1. A swiveling cymbals stand, comprising
a) a stand lower portion, and leg means supporting said lower portion to extend upright,
b) a stand upper portion to carry cymbals including discs one of which is movable relative to the other,
c) a swivel joint interconnecting said upper and lower portions, allowing the upper portion to be displaced to a selected angle from vertical and to a selected azimuth angle, and to remain at said angles,
d) and means for operating said cymbals including an actuator extending through said swivel joint,
e) said swivel joint including ball and socket elements, having variable relative positions corresponding to stand upper portion selected angularity, the ball element connected to said stand upper portion to swivel therewith, the socket element connected to said stand lower portion to support the ball element, said elements having through openings to pass an elongated member defined by said actuator,
f) there being upper and lower tubular guides extending with said openings to guide and protect said actuator as it moves endwise within said elements and guides.
2. The cymbals stand of claim 1 wherein said upper tubular guide consists of plastic material and projects downwardly through substantially the entirety of the ball element.
3. The cymbals stand of claim 1 wherein said means includes a foot pedal operatively connected to said actuator.
4. The cymbals stand of claim 1 including an adjustably tightenable clamp by which friction between the ball and socket, that provides resistance to pivoting, can be adjusted.
5. The cymbals stand of claim 4 wherein the ball has an outer surface and the clamp adjustably engages said outer surface.
6. The cymbals stand of claim 4 wherein the clamp is integrated with said socket element, to adjustably grip the ball.
7. The cymbals stand of claim 1 wherein the socket element includes a first part defining a seat for the ball, and a second part movable in one direction to clamp the ball against the seat, and movable in an opposite direction to allow ball swiveling relative to the seat.
8. The cymbals stand of claim 7 wherein the second part is rotatably supported by the first part.
9. The cymbals stand of claim 8, wherein the second part is a tubular nut having threaded engagement with the first part.
10. The combination of claim 9 wherein the tubular nut has a ball clamping surface spaced from said threaded engagement.
11. The combination of claim 1 including a support for said stand lower portion, and having legs that diverge to overall lateral extents exceeding cymbals tilt enabled by said swivel joint.
12. A swiveling percussion instrument stand, comprising
a) a stand lower portion, and leg means supporting said lower portion to extend upright,
b) a stand upper portion to carry a percussion instrument including parts one of which is movable relative to the other,
c) a swivel joint interconnecting said upper and lower portions, allowing the upper portion to be displaced to a selected angle from vertical and to a selected azimuth angle, and to remain at said angles,
d) and means for operating said instrument including an actuator extending through said swivel joint,
e) said swivel joint including ball and socket elements, having variable relative positions corresponding to stand upper portion selected angularity,
f) there being at least one tubular guide extending within openings defined by the ball and socket elements to closely guide and protect said actuator as it moves endwise within the elements and guide, the ball element carried to swivel within the socket element.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for connecting a connectable solenoid to at least one contact element, the solenoid being made of an insulating material and having a substantially cylindrical, hollow bobbin which is slid onto a housing body and is provided with at least two relay connectors that are anchored in an end area of the bobbin and project axially from it, the method comprising the steps of:
mounting the solenoid onto the housing body;
mounting a connecting part attached to the contact element, on the housing body; and
connecting the contact element to the relay connectors.
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of bending the relay connectors of the solenoid at a predetermined angle.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the contact element has contact tabs, and the method further comprises bending the contact tabs toward the connecting part at a predetermined angle.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein a web extends between the contact tabs, the method further comprising the step of punching out the web extending between the contact tabs of the contact element.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the connecting part has the form of one of (a) a clamp, (b) a buckle and (c) a clasp, and in the installed state surrounds the housing body in an angular range that is greater than 180\xb0.