Abstract:
A bass drum microphone device for securing a microphone inside a bass drum comprising a first support bar, a second support bar, and a cross support bar, and the bars connect to form an H-shaped structure. Attached to the cross support bar is a microphone attachment component for attaching a microphone to the bass drum microphone device. The microphone can be placed at various locations within the base drum.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is directed to a clamp-like device for attaching a microphone to a bass drum. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     It can sometimes be difficult to position a microphone in the appropriate position in the area of the bass drum. Standard microphones are obtrusive. The present invention features a bass drum microphone device that allows a user to secure a microphone to the interior portion of the bass drum&#39;s shell and position the microphone at various locations. 
     Any feature or combination of features described herein are included within the scope of the present invention provided that the features included in any such combination are not mutually inconsistent as will be apparent from the context, this specification, and the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art. Additional advantages and aspects of the present invention are apparent in the following detailed description and claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the bass drum microphone device of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a back view and internal view of the bass drum microphone device of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a side and internal view of the bass drum microphone device of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of the bass drum microphone device of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a side and internal view of the bass drum microphone device of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The following is a listing of numbers corresponding to a particular element referred to herein:
           100  bass drum microphone device     105  bass drum     106  inner surface of bass drum     108  microphone     110  first support bar     111  first end of first support bar     112  second end of first support bar     120  second support bar     121  first end of second support bar     122  second end of second support bar     130  cross support bar     131  first end of cross support bar     132  second end of cross support bar     140  grip     145  attachment means     160  spring     310  microphone attachment component     315  screw       

     Referring now to  FIGS. 1-5 , the present invention features a bass drum microphone device  100  that allows a user to secure a microphone  108  to the interior surface  106  of the bass drum  105  and position the microphone  108  at various locations. 
     The bass drum microphone apparatus  100  comprises a first support bar  110  having a first end  111  and a second end  112 , a second support bar  120  having a first end  121  and a second end  122 , and a cross support bar  130 . The first support bar  110  and second support bar  120  are oriented generally parallel to each other and the cross support bar  130  is generally perpendicular to the first support bar  110  and second support bar  120 , forming an H-shape (see  FIG. 1 ). In some embodiments, the first end  131  of the cross support bar  130  is attached to the first support bar  110  and the second end  132  of the cross support bar  130  is attached to the second support bar  120 . 
     In some embodiments, the first support bar  110  and/or second support bar  120  and/or cross support bar  130  are tubular in shape. In some embodiments, the first support bar  110  and/or second support bar  120  and/or cross support bar  130  are generally flat. In some embodiments, the first support bar  110  and/or second support bar  120  comprise an inner tube telescopically received in an outer tube, allowing the support bar to be expandable and compressible via a spring  160  disposed inside the bar (see  FIG. 2 ). Such expandable and compressible tubes are well known to one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     In some embodiments, the first end  131  of the cross support bar  130  is attached to the first support bar  110  via an attachment means  145 . In some embodiments, the second end  132  of the cross support bar  130  is attached to the second support bar  120  via an attachment means  145 . In some embodiments, the attachment means  145  includes a screw mechanism, a snap mechanism, a clip mechanism, the like, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the cross support bar  130  is slid ably attached to the first support bar  110  and second support bar  120  such that the cross support bar  130  can slide up and down the length of the first support bar  110  and second support bar  120  (as measured from the first end to the second end). 
     The device  100  of the present invention is inserted into a bass drum  105  such that the first end  111  and the second end  112  of the first support bar  110  and the first end  121  and the second end  122  of the second support bar  120  contact the inner surface  106  of the bass drum  105 . In some embodiments, the first end  111  and the second end  112  of the first support bar  110  is beveled. In some embodiments, the first end  121  and the second end  122  of the second support bar  120  is beveled. The beveled shape allows the first support bar  110  and the second support bar  120  to be snugly fit against the inner surface  106  of the bass drum  105 . 
     In some embodiments, the first support bar  110  and the second support bar  120  attaches to the bass drum  105  via a clipping mechanism (see  FIG. 4 ). 
     A microphone attachment component  310  is attached to the cross support bar  130  for allowing a microphone  180  to be attached inside the bass drum  105 . In some embodiments, the microphone attachment component  310  is disposed in the middle of the cross support bar  130 . In some embodiments, the microphone  108  can be attached to the attachment component  310  via a screw  315 . 
     In some embodiments, a  140  grip is disposed on the first end  111  and the second end  112  of the first support bar  110 . In some embodiments, a  140  grip is disposed on the first end  121  and the second end  122  of the second support bar  120 . The grip  140  can help stabilize the first support bar  110  and/or the second support bar  120  inside the bass drum  105 . 
     The disclosures of the following U.S. patents are incorporated in their entirety by reference herein: U.S. Pat. No. 6,424,723; U.S. Pat. Application No. 2005/0263656; U.S. Pat. No. 4,577,070; U.S. Pat. No. 5,574,236; U.S. Pat. No. 4,791,674. 
     Various modifications of the invention, in addition to those described herein, will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are also intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. Each reference cited in the present application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     Although there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made thereto which do not exceed the scope of the appended claims. Therefore, the scope of the invention is only to be limited by the following claims.