Patent ID: 6570074
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
A quick release latch assembly for securement of a drumhead to a drumshell utilizing a rim for retaining the drumhead on the drumshell and tension bolts suspended from the rim for tuning the drumhead, comprising a keeper member adjustably positionable on an end portion of the tension bolt, said keeper member including a locking lug, a bracket member mounted to the drumshell for alignment with the tension bolt, said keeper member being adapted for accommodation within the bracket member, a pivotal lever attached to the bracket member, said lever including a locking member, said locking member being adapted for selective engagement with the locking lug for transmitting a force through the tension bolt upon rotation of the lever member in a first direction, said locking lug being disengageable from the locking member upon rotation of the lever member in a second direction with the tension bolt being removable from the bracket member for releasing the drumhead.