Patent ID: 7342163

Claim:
In combination with a standard hi-hat cymbal stand having a foot pedal, a primary actuator rod in communication with the foot pedal, and a primary support shaft having an extendable tube, the invention of an adjustable cymbal device comprising: a secondary actuator rod; an upper cymbal and a lower cymbal attached to the secondary actuator rod, an adjustment mechanism that communicates the movement of the primary actuator rod of the standard hi-hat cymbal stand to the secondary actuator rod of the adjustable cymbal device, the adjustment mechanism being capable of adjusting the length of travel of the upper cymbal travel in relation to the lower cymbal; of adjusting the offset of the secondary actuator rod in relation to the primary actuator rod; of adjusting the tilt of the upper cymbal in relation to the lower cymbal, and of adjusting the rotational angle of the adjustable cymbal device in relation to the standard hi-hat cymbal stand, and wherein the adjustment mechanism does not include at least one of either a cable, a chain, or other flexible element to communicate the movement of the primary actuator rod to the secondary actuator rod.