Height Adjustable Foot Elements for Percussion Stands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional percussion support stands with flat legs lack flexibility in positioning, as they tend to interfere with each other when deployed close together, limiting the setup options for drum sets and hindering a drummer's access to components.
Innovation Solution
The musical percussion support stand incorporates height adjustable foot elements with pivotally secured legs and multiple recesses, allowing for adjustable positioning and orientation, enabling legs to be positioned closely or overlapping without obstruction, and providing improved vibration dampening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional flat stands with three legs are deployed, then the stand provides stable support, but the legs interfere with each other when stands are positioned close together
Solution Approach 1:
The foot elements are made adjustable in height, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of the stand's footprint. Each leg can have its foot element adjusted to different heights, enabling the stand to adapt its configuration to avoid interference with adjacent stands while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The height parameter of the foot elements is made variable through adjustment mechanisms. By changing the height parameter of individual foot elements, the stand can be configured to elevate certain legs above interfering objects or adjust the effective footprint to prevent interference when positioned close to other stands.
2Ease of operation
If stands are positioned close together to allow drummer access, then component accessibility improves, but leg interference increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable foot elements enable dynamic adaptation of each leg's position and height, allowing the stand to be configured in close proximity to other stands without leg interference. This dynamic adjustability provides the positioning flexibility needed to optimize drummer access while preventing interference.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment capability is applied to individual foot elements on each leg independently. This segmentation allows selective adjustment of specific legs to different heights or positions, enabling precise control over the stand's footprint and leg positioning to avoid interference in tight configurations.
3Device complexity
If fixed foot elements are used, then the stand structure is simple, but positioning flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The foot elements incorporate adjustment mechanisms that allow changing of height while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. The dynamic adjustability is achieved through straightforward mechanical means that add minimal complexity while providing significant positioning flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The height parameter of foot elements is made adjustable through simple mechanical mechanisms. This allows the same basic structural design to accommodate multiple positioning scenarios by varying the height parameter, thereby providing adaptability without substantially increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
In some aspects, a musical percussion support stand includes a stand tube, legs that are configured to be deployed perpendicular to the stand tube in supporting arrangement and a set of two or more height adjustable foot elements. The height adjustable foot elements include a body with at least one rest surface and a first recess. The first recess is configured to receive a leg, with a central axis of the first recess substantially parallel to a horizontal central axis of the body. The body has a first position and a second position relative to a central axis of the leg. In the first position, the rest surface may be disposed on a supporting surface for supporting the stand, with the leg relatively more spaced above the supporting surface than in the second position.