Patents Assigned to Selmer Corporation
  • Air flow valve for musical instrument
    Patent number: 5396825
    Abstract: An air flow valve positioned along the air flow path in a wind instrument. The valve includes three air conduits and is shiftable between a first position wherein the air flows substantially straight through the main air passage to the bell, and a second position wherein the air flow is diverted to a slide loop and thence back to the main air passage. The valve includes a manual actuator which is easily accessed by the musician to shift the valve between its first and second positions during playing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Assignee: Selmer Corporation
    Inventor: Herbert L. Kirts
  • Shiftable snare strainer for a drum
    Patent number: 5107742
    Abstract: A shiftable snare strainer for a snare drum including a body secured to the drum shell and a slide longitudinally shiftable relative to the body. The slide is connected at its lower end to the snares. A lock is pivotally carried by the body for engaging the slide to hold the slide in a down position wherein the snares are spaced from the head. The lock is released by striking a release pad to allow the slide to shift upwardly to engage the snares with the drumhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Selmer Corporation
    Inventors: John Cummings, Fred Mills, Richard Gerlach, Glenn Strawn