US1362271A - Drum - Google Patents

Description

H. G. STATHOPOULOS.

DRUM.

APPLICATION man FEB.17,1920.

' Patented De@ 14, 1920.

UNITEDy STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DRUM.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

Application filed February 17, 1920. Serial No. 359,341.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRIS G. STA'rHo- PoULos, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drums; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in drums and particularly to toy drums.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved drum which can be easily played by a child, and which includes a cymbal adapted to be operated by the child.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved device of this character which is simple in construction and which can be easily applied to the ordinary drum, whether of the toy or professional type, without modilcations of the drum.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a drum equipped with my improvement.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the drum striker guide, the cymbal, the striker for the cymbal, and the portion of the drum to which the invention is attached.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a drum which includes the curved wall, the hoops or rings 11 and 12, which clamp the heads, and the head tightening cords 13. Secured to the outer top and bottom rings of the drum, and extending longitudinally of the drum, is a metal bar 14, to the intermediate portion of which is secured the upwardly extending post 15. Secured on the outer end of the post is a cymbal shell 16, the use of which will be presently referred to. Secured on one end of the bar 14 is an angle strip of metal 17, the portion of which extends away from the drum being formed with a longitudinal slot 18. Slidable on the post is a block 19 in which is screwed one end of an angle arm 20. The other end of this arm is disposed adjacent the head 21 of the drum in position to strike the same when moved by the cord 22 attached thereto. The horizontal portion of this arm 20 is dis osed through the slot 18 of the metal strip 1 The striking end of the arm 20 is provided with a spherical head 23.

Encircling the post, between the metal bar 14 and the block 19, is a coil spring 24 which normally exerts upward force against the block to hold the striking arm 20 out of contact with the head of the drum. The opening through the block, which receives the post therethrough, is slightly widened at the upper and lower ends to permit the block to rock on the post when the arm 20 is moved by the cord 22.

Slidably mounted on the post, adjacent the cymbal shell, is a second block 25, into one side of which is screwed an outwardly extending arm 26, said arm having at its outer, end a spherical head 27 for striking the cymbal shell. A Vcoil spring 24 is disposed around the post between the block 19 and the block 25, and serves to hold the block 25 yieldably in its uppermost position on the post. A cord 27 is secured to the arm 26 and is adapted to be pulled down and released to cause the arm 26 to strike the cymbal. The cymbal shell is formed with a central opening 28 through which the upper threaded end of the post is disposed, nuts 29 and 30 being engaged on the post, above and below the shell, to firmly clamp the same on the post.

The drum is suspended around the neck of the player by means of the usual cord 31, and as the player walks he pulls first one cord and then the other to produce a tapping on the drum or on the cymbal, as desired, or he may pull both cords at the same time to produce the tapping of the drum and cymbal at the same time.

The opening through the upper block 25 is formed similarly to that of the block 19, so as to permit the rocking thereof on the post under the action of the cord.

The entire device is capable of attachment to the ordinary drum, by means of the bolts 32 passed through the ends of the bar 14 and the outermost of the upper and lower rings of the drum.

IVhat is claimed is:

1. A cymbal and drum beating device comprising a bal' adapted for attachment to the end rings of a drum, a post mounted 0n the ba7 a cymbal shell mounted on the outer end of the post, a drum striking means resiliently and rockably supported on the pest, means for actuating the drum striking means, a cymbal striking means resiliently and iockably supported on the post, and means tol' actuating the cymbal striking means.

2. An attachment for a drum comprising a bar, a post secured to and extending from the bar, a cymbal shell secured to the outei1 end of the post, a pair of blocks slidably mounted on the post, springs on the post between the blocks and between one of the blocks and the bai, respectively, a cymbal stiiking arm carried by the outei1 block, a drum striking arm carried by the other block, and means cairied by the arms and operable manually for actuating the striking arms.

In testimony whereof, I afIiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HJLRRIS G. STATHOPOULOS. Ttliesses ULIUS MATXLL, LORENA MADOW.

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