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Bongos holder

Assignee: Hwa Shin Musical Instrument Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-09-29
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Granted: 1999-10-26
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Expires: 2018-09-29
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Abstract

Abstract A bongos holder includes a U-shaped holder base having a mounting rod fastened to a tripod, a packing plate coupled to one vertical side wall of the holder base, a holding down device driven to force the packing plate in holding down the block between the two drums of a bongos in the holder base, a clamping plate fixed to the holder base at the desired elevation by a wing nut to top the block of the bongos from upward movement, and a supporting member fixed to the mounting rod at the desired elevation by a tightening up wing screw to support the drums of the bongos.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tsun-Chi Liao

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 08:08
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10D; G10D13/00; G10D13/10; G10D13/28; G10D13/01; G10D13/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 285 words
A bongos holder used for holding a bongo for beating, comprising: a holder base for holding the block between the two drums of a bongo, said holder base comprising a horizontal bottom wall, two vertical side walls raised from said horizontal bottom wall at two opposite sides and arranged in parallel, a screw rod perpendicularly raised from one of said two vertical side walls on the outside, and a downward mounting rod perpendicularly downwardly extended from said horizontal bottom wall for connection to a tripod; a packing plate coupled to one vertical side wall of said holder base by two bolts and moved with said bolts relative to the other vertical side wall of said holder base; holding down means mounted on one vertical side wall of said holder base and driven to force said packing plate against the block between the drums of the bongos being installed in said holder base; a clamping plate fastened to the screw rod at one vertical side wall of said holder base and fixed at the desired elevation by a wing nut to hold the block of the installed bongos in said holder base, said clamping plate having a vertical section attached to one vertical side wall of said holder base, a horizontal section stopped at the block of the installed bongos at a top side, and a downwardly extended mounting slot coupled to the screw rod at one vertical side wall of said holder base; and a supporting member mounted around said mounting rod and fixed thereto at the desired elevation by a tightening up wing screw, said supporting member having two side wings, which support the drums of the bongos being installed in said holder base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 285 words
A bongos holder used for holding a bongo for beating, comprising: a holder base for holding the block between the two drums of a bongo, said holder base comprising a horizontal bottom wall, two vertical side walls raised from said horizontal bottom wall at two opposite sides and arranged in parallel, a screw rod perpendicularly raised from one of said two vertical side walls on the outside, and a downward mounting rod perpendicularly downwardly extended from said horizontal bottom wall for connection to a tripod; a packing plate coupled to one vertical side wall of said holder base by two bolts and moved with said bolts relative to the other vertical side wall of said holder base; holding down means mounted on one vertical side wall of said holder base and driven to force said packing plate against the block between the drums of the bongos being installed in said holder base; a clamping plate fastened to the screw rod at one vertical side wall of said holder base and fixed at the desired elevation by a wing nut to hold the block of the installed bongos in said holder base, said clamping plate having a vertical section attached to one vertical side wall of said holder base, a horizontal section stopped at the block of the installed bongos at a top side, and a downwardly extended mounting slot coupled to the screw rod at one vertical side wall of said holder base; and a supporting member mounted around said mounting rod and fixed thereto at the desired elevation by a tightening up wing screw, said supporting member having two side wings, which support the drums of the bongos being installed in said holder base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
The bongos holder of claim 1 wherein the two vertical side walls of said holder base each have two guard flanges perpendicularly raised from the border thereof at two opposite sides.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 84 words
The bongos holder of claim 1 wherein said holding down means is comprised of a screw rod threaded into a screw hole at one vertical side wall of said holder base and stopped against said packing plate, a wing nut threaded onto one end of said screw rod outside said holder base, and a lock pin fastened to the wing nut and screw rod of said holding down means to fixedly secure the wing nut and screw rod of said holding down means together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
The bongos holder of claim 1 wherein said packing plate is comprised of a rigid base layer fastened to said bolts, and a flexible cover layer covered on said rigid base layer.

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