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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2018
Drum Workshop, Inc., Oxnard, CA (US);
Ruben Steinhauser, Altusried, DE;
DRUM WORKSHOP, INC., Oxnard, CA (US);
Abstract
A snare drum including a self-alignment component is disclosed. The self-alignment component may be engaged by a tensioning band, which can attach to one end of a snare that contacts or is proximate a bottom drum head. The tensioning band may loop around a part of the self-alignment component, such as an alignment piece thereof. The geometry of the self-alignment component is designed to allow the tensioning band to self-align such that portions on opposing sides of the alignment piece have approximately equal tension therein and/or have approximately equal length, thus allowing for a properly aligned snare on the bottom drum head. The self-alignment component can include a plate portion attached to a drum sidewall or tensioning device on a drum sidewall, and can further include a cover portion for attachment to the plate portion.