CONGA DRUM STAND

Abstract

The invention relates to a conga drum stand comprising a supporting ring, away from which extend upwards at least three holding attachments having a concavely curved inside surface for receiving the conga drum and away from which extend downwards stand legs, in which the radius of curvature R1 of the concavely curved inside of the holding attachments is greater than the radius of curvature R2 of the supporting ring or of the conga drum to be received.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment as a conga drum stand according to the invention,

FIG. 2 shows a view, corresponding to FIG. 1, of a second embodiment, and

FIG. 3 shows a view from above of the conga drum stand according to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A conga drum stand 1 shown in the drawings comprises a supporting ring 2, to which are attached three legs 3 and three holding attachments 4. Each leg 3 comprises an upper portion 5 and a lower portion 6 made of a flat steel. Each of the lower portions 6 is provided on its upper surface with a hook 7 which may be inserted into corresponding recesses 8 in the upper portions 5 for height adjustment, it being possible to secure the position thus adjusted by a locking screw 9 which is inserted through recesses 10 in the lower portion 6 and through recesses 8 positioned thereunder in the upper portion 5 and secured by a wing nut 11.

The upper portions 5 have holes (not visible in the drawing) through which a fastening screw 12 is inserted which may be secured in each case by a wing nut 13.

The holding attachments 4 are integral with the upper portions 5 of the stand legs 3. Whereas the legs 3 extend outwardly in a downwards direction starting from the supporting ring 2, the holding attachments 4 are oriented outwardly in an upwards direction. The holding attachments 4 are each covered with a plastics material block 14 which, on the inside, has a concave contact surface 15. The radius of curvature R₁ of the contact surface 15 is less than the radius of curvature R₂ of the supporting ring 2 or of a conga drum 16 which is inserted into the supporting ring 2 and rests against the contact surfaces 15 and is indicated only in dashed lines in FIG. 3. Consequently, the lagging of the conga drum 16 does not rest in a planar manner against the holding surface 15, but only along the lines A and B, which results in linear and thus in relatively close contact, in particular also while bearing in mind irregularities in the surface of the conga drum.

The lower end 16 of the lower portions 6 of the stand legs 3 is twisted per se through 180° which increases the stability in the foot region.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the non-twisted portion 17 of the lower end aligns with the portion 6, while the embodiment according to FIG. 2 provides an angular bend of 90°.

Pushed onto the lower region of this portion 17 are plastics material or rubber slip stoppers 18 which have on their lower side 19 and 19a respectively a non-slip structure in the form of rib-like or knob-like projections.

Claims

1. Conga drum stand comprising a supporting ring, away from which extend upwards at least three holding attachments having a concavely curved inside surface for receiving the conga drum and away from which extend downwards stand legs, wherein the radius of curvature (R1) of the concavely curved inside of the holding attachments (4) is greater than the radius of curvature (R2) of the supporting ring (2) or of the conga drum (16) to be received.

2. Conga drum stand according to claim 1, wherein the holding attachments (4) are formed by rubber or plastics material elements.

3. Conga drum stand according to claim 1, wherein the holding attachments (4) are configured as an extension of the respective stand leg (3) which is screwed to the supporting ring (2).

4. Conga drum stand according to claim 1, wherein the stand legs (3) consist of a planar profile material, wherein the profile material of the stand legs (3) has a twist (16) in the region upstream of the lower end (17).

5. Conga drum stand according to claim 4, wherein the twist (16) is of 180°.

6. Conga drum stand according to claim 4, wherein the lower ends (17) of the stand legs (3) are offset by an obtuse angle.