Title: Snare drum with tone ring

Abstract: A snare drum is formed of a batter head assembly and a snare head assembly fixedly held in mutually spaced apart relation by a number of support rods. A cylindrical tone ring is seated upon the snare head assembly and extends toward but short of the batter head assembly to provide a resonating chamber for the snare head.

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Inventors: Clark, Forrest W. (Fountain Valley, CA, US)

Application Number: 619779
Filing Date: 1975-10-06
Publication_date: 1976-09-21
Assignee: CBS Inc. (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 84/415 984/151, 984/DIG1
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US Patent Ref:

578198	Mar, 1897	Boulanger	84/411.
663854	Dec, 1900	Boulanger	84/411.
1767133	Jun, 1930	Hunt	84/411.
3113481	Dec, 1963	Thompson	84/415.
3215021	Nov, 1965	Kester	84/411.
3635119	Jan, 1972	Thompson	84/411.

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Primary Examiner: Franklin, Lawrence R.
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Attorney: Gausewitz, Carr & Rothenberg