Patent ID: 7649132

Claim:
A drum assembly, comprising: a drum shell having an opening bounded by an edge of the shell; a drum head stretched across the opening; a first securement device depending from the drum shell; a second securement device depending from the drum shell; a plurality of snare strands, each having a first end and a second end, the snare strands being positioned to face toward the drum head; a first snare anchor connected between the first securement device and the snare strands toward the first ends of the snare strands; and a second snare anchor connected between the second securement device and the snare strands toward the second ends of the snare strands, the first and second anchors each having a flexible portion facing the drum head, the flexible portion having a generally flat planar shape when detached from the drum shell, and being flexible about multiple axes to allow neighboring snare strands to assume different shapes, orientations, or both shapes and orientations when attached to the drum shell.