks at the chest, said breast plate maintaining a predetermined spacing between the shoulder hooks,
- (c) a hanger structure attached to the breast plate and depending therefrom,
- (d) upwardly-facing hook means carried by the lower portion of the hanger structure, adapted to fit under and into a ledge on the drum,
- (e) a spacer bar extending downward from the hook means,
- (f) a spacing abutment carried by the spacer bar and extending forwardly therefrom and disposed forwardly with respect to the hook means, said spacing abutment being adapted for engagement with a side wall of the drum to maintain the latter in playing position while being supported by said hook means,
- (g) said hook means, spacer bar and spacing abutment being constituted of a single, U-shaped metal strip having legs of unequal length, and
- (h) the extremities of the legs of the metal strip being provided with offset portions one of which forms part of said hook means whereas the other comprises a pad for contact with the drum wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.