Tri-Column Bass Drum Stand for Horizontal Torque Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing percussion instrument stands fail to provide a seamless transition between carrier-mounted and stand-mounted playing, leading to instability and disruption of muscle memory and technical refinement due to the absorption of playing torque by the user when carrier-mounted and displacement when stand-mounted.
Innovation Solution
A percussion instrument stand with support columns and couplers that resist horizontal torque, featuring adjustable telescoping columns, gas springs, and a coupler system to stabilize the instrument, ensuring stability and ease of transition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If the bass drum is stand mounted, then the performer fatigue is reduced, but the playing surface stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into multiple support columns (first, second, and third support columns) arranged in a triangular configuration. This segmentation distributes the load and provides multi-directional stability, preventing the drum from twisting while maintaining ease of transition between carrier and stand mounting.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds a horizontal stabilization dimension by introducing a third support column to create a triangular base. This transforms the support structure from a potentially unstable configuration to one that resists horizontal torque through geometric distribution of support points in three-dimensional space.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the bass drum is carrier mounted, then the playing surface stability is maintained, but the performer fatigue increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand incorporates quick-release mechanisms and adjustable components that allow dynamic transition between carrier-mounted and stand-mounted configurations. The telescoping support columns can be rapidly adjusted in length, enabling seamless transitions that preserve playing stability while reducing fatigue during extended performances.
3Ease of operation
If the bass drum is stand mounted, then the ease of operation is improved, but the muscle memory development is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The stand features adjustable parameters including telescoping column lengths and adjustable coupler positions that can be configured to replicate the playing characteristics of carrier-mounted drums. This allows the stand-mounted configuration to maintain the stability parameters necessary for consistent muscle memory development while providing ease of operation through quick-adjustment mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides stable support for percussion instruments, maintaining instrument stability and facilitating smooth transitions, thereby preserving muscle memory and ensemble uniformity.
Implementation Method 1
gas springs
Implementation Method 2
adjustable telescoping columns
Data Source
AI summary
A percussion instrument stand includes a plurality of support columns. Each support column is associated with a respective support leg that supports the support column off of a standing surface. The percussion instrument stand also includes an instrument mount configured to support a percussion instrument thereon so as to be vertically supported by one or more of the support columns. At least one coupler is provided so as to engage each of the support columns and thereby resist a horizontal torque exerted on the percussion instrument.