Patent ID: 7259317

Claim:
A pickup and base structure of a tympan of a drum comprising: a base and a pickup; the base is formed as a hollow L shape, having an opening on one lateral side thereof and using bolts to screw a sheathing together; a terminal base is positioned on a vertical space of the base, in addition, joint holes on both lateral sides of the terminal base on the surface of the base have threaded apertures respectively set thereof; a recess is formed inwards in a L shape on a horizontal portion of the exterior of the base for fixing the pickup; shock isolators from above and below, fixed in the recess of the base, clamp the pickup in the base; a signal line of the pickup is put on the space in the base and combined with the terminal base; another shock isolator is positioned on the vertical side on the exterior of the base; a mesh drum muffle head; a plurality of holes are pre-set on lateral sides of the mesh drum muffle head, the base and the pickup are assembled and leaned against on the underside of the drum muffle head, a plurality of bolts pierce through the surface of the drum muffle head and are screwed to corresponding threaded apertures on the tympan (the head of a drum) of the base; a plurality of joint holes on the terminal base running through said drum muffle head are fixed through screws; when said mesh tympan is mounted and tensioned, the pickup and said shock isolators are against on the underside of the drum muffle head and the shock isolators that are fixed on the vertical side on the exterior of the base are against it on positions corresponding to a drum body; the simplified structure may easily be installed without additional kits and allows an excellent sound quality.