Patent ID: 7498501

Claim:
A snare-adjusting device for a snare drum comprising: a base having an adjustment end; a mounting end being opposite to the adjustment end; a through hole being formed through the base from mounting end to adjustment end; and a sidewall; an adjustment assembly being mounted slidably through the through hole of the base, protruding out from both ends of the base and having a barrel being mounted in the through hole of the base and having a first end corresponding to the adjustment end of the base; a second end being opposite to the first end of the barrel; a shaft hole being formed concentrically through the barrel; a recess being formed concentrically in the first end of the barrel and communicating with the shaft hole of the barrel; and a slide cavity being formed in the second end of the barrel, being keyed and aligning with the shaft hole; a shaft being mounted rotatably through the shaft hole of the barrel and having an adjustment end protruding out of the adjustment end of the base; and a threaded end being opposite to the adjustment end of the shaft and being disposed in the slide cavity; a slider being mounted slidably in the slide cavity, engaging the slide cavity, being mounted rotatably on the threaded end of the shaft and having an outer end; and a threaded hole being formed longitudinally through the slider, engaging and being mounted on the threaded end of the shaft; an adjustment head being attached securely to the adjustment end of the shaft and having an inner surface corresponding to the recess of the barrel and being a frictional surface; a friction ring being mounted slidably around the shaft, being mounted slidably in the recess of the barrel, engaging the barrel, abutting the inner surface of the adjustment head and having an outer surface corresponding to and temporarily engaging the inner surface of the adjustment head and being a frictional surface; and a resilient device being mounted between the friction ring and the barrel and pressing the friction ring against the adjustment head; and a snare mount being attached securely to the outer end of the slider.