Patents by Inventor David E. Meador

David E. Meador has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4138920
    Abstract: A snare drum attachment comprising a first and a second bar about the same length as the snare head diameter of a snare drum, a pair of bridges mounted between the bars, a plurality of snares stretched across the bridges and defining a snare surface, vibration-absorbing pads positioned between the bridges and the snares to cushion the snares thereby preventing the transfer of vibrations to the bridges and maintaining the snares in fixed straight lines, and a supporting bar and end plate arrangement fastened to the snare drum hoop for rigidly suspending the two bars directly below and independent of the snare head. Also provided are two separate strainers for separately adjusting the vertical drop of each bridge thereby allowing independent control of the contact pressure between the snares and the snare head adjacent each bridge and a spring-loaded screw and guide pin arrangement for adjusting the tension on the stretched snares.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Inventor: David E. Meador