Hi-hat stand apparatus for supporting a pair of cymbals

Claim 1

A hi-hat stand apparatus for supporting upper and lower cymbals facing each other, comprising: a hollow post having an open upper end portion, an open lower end portion, and a through hole extending between the two end portions, the lower cymbal being mounted on the upper end portion of the post; an elevator rod passed through the through hole of the hollow post, said rod having upper and lower end portions, said upper end portion of the rod projecting upward from the upper end portion of the hollow post and being fitted with the upper cymbal; return means for urging the elevator rod to ascend; stopper means for restraining the upper limit position of the elevator rod to prevent the rod ascend from ascending above a predetermined height; a frame having a pair of vertically extending side wall portions and a horizontally extending portion; a foot board having first and second end portions, said first end portion being supported by the horizontally extending portion of the frame, said second end portion being situated higher than the first end portion; a horizontal support shaft situated between the pair of side wall portions of the frame and adapted to move in the vertical direction in association with the elevator rod; a running guide member rotatably supported by means of the support shaft, said guide member being adapted to ascend and descend together with the elevator rod and situated higher than the second end portion of the foot board; a flexible member having a fixed end, a free end, and an intermediate portion situated between the two ends, said free end being connected to the second end portion of the foot board, said intermediate portion being curved in the form of an inverted U and wound around the upper half of the running guide member; and supporting means for supporting the fixed end of the flexible member, said supporting means being situated lower than the running guide member and immovable with respect to the frame.