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US 11,455,977 B2Granted
Acoustical musical devices
AssigneePlay Music With Friends LLC
InventorChristopher Sever Stocksmith
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Abstract
A drum includes a low volume drum head, a pellet chamber, and a magnetic choke. The pellet chamber is located beneath the low volume drum head. The pellet chamber is configured to hold a plurality of pellets, and the pellet chamber defines a plurality of apertures in a wall of the pellet chamber. The magnetic choke carries at least one magnet. The magnetic choke is configured to move relative to the pellet chamber so as to adjust a magnetic force imparted on the pellet chamber.
Claims20
A drum comprising:
- a low volume drum head;
- a pellet chamber located beneath the low volume drum head, the pellet chamber configured to hold a plurality of pellets, and the pellet chamber defining a plurality of apertures in a wall of the pellet chamber;
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- a magnetic choke carrying at least one magnet, the magnetic choke configured to move relative to the pellet chamber so as to adjust a magnetic force imparted on the pellet chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.