Patent ID: 6949702
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A drumhead quick disconnect comprising: a latch that operably engages and applies tension to a drumhead of a drum; a lever arm that enables a person to move the lever in one direction to place the latch in a locked drumhead tensioning position and to move the lever arm in another direction to release the latch from the locked tensioning position; an adjustment device that enables the person to position the latch relative to the cover to vary an amount of force applied by the latch when the latch is in the drumhead tensioning position, the adjustment device including a threaded shaft and an apparatus selected from the group consisting of: a nut thread onto the shaft and a handle for turning the shaft through a fixed female thread; and a mount coupled moveably to the lever arm, the mount configured and arranged to fasten the latch, lever arm and adjustment device to the drum.