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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2013
Bryan Thomas Bedson, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Bryan Thomas Bedson, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A drumhead tuning rim apparatus for securing and tuning a drumhead on a drum shell of a drum, the apparatus comprising a plurality of housing grooved bearing wheels rotatably installed spaced along a rim of the drum, the rim being configured for seating over the drumhead on the drum shell, a plurality of lug grooved bearing wheels configured to be rotatably installed spaced about the drum shell substantially between the respective housing grooved bearing wheels, a tensioning cable configured for alternately passing between and about respective housing grooved bearing wheels and lug grooved bearing wheels substantially about the perimeter of the drum shell, and a means for selectively adjusting the tension in the tensioning cable.