Patent ID: 6011208
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
A hoop holding device for inclusion in a drum pedal for holding the hoop of a drum, the hoop holding device comprising:a support base having a front area that is normally placed toward the drum;a drum hoop receiver on the front area of the support base;a hoop clamp body including a front part for being clamped over a drum hoop on the support base, the clamp body having a rear part away from the front part, the clamp body having a bottom side above the base and an opposite top side;a through hole extending up from the support base through the clamp body between the front and the rear parts of the clamp body; a seat defined at the top side of the clamp body and communicating with the through hole;a support bolt extending up from the support base through the through hole in the clamp body;a spring for applying an upward force to the clamp body;a nut tightenable onto the support bolt and against the top side of the clamp body for acting against the spring for setting the height of the clamp body on the support bolt, the nut being shaped for cooperating with the seat for enabling the adjustment of the tilt angle of the clamp body with respect to the support bolt for accommodating different thicknesses of drum hoop;a tightening bolt at the rear part of the clamp body, tightenable with respect to the clamp body and also movable against a surface for urging the front part of the clamp body against the hoop with the clamp body supported between the nut and the spring at a particular height.