GB2564438A - Detachable supporting structure for tone bars - Google Patents

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GB2564438A
GB2564438A GB1711067.7A GB201711067A GB2564438A GB 2564438 A GB2564438 A GB 2564438A GB 201711067 A GB201711067 A GB 201711067A GB 2564438 A GB2564438 A GB 2564438A
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Lin Yu-Chao
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KHS Musical Instrument Co Ltd
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    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G10D13/01—General design of percussion musical instruments
    • G10D13/08—Multi-toned musical instruments with sonorous bars, blocks, forks, gongs, plates, rods or teeth
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    • G10G—REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
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A detachable supporting structure for tone bars has a base 10, a stationary mounting frame assembly 20 mounted on the base 10, and multiple supporting brackets 30 detachably mounted on the stationary mounting frame assembly 20. Each supporting bracket 30 is detachably coupled to the stationary mounting frame 20 in a concave-convex matching manner. Preferably the stationary mounting frame assembly comprises two parallel frame rods 21 and each supporting bracket 30 has two corresponding mounting frames 311 which has a mounting recess formed in the bottom surface of the mounting frame in use to receive the frame rods 21 when the support bracket is attached in place. The base may include two stands 11 and the stationary mounting frame assembly 20 may be attached to a supporting frame 12 that connects to the two stands 11. When the supporting bracket 30 is detached from the base 10 a width of the percussion instrument (such as a marimba, xylophone or metallophone) can be greatly reduced to enable convenient portability or transport or the instrument without full disassembly.

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DETACHABLE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR TONE BARS 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a percussion instrument, especially to a detachable supporting structure for tone bars of a percussion instrument. 2. Description of the Prior Art(s) A percussion instrument, such as a marimba, a xylophone, a metallophone, or the like, comprises a base and multiple tone bars. The tone bars are mounted on the base and are struck by mallets to produce musical tones. Moreover, the tone bars are arranged from short to long lengths and produce musical tones from higher to lower pitches.
Take a professional marimba as an instance. A conventional professional marimba has a supporting frame formed on a top of a base, a set of whole-tone bars arranged in a row, and a set of semi-tone bar arranged in a row. Each of the whole-tone bars and the semi-tone bars is disposed above and corresponds in position to a resonance tube. Since the set of the whole-tone bars and the set of the semi-tone bars are arranged from short to long lengths respectively, width of the conventional marimba increases from a first side for performing higher-pitched musical tones to a second side for performing lower-pitched musical tones.
However, since the width of the said second side of the conventional marimba is wider than a standard door frame, i.e. 76 centimeter (cm), the conventional marimba is usually settled in a room, such as a classroom. When it is necessary to move the conventional marimba out of the room, the marimba should be disassembled into parts in advance and then reassembled in a new place afterwards. Thus, to a marimba teaching institution that has to play the conventional marimba in different places once in a while, the conventional marimba is inconvenient on portability.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a detachable supporting structure for tone bars that is convenient on portability. The detachable supporting structure has a base, a stationary mounting frame assembly, and multiple supporting brackets. The stationary mounting frame assembly is securely mounted on a top of the base and extends between two opposite sides of the base. The supporting brackets are detachably mounted on the stationary mounting frame assembly and are arranged between the opposite sides of the base in sequence. Each of the supporting brackets has a movable mounting frame assembly The movable mounting frame assembly is disposed on a bottom of the supporting bracket and is detachably coupled with the stationary mounting frame assembly in a concave-convex matching maimer.
Since the supporting bracket can be easily detached from the base, a width of a percussion instrument can be greatly reduced by removing the supporting bracket. Accordingly, the percussion instrument can be moved without disassembling the whole percussion instrument and the percussion instrument with the detachable supporting structure for the tone bars is convenient on portability. IN THE DRAWINGS:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a detachable supporting structure for tone bars in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the detachable supporting structure for the tone bars in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional end view of the detachable supporting structure for the tone bars in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is another enlarged cross-sectional end view ofthe detachable supporting structure for the tone bars in Fig. 1; and
Fig. 5 is an operational perspective view ofthe detachable supporting structure for the tone bars in Fig. 1.
With reference to Figs. 1 and 2, a detachable supporting structure for tone bars in accordance with the present invention comprises a base 10, a stationary mounting frame assembly 20, and multiple supporting brackets 30.
The base 10 has a top and two opposite sides.
In the preferred embodiment, the base 10 includes two stands 11 and a supporting frame 12. The stands 11 are disposed apart from each other and respectively form the opposite sides ofthe base 10. Each ofthe stands 11 has a top end. The supporting frame 12 has two opposite ends. The opposite ends of the supporting frame 12 are respectively attached securely to the stands 11.
With further reference to Figs. 3 and 4, the stationary mounting frame assembly 20 is securely mounted on the top of the base 10 and extends between the opposite sides ofthe base 10.
In the preferred embodiment, the stationary mounting frame assembly 20 includes two frame rods 21. Each ofthe frame rods 21 is elongated. The frame rods 21 are mounted on the top of the base 10 and are parallel with each other.
Specifically, the stationary mounting frame assembly 20 is mounted on the supporting frame 12 and extends between the two stands 11. Each of the frame rods 21 of the stationary mounting frame assembly 20 has two opposite ends respectively attached securely to the top ends of the stands 11.
The supporting brackets 30 are detachably mounted on the stationary mounting frame assembly 20 and are arranged between the opposite sides of the base 10 in sequence. Tone bars 40 of a percussion instrument, such as a marimba, a xylophone, a metallophone, or the like, are mounted on the supporting bracket 30. Each of the supporting brackets 30 has a bottom and a movable mounting frame assembly 31. The bottom of the supporting bracket 30 faces toward the base 10. The movable mounting frame assembly 31 is disposed on the bottom of the supporting bracket 30 and is detachably coupled with the stationary mounting frame assembly 20 in a concave-convex matching manner. Thus, the supporting brackets 30 as well as the tone bars 40 can be easily removed from the base 10 according to needs of users.
In the preferred embodiment, the movable mounting frame assembly 31 of each of the supporting brackets 30 includes two mounting frames 311. Each of the mounting frames 311 is elongated. The mounting frames 311 are disposed on the bottom of the supporting bracket 30 and are parallel with each other. Each of the mounting frames 311 has two opposite ends, a bottom surface, and a mounting recess 312. The mounting recess 312 is formed in the bottom surface of the mounting frame 311 and extends through the opposite ends of the mounting frame 311. The frame rods 21 are respectively mounted in the mounting recesses 312 of the mounting frames 311. Each of the frame rods 21 is securely connected with a corresponding one of the mounting frames 311 via multiple fasteners 50.
The detachable supporting structure for the tone bars 40 as described has the following advantages. Since the supporting bracket 30 can be easily detached from the base 10, a width of the percussion instrument can be greatly reduced by removing the supporting bracket 30. Accordingly, the percussion instrument can be moved without disassembling the whole percussion instrument.
Moreover, since the tone bars 40 for performing lower-pitched musical tones are longer than the tone bars 40 for performing higher-pitched musical tones, the width of the percussion instrument is wider at a side for performing lower-pitched musical tones. Thus, with further reference to Fig. 5, when moving the percussion instrument with the detachable supporting structure for the tone bars 40, the user can only remove the supporting bracket 30 ant the tone bars 40 that are disposed on the side for performing lower-pitched musical tones from the base 10, so as to allow the rest of the percussion instrument to pass through a door frame 60 that is narrower than the supporting bracket 30 and the tone bars 40 that are disposed on the side for performing lower-pitched musical tones. Accordingly, the percussion instrument with the detachable supporting structure for the tone bars 40 is convenient on portability.

