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US 7,351,900 B2Granted
Drum key having deployable handle
OwnerRandall L Mayinventor
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Abstract
A drum key for adjusting the bolts that secure and tune the drum heads or skin that close one or more ends of a drum. The key is constructed in an elongated body with one end having a socket configured for engaging onto the head of a tightening bolt used to tighten and tune the drum head or skin. When the body of the key is articulated arms or wings embodied within the body of the key extend, deploy or spread to provide a leaver arm for tightening the tuning bold on a drum. After the tightening and or tuning operation is complete, the arms or wings are securable back within the body of the drum key.
Claims19
A drum key comprising:
- an elongated body;
- one end of the elongated body having a recess configured for adjusting fasteners used with drums;
- at least one member disposed in the elongated body such that;
- when the body is articulated the at least one member disposed in the elongated body pivots on or about a point located within or on the elongated body to deploy beyond the side of the elongated body to provide a wider griping surfaces for tightening a drum bolt placed in the aforementioned recess.
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A drum key comprising:
- an elongated body;
- one end of the elongated body having a recess configured for adjusting bolts used with drums;
- at least one member disposed on the side of the elongated body such that;
- when the body is articulated the at least one member disposed on the side of the elongated body rotates away from the side of the elongated body to provide a wider griping surfaces for tightening a drum bolt placed in the aforementioned recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.