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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351901 | Bearing device for a pedal assembly A bearing device for a pedal assembly includes an integrally formed positioning block, a connecting block and a bearing. The connecting block has a connecting hole aligning with a second threaded hole of the positioning block, a second cutout defined in a top side o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326843 | Locking nut assembly for hi-hat clutch A locking nut assembly for hi-hat clutch comprises a main body having a bolt hole, a locking nut is disposed in the main body, the locking nut a central threaded opening for receiving a threaded stem of the hi-hat clutch, and a key bolt. The locking nut further havi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321092 | Dual foot pedals for a bass drum A dual foot pedal system operates on a bass drum with a beat having a different rhythm. The first foot pedal operates on the drum by a direct transmission from the pedal to the surface of the drum. The second foot pedal has a mechanism thereon that changes the relat... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7268284 | Switchable foot pedal system A switchable foot pedal system for a drum-playing equipment has a hi-hat to be activated by a first pedal and a base drum to be activated by a second pedal. The system includes a switch device connectable to the first pedal. The switch device is connected to the hi-... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262356 | Bass drum pedal hyper-beater A drum pedal assembly having a base plate with provisions to attach to a floor surface having a forward end to be juxtaposed with a drum and an aft end with both pedals hinged on the same base plate aft end, a pair of posts that are affixed at the base plate forward... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232947 | Elongated linkage connected pedal unit and cymbals apparatus For use in actuating a cymbal or the like, there being an upright support stand and an upright rod associated with the stand and attached to the cymbal to move it vertically, and there being a foot activated pedal unit remote from the stand, the combination comprisi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7135632 | Drum accessory for imparting flipping motion to a drum stick The present invention provides a drum accessory that may be connected to a drum and used by a drummer to impart a flipping motion to his/her drum stick. The drum accessory generally comprises a body member that includes an elongated channel formed on its upper surfa... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7102066 | Angle adjust device for a cymbal An angle adjust device for a cymbal includes a connecting seat mounted to a free end of a cymbal stand. The connecting includes a hollow stub longitudinally extending through the connecting seat and a protrusion laterally extending from the connecting seat. A connec... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7078606 | Cup member for high hat stand A high hat stand includes a cymbal receiving plate journaled to a main mounting body. An adjustable bolt, for adjusting the pivot orientation around the journal of the receiving plate with respect to the mounting body, passes through the receiving plate so that as a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7005568 | Extension connector for an angle adjustable cymbal stand An extension connector has a threaded end formed on a first end of the extension connector for connection with a threaded hole of a receptacle and a threaded hole adapted for connection with a threaded end of a ball linkage such that an angle adjustable cymbal stand... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992244 | Hold down clamp A base drum rim clamp device comprising in combination, a base, a wedging device to exert clamping force that device carried by the base, means to displace said device to move a surface or surfaces of the device relatively toward one side of a base drum rim, and a c... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6982374 | Fixture for a drum paddle assembly A fixture adapted to combine with a paddle assembly includes a pair of rods threadingly extendable into opposite sides of the first distal end of the base, a pair of ribs adapted to be formed on opposite sides of the base, a pair of guiding grooves adapted to be opp... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977333 | Remote hi-hat apparatus operated by the foot pedal of the first hi-hat apparatus Remote wire hi-hat apparatus is actuated by the pedal of the first hi-hat apparatus via flexible cable. A lever connecting the foot pedal of the master hi-hat and the flexible cable of the slave hi-hat is fixed to the pedal by a screw used to attach a chain or belt ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967273 | Recovery force adjustment device for a paddle of a cymbal stand A recovery force adjusting device for a cymbal stand includes a handle, a driving ring movable relative to the column and having a pin extending through the stop, a supporting seat having a cutout and a wedge the supporting seat, a rotating sleeve rotatably and mova... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960712 | Polymeric drumsticks Drumsticks made from thermoplastic or thermoset resin compositions containing a reinforcing agent and having certain physical properties are readily formed, have good playing characteristics, and are durable. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951976 | High hat stand promptly responsive to player's footing A high hat stand keeps high hat cymbals straight on a floor, and crashes the top cymbal against the bottom cymbal in response to player's fooling, wherein a toggle joint is connected between an extension rod connected to the top cymbal, a foot board depressed by the... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6940006 | Reversible seat cup for percussion instrument A reversible seat cup allows free floating or fixed positioning of the seat cup, depending on application. For applications where the cymbal needs to be rigidly held, such as China cymbals, and/or minimal stand noise is essential, such as symphonic performances or s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6930233 | Fast release clamp for a cymbal A fast release cymbal clamp includes a top pressing member with an extension extending into the assembly block and a handle pivotally connected to the assembly block such that the pivotal movement of the handle is able to force the auxiliary abutting fitting and the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924422 | Drum pedal stabilizer The drum pedal stabilizer is designed to eliminate the problems of beater dropout, pedal and beater oscillation, drum head retrigger, tempo influence and jitter feel on drum pedals and beaters. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a stabilizer having a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6906252 | Connection type foot pedal In a connection type foot pedal of a dual type drum pedal, for example, a first base plate (101) on which a foot pedal (100) for a bass drum serving as a foot pedal for a left foot of a player has been mounted and a second base plate (201) of wh... