Percussion instrument and noisemaking device
OwnerJohn Delatorreinventor
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Abstract
A noisemaking devices are described, which may be a blade member having a handle joining portion at its base, a flexible plate member operable for making sound (e.g., low-pitched, clicking sounds and alternative, louder, high-pitched clicking sounds), the flexible plate member having an indention that is operable for producing a solid when the flexible plate member is flexed about the indention. A handle, an upper portion of which is joined to the flexible plate member and be pivotably joined to the blade such that the blade pivots when the handle is translated perpendicular to the plane of the blade, and the blade and the flexible plate member being oriented such that when the blade pivots, the blade causes the flexible plate member to flex and thereby make the sound.
Claims20
A percussion instrument and noisemaking device comprised of:
- at least one blade member having a handle joining portion at its base;
- a flexible plate member operable for making sound, said flexible plate member having an indention that is operable for producing a sound when said flexible plate member is flexed about said indention;
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- a handle, an upper portion of which is configured to receive and joined to a lower portion of said flexible plate member and be pivotably joined to a lower portion of said at least one blade such that said at least one blade pivots when said handle is translated perpendicular to the plane of said at least one blade, and said at least one blade and said flexible plate member being oriented such that when said at least one blade pivots, said at least one blade causes said flexible plate member to flex and thereby make a sound.
A percussion instrument and noisemaking device comprised of:
- a blade member having a handle joining portion at its base;
- means for generating at least one sound that is triggered by relative motion of said handle joining portion;
- handle means for joining to said handle joining portion;
- and
- means for triggering said sound generation by said sound generating means when said handle means is translated perpendicular to the plate of said at least one blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.