Quick release for snare strainer and butt end apparatus and method

A coupling system configured to removably couple a snare wire set of a snare drum comprising:

• a. an end clamping body configured to removably couple an end of the snare wire set to a snare drum wall, the clamping body having a first section and a second section;
• i. the first section of the second end clamping body configured to attach to a snare drum wall;
• ii. the second section having a first portion comprising a quick release mechanism configured to couple to the first section, and a second portion configured to removably couple to the wire set of a snare drum;
• b. a release trigger operatively configured to engage the quick release mechanism and facilitate the release of the first section of the second end clamping body from the second section;
• c. wherein there is no tensioning mechanism between the first section of the second end clamping body and the snare drum wall;
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• d. wherein the quick release mechanism is configured to facilitate removal and replacement of the wire set quickly and without tools
• e. wherein a force is required by a user in a direction substantially parallel to a long axis of the snare drum wire set and radially outward from the snare drum releases the first section from the second section;
• f. wherein the quick release mechanism further comprises at least one hinge shaft which extends substantially at a right angle to the direction of engagement between the first and second portions, the shaft extending from the second portion and is slidably received by at least one hinge seat formed on the first portion.

A quick-disconnect coupling system comprising:

• a. a clamping body configured to couple to an end of a snare of a snare drum;
• b. a connecting shaft having a first end and a second end, configured to releasably couple the clamping body to a snare drum strainer;
• i. wherein the first end of the connecting shaft is operatively configured to be coupled to the clamping body using a quick disconnect mechanism;
• ii. wherein the quick disconnect mechanism operates without a multi-turn threaded mechanism;
• iii. wherein the second end of the connecting shaft is operatively configured to be coupled to a strainer of a snare drum;
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• c. the quick-disconnect mechanism comprises a release trigger configured to engage a catch on the connecting shaft and maintain position of the clamping body in relation to the snare drum strainer and release the clamping body from the snare drum strainer when engaged.

A coupling system for removably coupling a snare drum wire set to a snare drum strainer, the coupling system comprising:

• a. a base block comprising a forward seat, the base block operatively configured to couple to a snare drum strainer;
• b. a snare connection body comprising a rearward seat configured to removably engage the forward seat of the base block the snare connection body configured to removably couple to a first end of a snare drum wire set
• c. the coupling system configured to allow separation of the base block from the snare connection body when the forward seat of the base block is removed from the seat in the snare connection body;
• d. the coupling system further comprising
• e. a connecting shaft extending from the snare drum strainer and operatively configured to engage the snare connection body;
• f. a guide pin extending from the snare connection body and operably configured to engage a recess in the snare drum strainer, and
• g. wherein the connecting shaft and the guide pin are substantially parallel to each other.

A snare drum quick release coupler system for removably coupling a snare drum wire set to a snare drum wall, the coupler system comprising:

• a. a male section secured to the wall of the snare drum;
• b. the male section further comprising a front seat;
• c. a female section configured to removably couple to the male section and removably couple to the snare drum wire set;
• d. the female section comprising a rearward seat configured to removably engage the front seat of the male section and facilitate the release of the female section from the male section;
• e. wherein sufficient force exerted by the user directly upon the female section in a direction substantially parallel to a long axis of the snare drum wire set and radially outward from the snare drum releases the quick release coupler system thus releases the female section from the male section;
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• f. wherein the front seat of the male section and the rearward seat of the female section interoperate as two elements of a quick release mechanism operatively configured to removably release the wire set from the snare drum for removal or replacement.

A snare drum coupler system for removably coupling a snare drum wire set to a snare drum throw or to a snare drum outer wall, the coupler system comprising:

• a. a first portion coupled to a snare drum throw, or alternatively coupled to a snare drum outer wall without a snare drum throw;
• b. a second portion removably coupled to the first portion, and removably coupled to a snare drum wire set;
• c. a quick release mechanism configured to separably remove the first portion from the second portion which thus releases at least one end of the wire set from the snare drum for removal or replacement;
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• d. wherein the quick release mechanism further comprises at least one hinge shaft which extends substantially at a right angle to the direction of engagement between the first and second portions, the shaft extending from the second portion and is slidably received by at least one hinge seat formed on the first portion.

A snare wire set attachment system configured to attach a snare wire, having a first and second end, to a snare drum, having first and second attachment locations, the snare wire attachment system comprising:

• a. a male coupling section, having a back wall configured to fixedly attach to the first attachment location of the snare drum, the male coupling section provided with a radially extending seat and further comprising a front seat that is positioned radially outward from the radially extending seat;
• b. a female coupling section comprising a wing recess, having a recess top wall configured to engage the radially extending seat of the male coupling section, the female coupling section further comprising a front recess configured to engage the front seat of the male coupling section;
• c. the female coupling section comprising a clamping region configured to rigidly attach to the first end of the snare wire;
• d. whereas the female coupling section is configured to be orientated in a locked position with the male coupling section, where the radially extending seat is in engagement with the wing recess, where the recess top wall exerts pressure upon the radially extending seat, and further, the front seat is in engagement with the front recess,
• e. whereas to disengage the female coupling section from the male coupling section the female coupling section is repositioned in a radially outward direction from the snare drum, and the front recess is configured to first disengage from the front seat while the recess top wall is still in engagement with the radially extending seat of the male coupling section, thereby further repositioning the female coupling section radially outward relative to the drum section thereafter disengaging the wing recess of the female coupling section from the radially extending seat of the male coupling section.