Patent ID: 7663040

Claim:
A positioning device for a cymbal comprising: a bracket having a base; and a stationary clamping member formed on and protruding up from the base and having an inside and an outside; a clamp mounted movably on the bracket and having a mounting block mounted in the base; and a movable clamping member formed on and protruding up from the mounting block and having an inside and an outside; a cymbal supporting assembly mounted pivotally between the stationary clamping member of the bracket and the movable clamping member of the clamp and having a friction wheel mounted rotatably between the stationary clamping member and the movable clamping member and having two opposite sides and each side having an annular outer beveled surface; and a cymbal supporting rod formed on and protruding radially from the friction wheel, adapted to hold a cymbal and having a distal end; two friction pads being annular and resilient, one of the friction pads mounted between the stationary clamping member and one side of the friction wheel, and the other friction pad mounted between the movable clamping member and the other side of the friction wheel, the friction pads selectively pressing respectively against the sides of the friction wheel of the cymbal supporting assembly and each friction pad having an annular inner beveled surface pressing against one of the annular outer beveled surfaces of the friction wheel; and a primary adjusting assembly is mounted through the stationary clamping member, the movable clamping member, the friction wheel and the friction pads and selectively pressing the stationary clamping member, the movable clamping member and the friction pads towards the friction wheel to securely hold the friction wheel.