Patent ID: 7442867

Claim:
A drum, comprising: a drum body; a drum head assembly being positioned within said drum body, said drum head assembly including: a mounting frame including: a mounting ring being loosely fitted within said drum body, said mounting ring having a notch in the bottom thereof; and, a plurality of mounting brackets being affixed at spaced apart locations to the interior of said mounting ring; a plurality of first threaded fasteners, each of which being threadably engaged with said mounting ring and extending radially outward therefrom so as to selectively press against, and grip, said drum body; a plurality of second threaded fasteners, each of which being threadably engaged with a respective one of said mounting brackets so as to extend upwardly therefrom; a drum head being positioned upon said mounting frame so as to cover the top of said mounting ring and to extend downwardly between said mounting ring and said drum body; a retaining band for clamping said drum head against said mounting ring; said retaining band including: an elongated strip extending snugly over said drum head and extending around the bottom of said mounting ring, said retaining band having opposed ends turned inwardly so as to form a pair of spaced-apart fins that extend through said notch in said mounting frame; and, a third threaded fastener connecting said fins for selectively drawing said fins toward one another and varying the tightness of said band around said mounting ring and drum head; and, a tensioning ring being slidably positioned within the top of said mounting ring and being positioned atop said second threaded fasteners whereby tightening said second threaded fasteners selectively raises said tensioning ring to tighten said drum head.