Music – Instruments – Drum and cymbal beaters
Patent
1994-04-21
1995-10-17
Kincaid, Kristine L.
Music
Instruments
Drum and cymbal beaters
G10D 1302
Patent
active
054580382
ABSTRACT:
A foot pedal, particularly as used for the bass drum of a drum set, is fundamentally constructed of a heel member, a foot board, a beater, a frame member and a base plate. The heel member supports one edge portion of the foot board so that the foot board can freely rotate about the supporting point. In response to operation of the foot board by the performer, the beater is moved to beat the drum head of bass drum, so that the bass drum sounds are produced. The beater is supported by the frame member so that it can freely rotate about the supporting point. The frame member has a vertical portion which extends along with the rotation direction of the foot board. An edge portion of the base plate is fixed to the heel member, while an opposite edge portion is fixed to the vertical portion of the frame member by a connecting mechanism, so that the base plate is assembled with the heel member and frame member in the predetermined positional relationship. The connecting mechanism provides plural fixing portions by which the base plate is connected to the vertical portion of the frame member in a plane which is approximately perpendicular to the base plate. Preferably, the plural fixing portions are provided by holes formed through the vertical portion of the frame member and at least one of them having an elliptical shape by which the fixing position can be varied.
REFERENCES:
patent: 922706 (1909-05-01), Ludwig
patent: 1570167 (1926-01-01), Mortensen
patent: 3563129 (1971-02-01), Cantrell
patent: 4873910 (1989-10-01), Kurosaki
The American Heritage Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin Co., pp. 446 & 616.
Kincaid Kristine L.
Spyrou Cassandra
Yamaha Corporation
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