Patent ID: 8001644

Claim:
A cymbal polishing device for polishing a cymbal, the comprising: a base; a motor mounted on the base; a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being operably mounted to the motor such that the shaft can be rotated by the motor; a cymbal locking element for removably locking the cymbal to the proximal end of the shaft such that the cymbal rotates with the shaft and the motor; wherein the proximal end of the shaft includes an external threaded portion designed to operably engage the cymbal locking element; wherein the cymbal locking element includes a tightening element adapted to secure a cymbal securing element to the proximal end of the shaft; and wherein the cymbal securing element includes: a pair of nonabrasive pads adapted to abut the cymbal; a first spacing element adapted to abut the tightening element and one of the nonabrasive pads; and a second spacing element adapted to abut the other nonabrasive pad.