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US 2013/0074676 A1Published application
Drum rug and gig bag in one
AssigneePlamron, LLC
InventorsJames W. Waitzman, III, Zachary A. Griggs, Wesley McDonald
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Abstract
A drum rug lays flat for a performance, and includes a rigid drum stop extending upwards from the front edge to prevent the bass drum from edging forward during a performance. The drum rug includes left and right flaps that can be releasably connected to drum rug left and right edges to form an enclosure, with the flaps forming the ends of the enclosure and the body of the drum rug forming the sides of the enclosure. Equipment can be placed in the enclosure for carrying, and the drum rug can be laid flat to support drums for performances.
Claims20
A drum rug comprising:
- a flexible outer layer having a floor surface opposite a top surface, a front edge, a left edge having a left edge length, and a right edge having a right edge length;
- a flexible inner layer removably connected to the top surface of the outer layer, where the inner layer has a non-slip drum surface facing away from the outer layer;
- a rigid drum stop permanently fixed to one of the outer layer front edge or the inner layer audience edge, where the drum stop extends upwards above the inner layer;
- a left flap connected to the outer layer left edge, where the left flap has a left flap perimeter with a length approximately equal to the outer layer left edge length;
- a right flap connected to the outer layer right edge, where the right flap has a right flap perimeter with a length approximately equal to the outer layer right edge length;
- a left flap connector positioned on the left flap perimeter and the left edge, and where the left flap connector releasably connects the left flap perimeter to the left edge such that essentially the entire left flap perimeter is connected to the outer layer left edge;
- a right flap connector positioned on the right flap perimeter and the right edge, and where the right flap connector releasably connects the right flap perimeter to the right edge such that essentially the entire right flap perimeter is connected to the outer layer right edge;
- a cinch strap connected to the outer layer floor surface, and an adjustable cinch strap connector attached to the cinch strap;
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- a carrying loop connected to the drum rug.
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A drum rug comprising:
- a flexible outer layer having a planar position, where the outer layer has a floor surface, a top surface, a front edge, a left edge having a left edge length, and a right edge having a right edge length;
- a rigid drum stop permanently fixed to the outer layer front edge, where the drum stop extends upwards over the floor surface of the outer layer;
- a left flap connected to the outer layer left edge, where the left flap has a left flap perimeter with a length approximately equal to the outer layer left edge length;
- a right flap connected to the outer layer right edge, where the right flap has a right flap perimeter with a length approximately equal to the outer layer right edge length;
- a left flap connector positioned on the left flap perimeter and the left edge, and where the left flap connector releasably connects the left flap perimeter to the left edge;
- a right flap connector positioned on the right flap perimeter and the right edge, and where the right flap connector releasably connects the right flap perimeter to the right edge.
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A method of transporting equipment comprising:
- (a) folding a drum stand into a transport position;
- (b) placing the drum stand on a flat drum rug, where the drum rug comprises left and right end flaps and outer layer left and right sides;
- (c) closing a right flap connector such that essentially an entire right flap perimeter is connected to essentially the entire outer layer right side;
- (d) closing a left flap connector such that essentially an entire left flap perimeter is connected to essentially the entire outer layer left side, such that an outer layer back edge and an outer layer front edge are brought together as the left and right flap connectors are closed to form an enclosure;
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- (e) lifting and carrying the drum rug with the drum stand positioned within the enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.