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US 5,689,076 AGranted
Drum adjustment apparatus
OwnerShinichi Usudainventor
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Abstract
A drum adjustment apparatus (60) is disclosed which retains a drum key (50) on the clothes of a user for ready access in adjusting the tension of drum heads. An envelope (64) mounts the drum key to a rotatable yoke (72) of a spring loaded snap (80) which may be attached to a belt loop of the user and left there while making fine drum head tuning adjustments.
Claims4
A drum adjustment apparatus, comprising:
- a drum key defining an end configured to mate with a drum tension rod for adjustment thereof;
- means for rotatably attaching said drum key to the clothes of a user of said apparatus for use in adjusting the tension of a drumhead, said apparatus thereby conveniently retained on said user for ready use,
- said means including a spring loaded snap dimensioned to be removably attached to a belt loop of said user of said apparatus, said snap having a rotatable yoke;
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- means for removably mounting said drum key to said yoke, said mounting means exposing said drum key end for mating with said tension rod.
2 more elements
A drum adjustment apparatus, comprising:
- a drum key defining an end configured to mate with a drum tension rod for adjustment thereof;
- means for rotatably attaching said drum key to the clothes of a user of said apparatus for use in adjusting the tension of a drumhead, said apparatus thereby conveniently retained on said user for ready use;
- wherein said drum key end defines a recess with a substantially square cross section for mating with a drum tension rod defining a square shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.