SNARE DRUM STRAINER WITH LOCKING ASSEMBLY

摘要

A snare assembly tensioning and locking mechanism for holding snare wires in either a contact or non-contact position against a bottom drum head of a snare drum. The mechanism uses a lever mounted horseshoe shaped clip including surface bumps or protrusions that, when the lever is in an upward and locked position, engage a set of complementary notches on a surrounding peripheral surface of a snare wire tension adjusting knob. In alternate embodiments, the locking lever may pivot toward the drum or in a direction tangential to the drum. In this manner, the snare wires are held in tension against inadvertent loosening of the tension adjusting knob while the drum is played.

主权项

1. A snare strainer for a snare drum, comprising:
a frame assembly comprising a frame assembly housing, a drum attachment portion extending from the frame assembly housing, and a bore formed in the frame assembly housing; a snare wire assembly holder coupled to a lower end of the frame assembly housing, wherein the snare wire assembly holder is configured to engage snare wires; a tension rod disposed within the bore formed in the frame assembly housing, wherein the tension rod is configured to modify tension applied to the snare wires and a plurality of notches are formed in an outer surface of the tension rod; an adjusting knob coupled to an upper portion of the tension rod; a lever pivotally mounted to the frame assembly, wherein the lever comprises a lever body and a projection that extends substantially perpendicular to the lever body; and a restricting element operably associate with the projection of the lever, wherein the fastening element engages with the notches formed in an outer surface of the adjusting knob.