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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183450 | Percussion instrument systems and methods A percussion instrument may have a hoop member configured to hold down a head stretched across a first end of the shell by a plurality of adjustment devices that may be for operatively connecting the hoop member with a plurality of fixtures that may be arrangeable a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178768 | Drum rim raising apparatus with triggering system A drum rim raising device that is attachable to an existing drum structure, comprising an arc section of a drum rim configured to be secured to the existing drum housing. The rim raising device is configured to support a triggering system. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168873 | Drum support structure The drum support structure according to the present invention includes: a drum support member that is attached to a drum holding portion of a drum stand; and a coupling member that supports a drum shell and couples the drum shell to the drum support member, and the ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8148618 | Pneumatic drum tuning device, system and method A drum tune adjustment system is provided for adjusting the pitch of a drum having a shell, a batter head, a resonant head, and a cavity formed therewithin. The drum tune adjustment system includes an air pump or air source, and a conduit fluidly connected with the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8115088 | Cajon instrument A cajon percussion instrument has an open rectangular box structure joined to a striking plate on one side, and to a truncated pyramid structure on the other side, providing a focusing resonating chamber with a rectangular mouth for sound emission. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110731 | Transmission linkage for drum assembly A transmission linkage for a drum assembly of the present invention is adapted for connecting a pedal unit to a striking portion. The transmission linkage includes a pole a first joint, a second joint, two threaded members and two bearing units. At least one of the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110730 | Keyless drum tuning device A keyless drum tuning device includes a lug bracket attached to a shell of the musical drum. The keyless tuning device has a tensioning fastener that is removably connected to a tensioning counter-hoop or rim of the musical drum and passes through an opening in the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8093477 | Modular tongue drum A tongue drum percussion instrument comprises a cylindrical shell, a circular tone plate and a plurality of fasteners. The cylindrical shell has a plurality of mounting posts extending from one edge surface. The circular tone plate is a flat metal plate provided wit... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8035018 | Vertically vented drum shell A shell for a drum adapted to have at least one drum head fixedly secured thereto, includes at least one sidewall, a height and a plurality of flared vertical slots. The shell is comprised of a plurality of staves spaced from one another to create flared slots. The ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030562 | Aroma drumhead A musical drumhead having a top surface and bottom surface and a means attached to the drumhead for discharging an aromatic vapor. The musical drumhead is comprised of a membrane having means to vent the aromatic vapors through the top surface of the drumhead and di... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8008560 | Musical system A musical system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including: a frame with an interior cavity, a tuning system coupled within the interior cavity of the frame, the tuning system configured to be accessed by way of an aperture through of the ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7968780 | Method and apparatus for optimizing sound output characteristics of a drum An apparatus is provided for maximizing the punch of any double membrane drum and simultaneously minimizing the ringing of the drum. An insert is provided having a body adapted to be slid into an opening formed in either the batter membrane or resonant membrane of t... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960632 | Drum kits and methods and apparatus for connecting components of drum kits Drum kits and connector assemblies for connecting components of drum kits are described. Some of the described connector assemblies are configured to provide one or more pre-defined acceptable interconnection orientations. Some of the described connector assemblies ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956265 | Positioning device for a hoop of a drum A positioning device of the present invention is for fixing a relative position of a hoop of a drum and a pedal base, and it includes a main body, a clamping body, a first screw and an adjusting means. The main body is pivotably disposed on the pedal base, and the m... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952008 | Musical percussion instrument The invention relates to a musical percussion instrument including a barrel and a membrane, being stretched over at least one of the openings and being in the form of a disc of appropriate material. The membrane has a device to collaborate with a complementary devic... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7932452 | Extended low frequency resonant structure for drumhead A drum fitted with drum heads features easy adjustment and variation of low-pitched sound. The drum head is formed with one or more openings to which surrounds made of material the same as or different than the drum head itself is attached for an independent and loc... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928303 | Insert for cajon drum An apparatus is provided for lowering the fundamental frequency of a cajon drum. A first side wall of the cajon drum is the drumhead. An opening is formed in a second side wall, wherein the opening may be circular, oval, rectangular or other shape. An insert having ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928302 | Compact drum set and methods of using, setting up, and compacting same A compact transportable drum set includes a bass drum; a snare drum; at least one tom drum; at least one cymbal; and a throne. The compact transportable drum set is compactable to a compact transportable single package with the bass drum, the snare drum, at least on... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7919701 | Connection device for a drum set A connection device for a drum set has a connecting bridge, multiple resilient pads and a clamping device. The connecting bridge has a base board and two connecting arms. The connecting arms protrude respectively from two sides of the base board and each has a conne... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910817 | Drum A drum comprises a drum body made of at least one fiber layer. The drum body is provided with a drumhead at each of two opposite ends thereof. The drumheads are positioned on two reinforced frames disposed at both ends of the drum body by two drum hoops, so that the... