Patent ID: 8183450

Claim:
A drum comprising: a tubular shell; a head stretched across a first end of the shell; a hoop configured to hold down an outer peripheral edge of the head; a plurality of fixing devices arranged along a second end of the shell; and a plurality of coupling devices operatively connecting the plurality of fixing devices with the hoop, the plurality of coupling devices configured to stretch the head; wherein each of the plurality of fixing devices includes a wall, a base, and an extension, the wall of the fixing device fixed to a wall section of the shell, the base of the fixing device protruding from the wall of the fixing device, the base of the fixing device arranged adjacent the second end of the shell, the extension of the fixing device extending from the base of the fixing device so as to extend beyond an outer periphery of the shell, the extension of the fixing device operatively connected with an end of a respective coupling device of the plurality of coupling devices.