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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153877 | Locking mechanism for percussion musical instrument A high hat cymbal has a magnetic clutch that engages the top cymbal and allows it to be controlled by a standard high hat foot pedal. When the drummer's foot is removed from the high hat foot pedal, the magnetic clutch strikes a mechanical arm, which causes the magn... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8076562 | Double pedal percussion instrument A double pedal percussion instrument of the present invention has a bottom plate and a pedal plate. The bottom plate includes a rear plate and a front plate. The rear plate is rotatably connected to the front plate about an axial pole. A rear end of the pedal plate ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8063293 | Drum pedal systems A user-adjustable drum pedal having foot-pedal geometries corresponding to the biomechanical requirements of a user. Preferred embodiments of the system utilize an adjustable foot pedal in combination with a laterally movable drum beater drive assembly functioning t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053656 | Single-arm pedal assembly for percussion instrument A single-arm pedal assembly of the present invention mainly includes two hammers and two pedals. Each pedal can indirectly drive a hammer to rotate respectively. The single-arm pedal assembly can be reconstituted into two separate pedal assemblies. Both of the two p... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8026434 | Musical instrument pedal A musical instrument pedal has a base, two supporting posts, a pedal plate, a shaft, an elevation-angle-adjusting assembly, a chain assembly and two beaters. The pedal plate is mounted pivotally on the base. The shaft is mounted rotatably between the supporting post... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7999165 | Pedal system and a drum assembly using the same A pedal system of the present invention includes a support element, a connecting shank, a fixation element and a transmission element. The support element has a pedal and a rotatable axle. The axle inserts through the connecting shank and the fixation element in a r... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7989688 | Pedal for musical instruments A pedal has a base, two supporting posts, a pedal plate, a first shaft, a second shaft, a chain assembly and two beaters. The pedal plate is mounted pivotally on the base. The first and second shafts are rotatably mounted respectively on the supporting posts, are co... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7968781 | Resilient device for a drum pedal A resilient device for a drum pedal has a resilient member, an upper driven fastener, a lower driven fastener, a stationary fastener, an upper bearing, a connecting fastener and a lower bearing. The resilient member is connected between the upper and lower driven fa... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7956269 | Pedal assembly for percussion instrument The pedal assembly of the present invention has a base plate, two rack poles, a pedal, an axle member and a transmission member. The axle member includes a first sleeve, an axial unit and two first bearings. A first axial bore is defined in the first sleeve. The axi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956267 | Hi-hat system A hi-hat system of the present invention includes a support element, a connecting shank, a fixation element and a transmission element. The support element has a pedal and a rotatable axle. The axle inserts through the connecting shank and the fixation element in a ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956268 | Foot pedal striking adjustment apparatus A foot pedal striking adjustment apparatus is installed on an axle of a foot pedal percussion instrument. The axle is hinged on an upper side of a pair of bracing posts. The bracing posts have a lower side fastened to a foot pedal holder. The foot pedal holder has a... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952009 | Non-conventional use of cups in cymbals A technique for the creation of novel sounds in cymbals and resultant cymbals through the use of multiple and/or off center cups. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7928305 | Pedal system for a percussion instrument A pedal system for a percussion instrument includes a support element. The support element includes a pedal, at least one upright frame, a positioning unit and a rotatable axle. A connecting shank and a connecting body are disposed on the axle. A transmission elemen... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7897858 | Drum rim clamping apparatus for a foot pedal hammer seat A drum rim clamping apparatus for a foot pedal hammer seat to be installed on a base board at the front side of the hammer seat includes a turning arm located on the base board with one end hinged on the base board, an adjustment screw bar which is longitudinally sc... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893334 | Pedal apparatus of electronic musical instrument A lever 40 is supported by a lever supporting portion 41. The lever 40 is urged by a spring 45. A friction producing member 47 is in contact with a pivot restricting member 46 which is interlocked with the lever 40 to... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880075 | Angle adjusting structure for high-hat cymbals An angle adjusting structure adapted to a high-hat stand supporting the high-hat cymbals is constituted of a receiving member supporting high-hat cymbals, a first thread attached to the receiving member, a second thread which engages with the first thread and which ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7868236 | Drum pedal assembly A drum pedal assembly has a shaft, a bushing and a balancer. The shaft has a first end. The bushing is mounted securely around the first end and has two ends and a through hole. The through hole of the bushing is defined axially through the bushing and is mounted ar... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858860 | Bass drum spring assembly A bass drum pedal assembly having a frame and a drive actuator where the drive actuator comprises an internal cam adapted to fit against a cam follower when the cam is operatively configured to return a striker to a neutral position where the drive actuator is modul... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7858861 | Pedal system and a drum assembly using the same A pedal system of the present invention includes a support element, a connecting shank, a fixation element, a transmission element and an adjusting element. The support element has a pedal and a rotatable axle. The axle inserts through the connecting shank and the f... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855331 | Pedal system and a drum assembly using the same A pedal system includes a support element, a connecting shank, a transmission element and a returning element. The support element has a pedal and a rotatable axle. The axle inserts through the connecting shank in a rotational operative relationship. The returning e... