Patent ID: 8237039
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: F16B,G10D

Abstract:
1. An assembly for mounting a cymbal to a stand comprising: a mounting member having a longitudinal axis; a retaining member having a hollow section through its longitudinal axis, the retaining member being mounted through its hollow section onto the mounting member, the retaining member being attached onto the mounting member; a tension element having a hollow section through its longitudinal axis, the tension element being mounted through its hollow section onto the mounting member, the tension element being longitudinally adjacent to the upper surface of the retaining member; a cymbal felt seat having a hollow section through its longitudinal axis, the cymbal felt seat being mounted through its hollow section onto the mounting member, the cymbal felt seat being longitudinally adjacent to the tension element, such that the tension element fits between the upper surface of the retaining member and the bottom surface of the cymbal felt seat; a top nut having a body with an upper portion and lower portion, and a stop arm fixed to the upper portion of the body via a hinge, the stop arm rotatable into an open position and a closed position, and the lower portion of the top nut having a hollow section, the lower portion of the body are retained by the cymbal felt seat and being mounted through its hollow section onto the mounting member; a first cymbal felt and a second cymbal felt, the first cymbal felt having a hollow section through its longitudinal axis and the second cymbal felt having a having a hollow section through its longitudinal axis, the first and second cymbal felts having a diameter greater than the top nut; and a cymbal having a hollow section through its longitudinal axis, wherein the first cymbal felt, the cymbal and the second cymbal felt are mounted through their hollow sections through the top nut and onto the mounting member when the stop arm is in an open position, and are retained by the cymbal felt seat, the cymbal being positioned in between the first cymbal felt and the second cymbal felt, and wherein, in the closed position, the stop arm retains and secures the first cymbal felt, the cymbal and the second cymbal felt against the cymbal felt seat, wherein the tension element is biased against the retaining member and the cymbal felt seat to secure the cymbal.