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906718 | Drum and drum stand coupler A drum and drum stand coupler comprises a first coupler and a second coupler that respectively surround the circumference of a drum shell at an upper side and a lower side. The first and second couplers have respectively an adjustment slot on the left and right side... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902444 | Magnetic and adjustable throw-off for snare drum For combination with a snare drum having a side wall, a head, snare wiring extending adjacent the head, and a slidable band operatively connected with the snares, an assembly that comprises a mount connectible to said side wall, a support arm having operative adjust... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7888574 | Drum with keyed interchangable sections Improvements in a drum is disclosed. The improvements include the ability for a single drum center hoop to accommodate different end hoops to replicate the acoustical properties of the 39 snare drums that are commonly used. The drum hoops are each constructed with a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875783 | Spring holding mechanism for foot pedal of bass drum A spring holding mechanism is adapted to a foot pedal including a spring which applies a tensile force to a rotation shaft interconnected with a drum beater of a bass drum. It includes an external thread (i.e. a bolt) interconnected to one end of the spring, a suppo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7829776 | Water music device A water music device is provided. In one embodiment, the device permits a child to play a song wherein the different tones of the song are generated by tubes filled to different levels using any liquid, such as water. In another embodiment, the water music device ma... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825318 | Drumhead tightening device, support device for drum including the drumhead tightening device, and drum Drumhead tightening devices include lugs secured to a shell of a drum, lug bolts screwed to the lugs, hooks, which are engaged with a hoop fitted to an open end of the shell, and retaining members for retaining the position of the hooks with respect to the lug bolts... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7816596 | Cajon with freely vibrating corners A cajón includes a housing with sides forming at least one strike plate. One or several corners of a strike plate protrude beyond a recess of the housing for producing additional sound effects, such as rim-shots and rim-clicks. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812236 | One-piece wooden drum shell formation In the method of producing a drum having a desired tonal quality, including providing a one-piece wooden cylindrical shell, milling the shell bore to reduce shell thickness to a level characterized as associated with a selected drum tone preliminarily produced when ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7812235 | Marching percussionist practice pad with structure that emulates a drum Improvements in a drum practice pad are disclosed. The practice pad is intended for use with a mobile or shoulder mounted percussion instrument carrier or with a stand configured for use with a percussion instrument. The practice pad incorporates most or all of the ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807910 | Musical drum with multiple playing surfaces and a seat for the player An embodiment of a musical drum with a single outer shell and divided internally into a plurality of resonant chambers. A plate with a plurality of cutouts is mounted to an open end of the outer shell and a plurality of playing surfaces is mounted to the cutouts. Th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799981 | Drum having auxiliary sound boards An elongate drum augments sound through the use of varying cross-sectional shapes and dimensions, sound boards, and a cochlear-shaped horn. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7795518 | Operating devices and methods for electronic percussion instrument An operating device for use with a musical instrument may allow for a supporting member configured to be supported by a user to be operatively connected to a percussion instrument with a case, which may contain an electronic circuit for processing a signal produced ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786363 | Annular drum hoop for a drum An annular drum hoop for a drum having a cylindrical drum shell, two drumheads and multiple tension control devices and the annular drum hoop has an outer ring, a mounting segment, an inner ring, multiple holding mounts and a curved segment. The mounting segment is ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781658 | Lug structure of drum The lug structure of a drum for installing a drum head on a drum shell according to the present invention, includes: a lug base which is installed on the drum shell; a lug which is held by the lug base, and which supports one end of a tightening bolt; and a lug move... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781657 | Resonating chamber for devices including musical instruments A resonating device is disclosed. The device can include a generally planar first portion, a second portion opposite the first portion, and a body portion. The body portion generally has a first stiffness and includes a discontinuity with a second stiffness that is ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7777112 | Method and apparatus for tuning a musical drum A drumhead with an outer ring member anchored to the outer periphery of a drum and having a threaded interior surface. An inner ring member having a threaded exterior surface matingly threaded to the interior surface of the outer ring. Rotating the inner ring in a f... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7777113 | Support for a practicing drum or electronic drum A support for a practicing drum or electronic drum includes a pipe element with several stands. The pipe element is penetrated with a vertical bar. The support has a bar element whose both ends have first and second adjusting structures, respectively. The vertical b... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7772473 | Rim riser The claimed device is a drum rim extension. Previously, drummers playing cross-stick, (that is, laying the stick across the rim of the drum to produce a clicking or tapping sound), had difficulty maintaining a good grip on the drumstick and finding a consistent soun... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7750220 | G-Pan musical instrument An ensemble of acoustic steelpan musical instruments, being an innovation which significantly improves upon traditional acoustic steelpan prior art. Said improvements include an extension of note range across the assemblage of G-Pans, a substantial reduction in the ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7737351 | Head for a percussion instrument A base 20 made of a steel plate is fasten to a case 10 made of ABS (acrylonitrilebutadiene-styrene) resin, while a pad 30 made of adhesive and elastic material such as urethane or olefin is fastened to the top surface of the base 20. To t... | 06/15/2010 |
