Patent ID: 7915507

Claim:
A mounting support for a cymbal having a central aperture having a diameter larger than the diameter of a support rod on a conventional cymbal support stand, said cymbal having a predetermined thickness surrounding said aperture, said mounting support comprising: a grommet-like member having a central longitudinal axis, said member including: a base portion having a base outside diameter larger than the cymbal central aperture diameter; a circumferentially continuous annular top portion of resiliently deformable material having an undeformed configuration with a top outside diameter larger than the cymbal central aperture diameter; a neck portion extending from and between said base and top portions and having a neck outside diameter smaller than the cymbal central aperture diameter, and a neck height greater than the predetermined thickness of the cymbal; wherein a central longitudinal bore is defined to extend lengthwise along said central longitudinal axis through the entireties of said base, top and neck portions such that the bore is continuously circumferentially enclosed throughout its entire length; wherein said top portion is resiliently deformable to at least one deformed configuration to permit the top portion to be forcibly inserted through the cymbal central aperture and return to its undeformed configuration and thereby place the neck portion within the cymbal central aperture; and wherein said grommet-like member is configured with said neck height sufficiently short such that, when said grommet-like member is inserted into and retained in said cymbal aperture with said neck portion extending through said aperture, said base portion is disposed beneath and adjacent the cymbal, and said top portion is disposed above and sufficiently proximate the cymbal to be adjustably compressible against the cymbal to permit selective restriction of cymbal tilt and wobble.