US4387839A — Drum supporting harness

Claim 1

Independent Claim 250 words

As a new article of manufacture, a harness intended to be worn by a marching drummer for supporting a drum of the type having on the outside of its body a spaced, horizontal hanger strip, said harness comprising in combination: (a) a pair of shoulder hooks adapted to rest on the shoulders of the drummer, (b) a breast plate secured to and extending between said shoulder hooks at the chest of the drummer, said breast plate maintaining a predetermined spacing between the shoulder hooks, (c) a hanger structure attached to the breast plate and depending therefrom, (d) upwardly-facing hook means comprising a horizontal leg having a vertical bill portion extending upward from the end of the leg, said hook means being carried by the lower portion of the hanger structure and being adapted to fit under the hanger strip on the drum and the bill portion thereof being adapted to extend upward in the space between the drum body and the hanger strip, (e) a spacer bar extending downward from the hook means, and (f) a spacing leg carried by the lower end of the spacer bar and extending forwardly therefrom, having an abutment at its forward end, said abutment being spaced from the spacer bar and adapted for engagement with a side wall of the drum to maintain the latter in playing position while being supported by said hook means, (g) all portions of the abutment on the spacing leg being disposed forwardly with respect to the hook means.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 250 words

As a new article of manufacture, a harness intended to be worn by a marching drummer for supporting a drum of the type having on the outside of its body a spaced, horizontal hanger strip, said harness comprising in combination: (a) a pair of shoulder hooks adapted to rest on the shoulders of the drummer, (b) a breast plate secured to and extending between said shoulder hooks at the chest of the drummer, said breast plate maintaining a predetermined spacing between the shoulder hooks, (c) a hanger structure attached to the breast plate and depending therefrom, (d) upwardly-facing hook means comprising a horizontal leg having a vertical bill portion extending upward from the end of the leg, said hook means being carried by the lower portion of the hanger structure and being adapted to fit under the hanger strip on the drum and the bill portion thereof being adapted to extend upward in the space between the drum body and the hanger strip, (e) a spacer bar extending downward from the hook means, and (f) a spacing leg carried by the lower end of the spacer bar and extending forwardly therefrom, having an abutment at its forward end, said abutment being spaced from the spacer bar and adapted for engagement with a side wall of the drum to maintain the latter in playing position while being supported by said hook means, (g) all portions of the abutment on the spacing leg being disposed forwardly with respect to the hook means.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 44 words

The invention as defined in claim 1, and further including: (a) a waist plate rigid with said hook means and extending laterally on opposite sides thereof, for engagement with frontal portions of the drummer to provide support when the hook means mounts a drum.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 47 words

The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein: (a) said hanger structure comprises a pair of overlapping strips having plural apertures, and (b) bolts passing through apertures of the overlapping strips for securing the same in various adjusted positions to effect different overall lengths of the structure.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 27 words

The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein: (a) the shoulder hooks are pivotally secured to the breast plate to enable the hooks to be adjustably positioned.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 101 words

The invention as defined in claim 1, and further including: (a) a drum having a hanger strip, (b) a ledge on the drum comprising a bridge plate extending along the hanger strip of the drum and in spaced relation to the drum body, (c) a pair of studs secured to the said bridge plate in spaced relation with each other, and (d) shoulders on the studs, spaced from the said bridge plate, (e) said bill portion of the hook means engaging the bridge plate between said studs and being positionable by the latter and the shoulder thereof, while supporting the drum.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 49 words

The invention as defined in claim 5, wherein: (a) said drum hanger strip extends along and engages the bridge plate and is provided with a plurality of apertures, (b) said pair of studs passing through some of said apertures and mounting said bridge plate on the said hanger strip.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 101 words

A drum comprising in combination: (a) a body having annular side walls, (b) a bridge plate attached to an upper side wall of the drum in spaced relation therewith, (c) a pair of studs secured to the bridge plate in spaced relation with each other, and (d) shoulders on the studs spaced from the bridge plate and adapted to be engageable by a supporting hook which is inserted between the studs and in engagement with the bridge plate, said bridge plate, studs and shoulders being adapted to confine the supporting hook and restrict lateral movement thereof as it supports the drum.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 101 words

A drum comprising in combination: (a) a body having annular side walls, (b) a bridge plate attached to an upper side wall of the drum in spaced relation therewith, (c) a pair of studs secured to the bridge plate in spaced relation with each other, and (d) shoulders on the studs spaced from the bridge plate and adapted to be engageable by a supporting hook which is inserted between the studs and in engagement with the bridge plate, said bridge plate, studs and shoulders being adapted to confine the supporting hook and restrict lateral movement thereof as it supports the drum.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 42 words

The invention as defined in claim 7, wherein: (a) said body has a hanger strip provided with a plurality of apertures, (b) said pair of studs passing through some of said apertures and mounting said ledge on the said horizontal hanger strip.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 221 words

As a new article of manufacture, a harness intended to be worn by a marching drummer for supporting a drum, said harness comprising in combination: (a) a pair of shoulder hooks adapted to rest on the shoulders of the drummer, (b) a breast plate secured to and extending between said shoulder hooks at the chest, said breast plate maintaining a predetermined spacing between the shoulder hooks, (c) a hanger structure attached to the breast plate and depending therefrom, (d) upwardly-facing hook means carried by the lower portion of the hanger structure, adapted to fit under and into a ledge on the drum, (e) a spacer bar extending downward from the hook means, (f) a spacing abutment carried by the spacer bar and extending forwardly therefrom and disposed forwardly with respect to the hook means, said spacing abutment being adapted for engagement with a side wall of the drum to maintain the latter in playing position while being supported by said hook means, (g) said hook means, spacer bar and spacing abutment being constituted of a single, U-shaped metal strip having legs of unequal length, and (h) the extremities of the legs of the metal strip being provided with offset portions one of which forms part of said hook means whereas the other comprises a pad for contact with the drum wall.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 221 words

As a new article of manufacture, a harness intended to be worn by a marching drummer for supporting a drum, said harness comprising in combination: (a) a pair of shoulder hooks adapted to rest on the shoulders of the drummer, (b) a breast plate secured to and extending between said shoulder hooks at the chest, said breast plate maintaining a predetermined spacing between the shoulder hooks, (c) a hanger structure attached to the breast plate and depending therefrom, (d) upwardly-facing hook means carried by the lower portion of the hanger structure, adapted to fit under and into a ledge on the drum, (e) a spacer bar extending downward from the hook means, (f) a spacing abutment carried by the spacer bar and extending forwardly therefrom and disposed forwardly with respect to the hook means, said spacing abutment being adapted for engagement with a side wall of the drum to maintain the latter in playing position while being supported by said hook means, (g) said hook means, spacer bar and spacing abutment being constituted of a single, U-shaped metal strip having legs of unequal length, and (h) the extremities of the legs of the metal strip being provided with offset portions one of which forms part of said hook means whereas the other comprises a pad for contact with the drum wall.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 64 words

The invention as defined in claim 9, and further including: (a) a waist plate rigid with said hook means and extending laterally on opposite sides thereof, for engagement with frontal portions of the drummer to provide support when the hook means mounts a drum, said waist plate having a vertical width substantially equal to the distance between the legs of the U-shaped metal strip.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1986-06-13	1986-12-13	1987-06-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1990-06-13	1990-12-13	1991-06-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1994-06-13	1994-12-13	1995-06-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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