Patent ID: 6951976

Claim:
A high hat stand for keeping high hat cymbals over a surface, comprising: a cymbal sustaining structure standing on said surface, and including a stationary member connected to one of said high hat cymbals and a movable member connected to the other of said high hat cymbals and bidirectionally movable with respect to said stationary member for crashing said other of said high hat cymbals against said one of said high hat cymbals; and a driver including a foot pedal moved with a first force exerted thereon by a player, an elastic member connected between said stationary member and said movable member for urging said movable member in a first direction, a frame stationary with respect to said stationary member, and a toggle joint connected between said movable member, said frame and said foot pedal and responsive to said first force so as to move said movable member in a second direction opposite to said first direction.