Patent ID: 7511211

Claim:
A method of securing a drum head to a drum body via a plurality of drum lug assemblies, each drum lug assembly comprising: a three dimensional lug body disposed on the drum body and having a top surface facing toward said drum head and a side facing generally transverse thereto; a link having a first end proximate said drum head and a second end distal from said drum head; a stop assembly adjustably coupled to the link; said lug body having a recess formed as a hollow portion in said lug body; said recess bounded toward said top surface by a bearing surface and opening toward said side; the method comprising: for at least one of the drum lug assemblies, engaging the stop assembly with the lug body by inserting said stop assembly partially into said lug body when said stop assembly is disposed shallowly on said link such that said stop assembly is located closer than said bearing surface to said link first end; and, during said engagement, moving said stop assembly from a first position along the corresponding link to a second position, the first position located closer than said bearing surface to the first end of the corresponding link; thereafter, applying tension to the link by moving said stop assembly along said link to a third position bearing against said bearing surface with said bearing surface constraining said stop assembly to remain at least as far as said bearing surface from said drum head during said tension application; said third position closer than said second position to said link first end.