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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1993
Tomio Okamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Junji Fujii, Shizuoka, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
In construction of a supporting mechanism for mounting a tubular tone generator to a stand of a percussive musical instrument, a holder shaft insertable into the sound generator is provided at its lower end with a pivotal lock bar of a biased mass distribution and a slidable coupled stopper to hold the lock bar at a prescribed angular position. When inserted into the sound generator, the lock bar turns automatically to assume the proscribed angular position due to the biased mass distribution and locks the holder shaft to the tone generator. Absence of the conventional tension wire binding system allows free choice in sound characteristics, simplified easy mounting operation and high mechanical durability even under vibratory conditions during performance.