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7838753 | Electric high-hat circuitry system An electronic high-hat circuitry system allows the drummer to manually choose the sounds that an electronic high-hat makes when the drummer's foot is off of the pedal and the high-hat instrument is struck. When the pedal is at or near the top of its travel, a primar... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7812237 | Percussion instrument beater method and apparatus A percussion instrument beater method and apparatus having a mallet which is rotatably coupled to a foot pedal through a ball joint, wherein the ball joint allows substantial positioning about the center or origin of the ball joint. Further disclosed, the ball joint... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804015 | Musical instrument assembly A musical instrument assembly including a support frame; at least a first lateral slide bar; a slide shaft and slide sleeve assembly interconnecting the at least first lateral slide bar and the support frame; a cable pull actuator having upwardly extended contact pe... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799982 | Quick change rattle suspendable percussion instruments A hybrid percussion instrument which is suspendable and can be used as a quick change rattle instrument in combination with other percussion instruments such as a cymbal. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7795520 | Pedal system for a percussion instrument A pedal system for a percussion instrument includes a support element. The support element includes a pedal, at least one upright frame, a positioning unit and a rotatable axle. A connecting shank and a connecting body are disposed on the axle. A transmission elemen... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7777114 | Adjustable music pedal An adjustable music pedal has a base, a pedal and a linking assembly. The base has a pedal end, a linking end and a longitudinal direction defined from the pedal end to the linking end. The pedal has an adjustment bar and a foot plate. The adjustment bar is connecte... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759569 | Crash 'n flash lighting system A lighting system that is controlled and operated by the cymbal player of a musical band is disclosed. A limiting switch actuator arm is mounted in a predetermined proximity to the underside of the cymbals such that striking the cymbal moves the actuator arm a suffi... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7754953 | Tension nut lock system for an instrument A locking system to more accurately secure the foot pedal tension spring to the desired tension every time a tension adjustment is necessary. An adjustment screw is interconnected with the tension spring for adjusting the tension of the spring. A spring tension adju... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7737352 | Instrument stand with variable supporting positions An instrument stand with variable ground contact positions of its supporting pods is disclosed. It has a standing post mounted with two positioning rings. One of them is fixed, and the other can slide relative to the former. The positioning rings have several suppor... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7718878 | Musical instrument stand with assisted extension Improvements in an expandable musical instrument stand where the components of the stand are constructed with tubular sections. The tubular section telescope with an extension mechanism placed between the tubular members to assist in adjusting the playing height of ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7709716 | Foldable music pedal A foldable music pedal has a stand, a base assembly and a pedal. The stand has a cross bar, a seat and a moving element. The cross bar is defined opposite to the seat. The seat has an inserting recess. The moving element is retractably mounted through the cross bar.... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7696422 | Heelless instrument pedal device A heelless instrument pedal device includes a bottom board and a pedal board. The bottom board is in connection with an instrument support and has two pivotal connection elements protruding upwards with a ball shape. The rear bottom surface of the pedal board has a ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692084 | Tension unit for a drum set pedal A tension unit for a drum set pedal has a mounting shell, a lower locking nut, an upper locking nut, a threaded shaft and a spring. The mounting shell has an inner chamber, a mounting hole, at least one positioning protrusion and a locking ring. The positioning prot... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7671262 | Adjusting mechanism of an instrument pedal This specification discloses an adjusting mechanism of an instrument pedal that is pivotally disposed on a pivotal axis of a base to sway along the radial direction of the pivotal axis. The adjusting mechanism has a foundation. There is an arc surface around the rad... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7663042 | Adjustable pedal assembly for a percussion instrument An adjustable pedal assembly has a base, a beater assembly, and a pedal. The base has a pedal end and a beater end. The beater assembly is mounted on the beater end of the base. The pedal is mounted pivotally on the base and connected to the beater assembly, and has... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7663041 | Pedal assembly for percussion instrument A beater assembly includes a shaft pivotably connected between two supports and a clamping member and a beater are connected to the shaft. A pedal is indirectly connected to the shaft by a chain. A connection member is connected to the shaft and includes a passage i... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7633000 | U-joint for double pedal A drum pedal assembly for connecting a first pedal to a support holding a beater arm may include a telescoping transmission shaft having yokes attached to shaft ends, yokes having bosses, universal joints rotatably attached to bosses and using trunnions, second yoke... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7629525 | Pedal assembly for percussion instrument A pedal assembly includes a pedal, a base and two frames, a chain is connected between the front end of the pedal and a locking member on the shaft of the base. The rear end of the pedal is pivotably connected to the heel plate so that the pedal is pivotable along t... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7629526 | Cymbal holder and cymbal stand A cymbal holder includes a holder body having an insertion hole, first and second engagement members, and first and second compression coil springs. The first and second engagement members are urged by the first and second compression coil springs such that first an... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7626106 | Percussion instruments using molten or plasticized metal Cymbals and generally flat sheet instruments, as well as compound instruments, are formed using welding process and metal melting processes to form holes and edges with thickened edges from the melting processes, to join sections of metal, to add metal by creating b... | 12/01/2009 |
