Abstract: A drum lifter ring formed as a one-piece molded synthetic resin ring having a plurality of rows of radially outwardly opening recesses in a midportion thereof, a rigid top wall projecting radially outwardly to beyond the outer surface of the midportion, and a rigid bottom wall projecting radially inwardly beyond the inner surface of the midportion. The bottom wall is provided with a plurality of downwardly opening recesses. The top wall defines a downwardly opening annular recess adjacent the outer surface of the ring midportion. In the illustrated embodiment, the radially outwardly opening recesses in the midportion are provided in a plurality of vertically spaced rows, with the recesses of the respective rows vertically aligned.