Structure of beater amplitude adjustment device for the pedal mechanism of a base drum
AssigneeHwa Shin Musical Instrument Co., Ltd.
InventorTsun-Chi Liao
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Abstract
A base drum beater amplitude adjustment device including a beater holder fixed to a revolving shaft of the pedal mechanism of a base drum to hold a beater, a flywheel consisting of two opposing parts joined together by screws and driven to turn the revolving shaft back and forth, and a locating device made of a split cylinder mounted around the polygonal revolving shaft and held down by the flywheel to stop the revolving shaft from rotary motion relative to the flywheel, wherein the angular position of the beater is adjusted by loosening the screws and turning the revolving shaft relative to the flywheel.
Claims1
A base drum beater amplitude adjustment device for adjusting the amplitude of the beater of a base drum, the adjustment device comprising a revolving shaft supported between two upright supports on the base frame of the pedal mechanism of a base drum and having a polygonal cross section, a beater holder fixed to said revolving shaft to hold a beater, a flywheel mounted around said revolving shaft, and a locating device fastened between said flywheel and said revolving shaft to stop said revolving shaft from rotary movement relative to said flywheel, wherein said flywheel comprises two opposing parts joined together by screws to hold down said locating device around said revolving shaft permitting said revolving shaft to be turned back and forth by said flywheel;
- said revolving shaft can be turned relative to said flywheel to adjust the angular position of said beater relative to the pedal of the pedal mechanism of the base drum when said screws are loosened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.