Information
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Patent Grant
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6541685
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Patent Number
6,541,685
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Date Filed
Monday, June 25, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, April 1, 200321 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
- Browdy and Neimark, P.L.L.C.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 084 421
- 084 327
- 084 4223
- 084 419
- 084 411 R
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International Classifications
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Abstract
In a conga stand comprising a holding ring for a conga to be inserted and holding pieces joined on the holding ring and resting laterally on the conga as well as legs equally connected to the holding ring, it is provided that each leg, at its lower end, has a cranked section which is parallel to the ground it stands on and is provided with a non-slip cover, in particular of rubber or the like.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a conga stand comprising a holding ring for a conga to be inserted and holding pieces joined on the holding ring and resting laterally on the conga as well as legs equally connected to the holding ring.
2. Background Art
Conga stands of the generic type are used in particular for congas of some size. Conga stands come in numerous and varying designs, with comparatively complicated embodiments resulting from the desire to make one and the same conga stand suitable for congas of the most varying dimensions.
As a result of the complexity of some prior art constructions, these conga stands will be comparatively expensive, and quite a few musicians do not even make use of the all-purpose character of the known constructions, it being their wish to use a certain stand only for a certain conga.
A conga stand of the generic type is known from DE 295 00 540 U. It has been extraordinarily successful in practice. A certain drawback resides in that the legs and the cover of the legs stand on the ground approximately by point contact, which, when someone plays the conga, works in favor of a certain migrating motion of the legs as they vibrate from intrinsic flexibility.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to further develop a conga stand of the type mentioned at the outset so that its stability on any ground it stands on is clearly improved.
According to the invention, this object is attained by each leg, at its lower end, having a cranked section which is substantially parallel to the ground it stands on and is provided with a non-slip cover, in particular of rubber or the like.
The enlarged surface resulting there from, combined with the non-slip cover, help prevent the hopping effect on the legs occasioned by vibrations when the conga is played which sum up, resulting in a migrating motion.
By advantage, the underside of the cover is provided with a tread.
Another significant increase in stability on certain floors is attained by the cranked section having a threaded hole which a screw is screwed in; the screw has a spike at its lower end and can be moved, in particular screwed, downwards to project beyond the underside of the cover or tread. Correspondingly, the stand may virtually be anchored on a floor by way of these spikes, which can be withdrawn if desired for gentle treatment of floors that are susceptible to damaging.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a conga stand according to the invention;
FIG. 2
is a lateral view of a leg of the conga stand with a holding ring partially cut off;
FIG. 3
is a plan view of a leg in the direction of the arrow III of
FIG. 2
;
FIG. 4
is a section along the line IV—IV in
FIG. 3
; and
FIG. 5
is a section through the portion of the lower end of a leg.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A conga stand
1
seen in the drawing comprises a holding ring
2
on which three legs
3
are mounted.
Each leg
3
comprises a lower section
4
and an upper section
5
which—as seen in FIG.
4
—are bent in a direction perpendicular to their longitudinal extension, having the same radius of curvature so that they can be fitted together while overlapping telescopically. The upper and the lower section
5
and
4
have a series of equidistant drilled holes
6
and
7
; the drilled holes
7
of the upper section
5
, which in use is the underlying section, have an internal thread
8
and the drilled holes
6
of the lower section
4
, which in use lies on top, have a conical section
9
for accommodation of the head
10
of a screw
11
the external thread of which can be screwed into the internal thread
8
of each drilled hole
7
.
By telescoping displacement of the sections
4
and
5
one relative to the other, the height of each leg
3
can be regulated, the at least two drilled holes
6
and
7
being movable to coincide so that a position thus adjusted can be fixed by means of two screws
11
. The insertion of the screws
11
and the curvature of the sections
4
and
5
help obtain a stable, non-warping construction.
The upper section
5
of each leg
3
comprises a holding member
12
in the shape of a U, the legs
13
of the U enclasping the holding ring
2
.
The bight
14
of the U of each holding member
12
is provided with a drilled hole
15
which is in alignment with a corresponding drilled hole
16
in the holding ring
2
so that a screw
17
can be pushed through from the inside of the holding ring
2
sufficiently far for the head
18
of the screw
17
to rest on the inside of the bight
14
of the U; then a shim
19
and a fly nut
20
are placed, or screwed, from outside on the screw
17
. Tightening the fly nut
20
provides for a stable assembly of the leg
3
and the holding ring
2
.
The upper section
5
of each leg
3
has a joined-on holding piece
21
with a bearing pad
22
; as seen in
FIGS. 1 and 2
, the legs
3
extend externally downwards from the holding ring
2
and the holding pieces
21
joined on extend externally upwards so that a hopper-type area is created, where the conga can be inserted and retained by clamping frictional engagement.
Each leg
3
has a cranked section
23
at its lower end, the cranked section
23
being parallel to the ground on which it is placed and provided with a rubber cushion
24
which has a tread
25
on its underside.
The rubber cushions
24
are provided with a recess
26
, which is in alignment with a threaded hole
27
in the cranked section
23
of the leg
3
. A headless screw
28
is screwed into the threaded hole
27
, having a spike
29
at its lower end. The headless screw
27
can be screwed for this spike to project beyond the tread
25
on the underside, which will reliably prevent the conga stand from being displaced when the conga is played.
Claims
- 1. A conga stand comprising a holding ring for a conga to be inserted and holding pieces joined on the holding ring and resting laterally on the conga as well as legs equally connected to the holding ring, wherein each leg (3), at its lower end, has a crank section (23) which is substantially parallel to the ground it stands on and is provided with a non-slip cover, wherein the cranked section (23) has a threaded hole (27) which a screw (28) is screwed in, the screw (28) having a spike (29) at its lower end and being movable to project downwards beyond the underside of the cover (24) and the tread (25).
- 2. A conga stand according to claim 1, wherein the cover on the underside is provided with a tread (25).
- 3. The conga stand of claim 1 wherein said non-slip cover is of rubber.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
100 36 841 |
Jul 2000 |
DE |
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US Referenced Citations (3)
Foreign Referenced Citations (3)
Number |
Date |
Country |
40 06 484 |
Sep 1991 |
DE |
295 00 540.8 |
Apr 1995 |
DE |
199 04 457 |
Aug 1999 |
DE |