Heel activated drum pedal

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1994-06-30

1995-10-17

Gellner, Michael L.

Music

Instruments

Drum and cymbal beaters

G10D 1302

Patent

active

054580390

ABSTRACT:
A heel activated drum pedal for actuating a drum mallet with the heel of a foot for striking a drum comprising an elongated base plate having a front and a rear end; a drum mallet; a crankshaft coupled to the drum mallet for allowing rotation of the drum mallet; a first coupling mechanism for rotatably coupling the crankshaft to the front end of the base plate; a limiting mechanism for limiting the rotation of the drum mallet about a defined upper and lower limit; an elongated foot pedal having a front and a rear end; a second coupling mechanism for rotatably coupling the front end of the foot pedal to the front end of the base plate; a spring mechanism coupled between the foot pedal and the base plate, the spring mechanism having a contracted orientation for allowing the rear end of the foot pedal to be moved towards the rear end of the base plate and an expanded orientation for allowing the rear end of the foot pedal to be positioned offset from the rear end of the base plate; and an actuating mechanism coupled between the crankshaft and the foot pedal for allowing the drum mallet to move in one direction toward the upper limit of the limiting mechanism, whereby enabling the drum mallet to move toward and strike a drum positioned adjacent thereto, and allowing the drum mallet to move in another direction toward the lower limit of the limiting mechanism, whereby enabling the drum mallet to be moved away from the drum.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3988957 (1976-11-01), Escamilla
patent: 4567808 (1986-02-01), Smith
patent: 4691612 (1987-09-01), Smith
patent: 5090289 (1992-02-01), Holcomb

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