BACKGROUND

A drum kit or drum set is a collection of drums and cymbals that are set up on stands to be played by a single player with drumsticks held in both hands and feet operating pedals that control a hi-hat cymbal and a bass drum. A drum kit consists of a mix of drums of different sizes tat each create a different tone or sound. For example, a typical drum kit may contain a snare drum mounted on a stand and placed between the player's knees; a bass drum played by a foot operated pedal; two or more toms mounted above the bass drum; a hi-hat opened and closed with a foot pedal; and one or more stand mounted cymbals.

One challenge with drum kits is due to the size of the drums themselves, as bass drums are often 1 to 2 feet in diameter, snare drums are over foot diameter, and toms range from 6 inches to nearly 2 feet in diameter. More particularly, the size of drums creates challenges for storing and or transporting drums, as they take up so much space in storage or transportation mediums. Often times musicians tried to stack drums for storage, but stacking has been found to degrade the quality of the drum heads, as when a smaller drum is stacked on top of a larger drum, the weight of the smaller drum is supported solely by the larger drum's head, which is a sensitive part of the drum that creates the sound and can be easily deformed or damaged.

As such, there is a need for a method and or apparatus to stack drums for storage or transportation that protects the drums from head damage.

