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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Pearl Musical Instrument Co., Chiba, JP;
Inventor:
Akito Takegawa, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Pearl Musical Instrument Company, Chiba, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 13/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drum tensioning device is provided. The drum tensioning device can include an insert having a flange and a shank. The shank can be configured to engage a tension rod. The tensioning device can also include a casing having a mount configured to receive a connecting member to secure the casing to a shell of the drum. The casing can further include an opening formed in the casing through which the shank of the insert extends and a recess formed on an inner surface of the casing configured to retain the flange of the insert while permitting for radial and axial movement of the shank relative to the opening.