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CLAIM(S):
1. A detachable supporting structure for tone bars (40) comprising: a base (10) having a top and two opposite sides; a stationary mounting frame assembly (20) securely mounted on the top of the base (10) and extending between the opposite sides of the base (10); and multiple supporting brackets (30) detachably mounted on the stationary mounting frame assembly (20) and arranged between the opposite sides of the base (10) in sequence, and each of the supporting brackets (30) having a bottom facing toward the base (10); and a movable mounting frame assembly (31) disposed on the bottom of the supporting bracket (30) and detachably coupled with the stationary mounting frame assembly (20) in a concave-convex matching manner.
2. The detachable supporting structure for the tone bars (40) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stationary mounting frame assembly (20) includes two frame rods (21), each of the frame rods (21) is elongated, and the frame rods (21) are mounted on the top of the base (10) and are parallel with each other; and the movable mounting frame assembly (31) of each of the supporting brackets (30) includes two mounting frames (311), each of the mounting frames (311) is elongated, the mounting frames (311) are disposed on the bottom of the supporting bracket (30) and are parallel with each other, and each of the mounting frames (311) has two opposite ends; a bottom surface; and a mounting recess (312) formed in the bottom surface of the mounting frame (311) and extending through the opposite ends of the mounting frame (311); wherein the frame rods (21) are respectively mounted in the mounting recesses (312) ofthe mounting frames (311) and each ofthe frame rods (21) is securely connected with a corresponding one ofthe mounting frames (311) via multiple fasteners (50).
3. The detachable supporting structure for the tone bars (40) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base (10) includes two stands (11) disposed apart from each other; and a supporting frame (12) having two opposite ends, and the opposite ends of the supporting frame (12) respectively attached securely to the stands (11); and the stationary mounting frame assembly (20) is mounted on the supporting frame (12) and extends between the stands (11).
4. The detachable supporting structure for the tone bars (40) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the base (10) includes two stands (11) disposed apart from each other, and each ofthe stands (11) has a top end; and a supporting frame (12) having two opposite ends, and the opposite ends of the supporting frame (12) respectively attached securely to the two stands (11); the stationary mounting frame assembly (20) is mounted on the supporting frame (12) and extends between the two stands (11); and each of the frame rods (21) of the stationary mounting frame assembly (20) has two opposite ends respectively attached securely to the top ends of the stands (11).
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US11295711B2 (en) 2019-12-20 2022-04-05 SONOR GmbH Percussion instrument with at least two tone bars
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US11069330B2 (en) * 2019-09-16 2021-07-20 SONOR GmbH Tone bar of a percussion instrument and associated connecting element
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