# US 10,482,854 B1 · Hybrid snare drum stick > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,482,854 B1 - Document ID: US10482854B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/350,294 - Filed: 2018-10-29 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-29 - Assignees: Freer Precussion LLC - Applicants: Thomas C. Freer - Inventors: Thomas C. Freer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10482854B1 ## CPC - G10D 13/12: Drumsticks; Mallets (pedals for beaters G10D13/11) - G10D: STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (organs, harmoniums or similar wind musical instruments with associated blowing apparatus G10B; pianos, harpsichords, spinets or similar stringed musical instruments with one or more keyboards G10C; automatic musical instruments G10F; electrophonic musical instruments in which tones are generated by electromechanical means G10H) ## Abstract An improved drum stick for use with all types of musical percussion instruments is disclosed. “Hybridized” wood materials are used for two sections or portions of the drum stick. The body or middle section of the drum stick is fabricated from a woven carbon fiber tube which is connected to a tip section or portion of the drum stick and its oppositely disposed butt section or portion of the drum stick, both of which are fabricated from a laminate wood composite material, known as hornwood. The combination of the woven carbon fiber tube with the tip section and its oppositely disposed butt section fabricated from hornwood results in a drum stick that has a precise pitch and weight while producing a very fast “rebound” off of the drum head. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A drum stick for use by a percussionist comprising a first end section that includes a first threaded portion, a second end section that includes a second threaded portion, and a middle section interposed between and connected to the first end section and to the second end section, wherein the middle section is connected to the first threaded portion of the first end section and to the second threaded portion of the second end section by a threaded connection, wherein the first end section and the second end section are fabricated from a wood laminate material, and wherein the middle section is formed from a woven carbon material. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The drum stick according to claim 1, wherein the second end section is oppositely disposed to the first end section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The drum stick according to claim 1, wherein the first end section is formed into a tip portion of the drum stick. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The drum stick according to claim 1, wherein the second end section is formed into a butt portion of the drumstick. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The drum stick according to claim 1, wherein the first end section and the second end section are each formed into a tip portion of the drum stick. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The drum stick according to claim 1, wherein the middle section comprises a hollow tube. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The drum stick according to claim 6, further comprising a bore that extends from the hollow tube of the middle section to an outer surface of the second end section to allow air to escape during assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The drum stick according to claim 1, wherein the first end section comprises a first set of male threads, wherein the second end section comprises a second set of male threads, wherein the middle section comprises a first set of female threads for receiving the first set of male threads of the first end section, wherein the middle section comprises a second set of female threads for receiving the second set of male threads of the second end section. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The drum stick according to claim 1, further comprising a first epoxy that creates a bond between the first and section in the middle section, and a second epoxy that creates a bond between the second end section in the middle section. ### Claim 10 A drum stick for use by a percussionist comprising a first end section that includes a first threaded portion, a second end section that includes a second threaded portion, and a middle section interposed between and connected to the first end section and to the second end section, wherein the middle section is connected to the first threaded portion of the first end section and to the second threaded portion of the second end section by a threaded connection, and wherein the middle section comprises a carbon fiber material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The drum stick according to claim 10, wherein the first end section and the second end section are fabricated from a wood laminate material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The drum stick according to claim 10, wherein the first end section comprises a first set of male threads, wherein the second end section comprises a second set of male threads, wherein the middle section comprises a first set of female threads for receiving the first set of male threads of the first end section, wherein the middle section comprises a second set of female threads for receiving the second set of male threads of the second end section. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The drum stick according to claim 10, further comprising a first epoxy that creates a bond between the first and section in the middle section, and a second epoxy that creates a bond between the second end section in the middle section. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The drum stick according to claim 10, wherein the middle section comprises a hollow tube. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The drum stick according to claim 14, further comprising a bore that extends from the hollow tube of the middle section to an outer surface of the second end section to allow air to escape during assembly. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The drum stick according to claim 10, wherein the first end section is formed into a tip portion of the drum stick, wherein the second end portion is formed into a butt portion of the drumstick. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The drum stick according to claim 10, wherein the first end section and the second end section are each formed into a tip portion of the drum stick. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The drum stick according to claim 17, wherein the middle section is connected to the first end section and to the second end section by a threaded connection. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The drum stick according to claim 17, further comprising a first epoxy that creates a bond between the first and section in the middle section, and a second epoxy that creates a bond between the second end section in the middle section. ### Claim 20 A drum stick for use by a percussionist comprising a first end section, a second end section, a middle section that includes a hollow tube that is interposed between and connected to the first end section and the second end section, and a bore extending from the hollow tube of the middle section to an outer surface of the second end section to allow air to escape during assembly, wherein the first end section and the second end section are fabricated from a wood laminate material, and wherein the middle section is formed from a woven carbon material.