Patent ID: 9029675
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G10D,G10G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for mounting a percussion instrument onto a stand, the apparatus comprising: a support portion and a retaining portion, the support portion comprising a support member arranged for attachment to the stand and including a shaft with a tapered tip, the retaining portion comprising a first section and a second section, the first section being moveable relative to the second section, a gripping member having a pair of elements spaced apart from each other and one or more spreader means locatable between the elements of the gripping member and operable to urge the spaced apart elements away from each other; and an elongated hollow cylindrical sleeve having a first end and a second end, the sleeve being sized to fit over the shaft of the support member, the first end of the sleeve adapted to engage with the second section of the retaining portion, the second end of the sleeve having an outwardly projecting rim arranged to sit on a shoulder of the support member; wherein the support and retaining portions are adapted to mount the percussion instrument therebetween, the tapered tip of the shaft being engageable with the retaining portion so as to urge the elements of the gripping member away from each other, the elements being normally biased to a first position in which the gripping member is capable of retaining the shaft between the elements in a locked position of the said retaining portion, the elements being movable to a second position in which the retaining portion can be received into or removed from the locked position on the shaft, the elements being movable from the first position to the second position by actuation of the or each spreader means.