Patent ID: 9082377
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A base drum lifter adapted to be connected to a part of a bass drum in the vicinity of a batter head and to a pedal device and adapted to lift the part in the vicinity of the batter head, the bass drum lifter comprising: a drum connection member to be connected to the bass drum; a pedal connection member including a lift portion for lifting the bass drum; and a shaft for rotationally connecting the pedal connection member and the drum connection member to each other, wherein the pedal connection member is rotational around the shaft between a storage position in the vicinity of the shell of the bass drum and a use position, at which the bass drum is lifted by the lift portion, a hoop is fitted with the batter head to an opening end of the shell, the shaft is arranged in the vicinity of the shell and the batter head, wherein the drum has an axis, the shaft has an axis that lies in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the drum, and the plane intersects the hoop, the pedal connection member has a pedal connection portion to be connected to the pedal device and a projection arranged on an opposite side of the pedal connection portion in relation to the lift portion, the projection has a cutout, and the drum connection member is partially placed within the cutout when the pedal connection member is arranged in the storage position.