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903257 | Bass drum pedal with eccentricity-adjustable cam system An enhanced bass drum pedal is provided with an eccentricity-adjustable cam system comprising a cam core mounted on a rotating shaft, a cam member rotatably connected to the cam core by a first pin, a positioning member rotatably connected to the cam member by a sec... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900380 | Foot pedal for drum A foot pedal for a drum is basically constituted by a foot board, a depression transmission member, a pedal frame having a pair of support members, a rotation shaft, a rocker, a beater rod, and a beater. Herein, the rocker comprises a rocker body and a rod fixing po... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6894210 | Adjustable drum beating apparatus An adjustable drum beating device, comprising at least one rotor operable to rotate a drum beater, a foot pedal driven flexible driver having a path of engagement with the rotor and operable to rotate the rotor, the driver having adjustable connection to the rotor t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6878868 | Portable high-hat device A combination of a portable high-hat cymbal device and a drum including a drum cylinder-terminated at least on one end by a circular rim and having a drum head stretched thereover to create a drum noise when struck by a drum stick operated by a drummer, first and se... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875912 | Drum beater with controllable beating capability A drum beater comprising an elongated stem, and a beater head carried by the stem, and having a relatively hard drum striker, a relatively soft drum striker, both of said strikers facing in the same direction, to strike a drum head. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6838607 | Motorized percussion devices Vibrating musical devices including a motorized drumstick that can generate and/or distort sound when placed into contact with a surface. For example, the motorized drumstick can generate a “buzz roll” on a drum or other resonating surface. The drumstick include... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6828496 | Cymbal Cymbals for percussion instruments generally comprise an umbrella-like annular area (3), which is at least approximately circular, and comprise a central convex dome (5). According to the invention, at least portions of the cymbal surface have non-cont... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6822149 | Drum pulsatile A drum pulsatile for achieving agile and labor saving operation includes a base and an anchor rack located at the front side of the base which has an transverse upper rod located on the top section thereof. The upper rod is coupled with a rocking wheel which is fast... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6765141 | Foot pedal for drum A foot pedal for a drum (e.g., a bass drum) is constituted by a pedal frame, a rotation shaft, a rocker, a beater rod having a beater, a foot board, a depression transmission member, and a base plate whose front portion is affixed to a frame body by use of a screw a... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6762354 | Beater A beater for striking a bass drum comprising a support, a shaft borne by said support, an intermediate part with a recess for receiving a bearing so that said intermediate part is swivel mounted on the shaft, an element bearing the head attached to the intermediate ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6747200 | High hat cymbal stand A high hat stand that facilitates adjustment of the height of a distal end of a pedal. The high hat stand includes a fixed body fixed to a gate frame and a movable body fastened to the fixed body. The height of the distal end of the foot pedal is adjusted in accorda... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740799 | Central bar structure for hi-hat cymbals A central bar structure for hi-hat cymbals includes a central bar running through an upright tube of a cymbal stand. The central bar has a top end fastening to an upper cymbal and a lower end connecting to a foot pedal such that when the foot pedal is depressed the ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6734350 | Twin pedal assembly for a bass drum A twin pedal assembly (1) for a bass drum (2), said pedal assembly including a base (3) adapted for connection to the drum. The base includes a pair of posts (11), each post being adapted to support a respective beater shaft (15). ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6713667 | Foot pedal for drums A foot pedal unit for use in a drum set comprises a beater, a rotation shaft, a pair of support poles for rotatably supporting the rotation shaft, and a foot pedal connected to the rotation shaft. The foot pedal unit provides an automatic return structure that compr... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6689945 | Foot pedal for drum A foot pedal for a drum which beats a drum head by swinging a beater according to pressing of a pedal is provided with a heel which pivotally supports the pedal along a pressing direction of the pedal, and a base plate which has an arc-shaped groove allow... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6686528 | Cymbal damper A damper or muffler assembly for a cymbal uses a remote pedal for damping. A bicycle type caliper brake assembly is mounted to post mounting hardware for a drum set, so that the caliper can be attached to a supporting post for the cymbal. The caliper clos... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6649820 | Double bass-drum pedal A drum pedal assembly has a base plate adapted to sit on the floor and having an outer end adapted to be juxtaposed with a drum and an opposite inner end and a pedal pivoted on the base-plate inner end. A pair of posts having upper and lower ends are rele... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6649819 | Instrument support and play apparatus An instrument support and play apparatus for allowing the user to play more than one instrument with one's foot. The instrument support and play apparatus includes a base assembly including a base member being adapted to rest upon a surface, and also incl... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6632990 | Mounting clamp for bass-drum foot pedal A drum having an annular rim is connected to a pedal assembly by a clamp having an outer clamp part engaging an outer surface of the rim only at a pair of locations axially spaced along the rim and an inner clamp part generally aligned with the outer part... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6617501 | Cymbal system In a cymbal system (1, 1", 8, 15) comprising at least one cymbal (1), successive elevations (6) and indentations (7) are formed on the curved cymbal (1) in the circumferential direction. The elevations (6) and indentations (7) extending in the circumferen... | 09/09/2003 |
