Floor Coverings to Be Placed Underneath Drums and Drumkits
OwnerIan Baskervilleinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for covering a floor in order to place a drum or a plurality of drums on the floor. The apparatus comprises a flexible substrate having an upper surface and an under surface for covering a region of a floor onto which a drum is to be assembled such that a plurality of support feet contact the upper surface of the substrate and a plurality of rigid foot locators extending from the upper surface each at a desired location for a specific one of the support feet. The foot locators are secured firmly to the substrate without fixtures that protrude from the under surface, so as not to cause floor damage and the foot locators restrict movement of the support feet thereby restricting movement of a supported drum while the drum is being played.
Claims16
Apparatus for covering a floor in order to place a drum or a plurality of drums (a drum kit) on said floor, said apparatus comprising:
- a flexible substrate having an upper surface and an under surface for covering a region of a floor onto which a drum is to be assembled such that a plurality of support feet contact the upper surface of said substrate;
- a plurality of rigid foot locators extending from said upper surface, each at a desired location for a specific one of said support feet, wherein
- said foot locators are secured firmly to the substrate without fixtures that protrude from said under surface so as not to cause floor damage;
- and
- the foot locators restrict movement of the support feet, thereby restricting movement of a supported drum while said drum is being played.
A method of assembling a drum kit such that support feet are positioned at desired locations, comprising the steps of:
- laying a flexible substrate on a floor, wherein said substrate has an upper surface and an under surface, a plurality of rigid foot locators extend from said upper surface, and said foot locators are secured firmly to said substrate without fixtures that protrude from said under surface so as not to cause floor damage;
- assembling drum supports that have support feet and inserting one or more of said support feet into a pre-specified one of said foot locators, such that said foot locators restrict movement of said support feet and thereby restrict movement of a supported drum while the drum is being played.
A method of constructing a floor covering for use when playing drums, comprising the steps of:
- assembling a set of drums or drum kit into a desired configuration for playing;
- recording the position of one or more support feet resting on a floor;
- marking the location of one or more of said drum feet on a substrate having an upper and a lower surface to produce marked locations;
- positioning a foot locator at each of said marked locations so that each said locators extends from said upper surface;
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- securing each locator to said substrate using a fixture that does not protrude from said under surface so as not to cause floor damage.
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