Patent ID: 7745712

Claim:
A coupling system, operatively configured to removably couple a snare wire set of a snare drum to a modified snare strainer of the snare drum, the coupling system comprising: a. a first end coupling mechanism for releasing a first end of the of the snare wire set from the snare drum, the first end coupling mechanism comprising; i. a first end clamping body having a first portion and a second portion; the first portion of the first end clamping body configured to be removably attached to the first end of the snare wire set; the second portion of the first end clamping body configured to be removably attached to the modified snare drum strainer, the second portion comprising a quick release mechanism configured to removably couple the second portion to the first portion where the first end clamp body is configured to be positioned tangentially outwardly from the snare drum and then the first portion is configured to be repositioned downwardly to remove the first end coupling mechanism from the snare drum, ii. a user operated release trigger operatively configured to engage the quick release mechanism, whereby the release trigger has a first position effectively coupling the first portion of the first end clamping body to the second portion, and a second position effectively detaching the first portion of the first end clamping body from the second portion, and iii. wherein detaching the first portion of the first end clamping body from the second portion effectively releases the first end of the of the snare wire set from the snare drum for removal or replacement b. a connecting shaft extending from the snare drum strainer and operatively configured to engage the snare connection body; c. a guide pin extending from the snare connection body and operably configured to engage a recess in the snare drum strainer, and d. wherein the connecting shaft and the guide pin are substantially parallel to each other.