Leg system for drums

Abstract

A drum is connected to a support leg by a connecting mechanism which includes a clamping bracket attached to the tubular lugs and a leg bracket attached to the leg member. The main clamping unit comprises an open-ended clamp adapted to be selectively positioned on a tubular lug of a drum body and securely tightened to immovably fix the clamping bracket relative to the drum. The leg bracket comprises an aperture adapted to receive the elongated rod of the leg member and a fixing mechanism to selectively secure the leg member relative to the clamping bracket. The main clamping unit is integrally fixed to the leg bracket through a main body portion of the clamping bracket. With the leg system of this invention, the legless drum may be supported in both a horizontal or vertical orientation.

1 . A leg system for a drum comprising:
 a leg member;   a clamping bracket for fixing said leg member to said drum, said clamping bracket including a main clamping unit and a leg bracket,
 said main clamping unit comprises an open-ended clamp adapted to be selectively positioned on a tubular lug of a drum body and securely tightened to immovably fix said clamping bracket relative to said drum, said open-ended clamp having an adjustable opening to receive and accommodate tubular lugs of different sizes while said tubular lugs are mounted to a drum, 
 said leg bracket comprising at least one aperture adapted to receive said elongated rod of said leg member and a fixing mechanism to selectively secure said leg member relative to said clamping bracket. 
   
   
   
       2 . The leg system according to  claim 1 , wherein said main clamping unit is integrally fixed to said leg bracket through a main rigid body of said clamping bracket. 
   
   
       3 . The leg system according to  claim 1 , wherein said leg bracket is configured to receive said elongated rod in at least first and second positions, said first position orienting said drum in a substantially upright position and said second position orienting said drum in a substantially horizontal position. 
   
   
       4 . The leg system according to  claim 1 , wherein said open-ended clamp comprises a threaded hook threaded onto a first body, said threaded hook engages said tubular lug and is selectively tightened to immovably fix said clamping bracket relative to said drum. 
   
   
       5 . The leg system according to  claim 4 , wherein said first body includes at least one notch facing said threaded hook to center the tubular lugs relative to the threaded hook and prevent twisting. 
   
   
       6 . The leg system according to  claim 4 , wherein said first body is a u-shaped body with a main thread portion and two legs, each of said legs including said notch, with each said notch being aligned with one another. 
   
   
       7 . The leg system according to  claim 4 , wherein said leg bracket comprises a threaded eye bolt receiving said elongated rod of said leg member, said eye bolt being tightened to secured said leg member relative to said main clamping unit. 
   
   
       8 . The leg system according to  claim 7 , wherein said leg bracket comprising two parallel side walls, each said sidewall comprising said at least one aperture aligned with an opening in said eye bolt to receive said elongated rod passing through said apertures and said opening. 
   
   
       9 . The leg system according to  claim 7 , wherein each said threaded eyebolt and said threaded hook comprise wing nut to adjust a position of said eyebolt and said threaded hook. 
   
   
       10 . The leg system according to  claim 8 , wherein said at least one aperture is a diamond-shaped opening. 
   
   
       11 . The leg system according to  claim 8 , wherein said two parallel walls of said leg bracket include aligned V-shaped notches adjacent said at least one aperture. 
   
   
       12 . The leg system according to  claim 1 , wherein said leg member includes an elongated rod and a resilient foot.