Kick Drum Anchoring Device with Pivoting Engagement Base
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Solution Overview
Problem
Kick drums tend to shift during play due to rocking motion, despite existing solutions like spurs and gig rugs, which either fail to provide complete stability or present tripping hazards and are cumbersome to transport.
Innovation Solution
Replacing the spikes on spurs with anchoring devices that allow relative pivoting, featuring a flat base with an array of downwardly projecting points for secure floor engagement, minimizing tipping and ensuring continuous resistance against sliding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional spikes are used on spurs to engage the floor covering, then the drum can be restrained from sliding, but the rocking motion of the drum causes the spikes to lift and lose engagement, allowing the drum to shift position
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring device incorporates a pivoting mounting mechanism that allows the base engagement piece to dynamically adjust its orientation in response to drum rocking motion. This dynamic adaptation maintains continuous floor engagement despite the drum's movement, preventing both lifting and loss of restraint effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges multiple engagement points by providing an array of downwardly projecting pointed features on the base engagement piece. This combination of multiple points ensures that at least some features remain engaged with the floor covering during drum rocking, maintaining reliable restraint.
2Reliability
If a gig rug with an attached board is used to prevent drum shifting, then the drum position can be restrained, but the board presents a tripping hazard and the rug is bulky and cumbersome to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the anchoring function directly into the existing spur structure of the drum. The anchoring device integrates with the spur mechanism, eliminating the need for separate gig rugs and boards. This integration maintains drum position restraint while removing tripping hazards and reducing transport burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential restraint function from the bulky gig rug system and concentrates it into a compact anchoring device that attaches to the drum's existing spur structure. This extraction eliminates unnecessary bulk and tripping hazards while preserving the position restraint capability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If additional resistance is provided against drum shifting, then the drum position stability improves, but the device complexity increases with separate components that need to be assembled and disassembled
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the anchoring device with the existing spur structure of the kick drum. The anchoring device attaches to and integrates with the spur mechanism, creating a unified system that provides enhanced position stability without requiring separate components to be assembled and disassembled. This integration simplifies the overall system while improving stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The anchoring devices provide secure and stable positioning of the kick drum, preventing shifting during play without tripping hazards and remaining attached to the drum, eliminating the need for separate handling.
Implementation Method 1
the large number of point features greatly increases the resistance to any movement of the drum during playing
Data Source
AI summary
An anchoring device and method for kick drums in which an elongated member is connected to each kick drum spur and each member has an engagement base piece pivotally mounted thereto, the engagement base piece having an array of pointed features projecting from an undersurface adapted to penetrate into a floor covering to resist any tendency of movement of the kick drum on a floor when being played.