Snappy for the snare drum
AssigneeHoshino Gakki Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshiki Hoshino
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Abstract
A snappy for a snare drum wherein the snare is caused to accurately and effectively contact the drum head. Both ends of the snare are fixed to a respective holding plate. A belt is installed in the holding plate and when the belt is either tightened or loosened, it causes the snare to respectively contact or become separated from the drum head surface. The holding plate that fixes and holds the snare has a V-shaped cross section including a rear plate part and a front plate part and a bend so that the plate is bent to the drum head. A belt engaging part protrudes down from the rear plate part near the bend and the belt is attached there. A snare is fixed on the radially inner side of the front plate part.
Claims8
A snappy for a snare drum having a drum body, and a drum head over an end of the drum body,
- the snappy comprising:
- a holding plate, adapted to be positioned toward an edge of the drum head, the holding plate having a front plate part and a rear plate part, the plate also having an inner side adapted to face toward the drum head and an outer side adapted to face outward from the drum head, the holding plate having a bend between the rear and front plate parts so that the planes of the front and rear plate parts are not parallel to each other;
- a snare adapted for extending across the drum head, the snare having one end attached to the front plate part of the holding plate;
- a belt engaging part disposed at the rear plate part of the holding plate;
- a belt attached to the belt engaging part, the belt adapted to be tightened or loosened and thereby causes the snare to contact or separate from the drum head.
A snappy for a snare drum having a drum body and a drum head over an end of the drum body, the snappy comprising:
- at least one holding plate having a front plate part and an adjacent rear plate part, a bend between the front plate part and the rear plate part so that the planes of the front plate part and the rear plate part are not coextensive;
- a snare attached at one end to the front plate part of the holding plate;
- a belt engaging part disposed at the rear plate part of the holding plate;
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- a belt attached to the belt engaging part of the holding plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.