# US 11,908,435 B2 · Percussion musical instruments for outdoor installation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,908,435 B2 - Document ID: US11908435B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/519,849 - Filed: 2021-11-05 - Published: 2022-06-02 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-15 - Assignees: Playcore Wisconsin, Inc. - Applicants: Playcore Wisconsin, Inc - Inventors: Richard Cooke - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11908435B2 ## CPC - G10D 13/08: Multi-toned musical instruments with sonorous bars, blocks, forks, gongs, plates, rods or teeth - 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 Percussion instruments configured for outdoor installation are disclosed. The percussion instrument comprises a support post, wherein the support post is configured for attachment to an outdoor surface, a mounting base secured to the support post, one or more metal discs, wherein each metal disc is tuned to produce a note on a musical scale when struck by a user, and one or more fasteners securing the one or more metal discs to the mounting base. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An outdoor musical instrument comprising: a support post mounted to and extending from an outdoor surface; a base secured to the support post; and a plurality of metal discs secured to the base, each of the plurality of metal discs being configured to produce a musical note when struck by a user; wherein the plurality of metal discs are configured to produce musical notes within the same musical scale; wherein the plurality of metal discs are not arranged in the order of the musical scale; wherein the base is a substantially flat panel having an upper surface that is substantially parallel with the outdoor surface and which is defined by three or more sides of a substantially same length; and wherein the plurality of metal discs are positioned across substantially the entire upper surface of the base. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the metal discs are positioned at a plurality of different heights above the upper surface of the base. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 2, wherein at least two of the plurality of metal discs positioned at different heights overlap one another. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 2, wherein the metal discs are positioned at three or more different heights above the mounting base. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 2, wherein the plurality of metal discs are arranged such that metal discs configured to produce relatively low pitched notes are positioned at a lower height than metal discs configured to produce relatively high pitched notes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 2, wherein at least two of the metal discs have different diameters. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the base is substantially triangular in shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of metal discs is secured to the base by a fastener. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 8, further comprising one or more bushings positioned between at least one of the plurality of metal discs and the fastener. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 8, further comprising one or more support tubes, each of which surrounds at least a portion of the fastener between the base and one of the plurality of metal discs. ### Claim 11 An outdoor musical instrument comprising: a support post mounted to and extending from an outdoor surface; a base secured to the support post; a plurality of metal discs secured to the base, each of the plurality of metal discs being configured to produce a musical note when struck by a user, each of the plurality of metal discs being secured to the base by a fastener; and a plurality of support tubes, each of which surrounds at least a portion of the fastener between the base and one of the plurality of metal discs and wherein each support tube is made of an elastomeric or rubber material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 8, wherein the fastener comprises a bolt that passes through an aperture in the metal disc and an aperture in the base. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 8, wherein the instrument is configured so that each of the fasteners may be tensioned independently from each of the other fasteners. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 1, further comprising one or more mallets, each of the one or more mallets being attached to one or more of the base and the support post by a cable. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of mallets, each of the plurality of mallets being attached to one or more of the base and the support post by a cable, and wherein at least one of the plurality of mallets is located at each side or at each corner of the base. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 1, wherein each metal disc comprises aluminum. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 11, wherein the base has an upper surface that is substantially parallel with the outdoor surface, wherein the metal discs are positioned at a plurality of different heights above the upper surface of the base, and wherein the plurality of support tubes comprises at least two support tubes having different lengths. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 17, wherein the plurality of metal discs are arranged such that metal discs configured to produce relatively low pitched notes are positioned at a lower height than metal discs configured to produce relatively high pitched notes. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 11, wherein the fastener comprises a bolt that passes through an aperture in the metal disc and an aperture in the base. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The outdoor musical instrument of claim 11, wherein the instrument is configured so that each of the fasteners may be tensioned independently from each of the other fasteners.