Patent ID: 8692098
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A leg lever adjustment device for a hi-hat musical cymbals device to enable variable adjustment of spacing between an upper cymbal and lower cymbal without the need for hand or foot operation, which comprises: a) a base support having a connector mechanism for attachment to a hi-hat cymbals device vertical tube for positioning below the upper and lower cymbals of the hi-hat cymbals device; b) a spring-biased cymbal arm having a first end and a second end, being rotatably attached to said base support at its first end, and having its second end positioned above said base support connector mechanism for movable positioning about at least a portion of said hi-hat cymbals device vertical tube and directly under a lower cymbal of a hi-hat; c) a spring having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end being positioned on said base support, and said top end being positioned in the vicinity of said second end of said cymbal arm and under said cymbal arm so as to bias said cymbal arm upwardly; d) a leg lever connected to said cymbal arm, said leg lever including a vertical drop component and a lower outwardly extending leg press bar, said adjustment device and said leg lever having a rest position, wherein said spring is uncompressed, and a full press position, wherein said spring is fully compressed; wherein a user may attach said leg lever adjustment device to a hi-hat cymbals device with an upper cymbal and a lower cymbal and a stand with a vertical tube, on said vertical tube below its lower cymbal, such that, in said leg lever rest position, said cymbal arm pushes said lower cymbal upwardly toward or against said upper cymbal, and by said user pressing said leg lever with a leg, moves said lower cymbal down and away from said upper cymbal to alter impact sound, and further wherein said user may adjust the spacing between said upper cymbal and lower cymbal by leg press adjustment between said rest position and said full press position.