Folding collapsible foot pedal mechanism for a hi-hat cymbal
OwnerTsun-Chi Liaoinventor
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Abstract
A folding collapsible foot pedal mechanism installed in a hi-hat cymbal, the foot pedal mechanism including a pedal holder assembly, a foot pedal fixedly fastened to the pedal holder assembly, and a linking mechanism coupled between the foot pedal and the bottom end of the center rod in the center shaft of the hi-hat cymbal, wherein the pedal holder assembly includes a U-shaped holder base, the holder base having two parallel posts; a transverse rod connected between the posts; two clamping plates respectively fastened to the posts to fix the transverse rod in position; and an angled coupling head turned about the transverse rod, the coupling head having a transverse through hole, which receives the transverse rod, and a vertical through hole, which receives the center shaft of the hi-hat cymbal.
Claims3
A folding collapsible foot pedal mechanism installed in a hi-hat cymbal comprised of a folding collapsible stand, a hollow shaft supported on said stand, a center rod mounted in said shaft, a stand control lock, an elevation control lock, and an upper cymbal control lock, the foot pedal mechanism comprising a pedal holder assembly, a foot pedal fixedly fastened to said pedal holder assembly, and a linking mechanism coupled between said foot pedal and a bottom end of said center rod, wherein said pedal holder assembly comprises:
- a U-shaped holder base, said holder base comprising two parallel posts;
- a transverse rod connected between said posts;
- two clamping plates respectively fastened to said posts to fix said transverse rod in position;
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- an angled coupling head turned about said transverse rod, said coupling head comprising a transverse through hole, which receives said transverse rod, and a vertical through hole, which receives said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.