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US 2015/0143979 A1Published application
Hi-Hat for Electronic Cymbal Assembly
AssigneeField Electronic Drums, LLC
InventorWilliam Todd Field
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Abstract
The present invention includes an electronic cymbal assembly including a hi-hat clutch for mounting a hi-hat to a hi-hat stand post; a top cymbal; a self dampening trigger system attached to the underside of the top cymbal; a bottom cymbal; an input jack box mounted to the underside of the bottom cymbal; and a hi-hat cymbal mounting post. The cymbal assembly may be mounted using a magnetic ring configuration or a threaded pole configuration.
Claims21
An electronic cymbal assembly comprising:
- a hi-hat cymbal mounting post;
- a top cymbal received by the mounting post;
- a hi-hat clutch received by the mounting post for coupling the top cymbal to the mounting post;
- a bottom cymbal received by the mounting post;
- an outer mounting tube rigidly affixed to a top side of the bottom cymbal, the outer mounting tube comprising a substantially hollow sleeve, the outer mounting tube further comprising a variable resistor rigidly mounted to the substantially hollow sleeve;
- an inner sliding sleeve tube received by the mounting post, the inner sliding sleeve tube disposed between top cymbal and the bottom cymbal, the inner sliding sleeve tube configured to be received by and to slide up and down within the outer mounting tube;
- the variable resistor coupled to the inner sliding sleeve tube such that when the inner sliding sleeve tube moves upwardly or downwardly with respect to the outer mounting tube, the movement of the inner sliding sleeve tube with respect to the variable resistor causes the variable resistor to send electronic messages to a sound module to trigger production of sounds.
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An electronic cymbal assembly comprising:
- a mounting post;
- a foot pedal coupled to the mounting post such that when the foot pedal is depressed, the mounting post moves upwardly, and when the foot pedal is released, the mounting post moves downwardly;
- a top striking plate received by the mounting post, the top striking plate affixed to the mounting post such that the top striking plate moves upwardly and downwardly in conjunction with the mounting post;
- an outer mounting tube received by the mounting post, the outer mounting tube configured to remain stationary when the mounting post moves upwardly and downwardly, the outer mounting tube comprising a substantially hollow sleeve, the outer mounting tube further comprising a sensor rigidly mounted to the substantially hollow sleeve;
- an inner sliding sleeve tube received by the mounting post beneath the top striking plate, the inner sliding sleeve tube configured to move in conjunction with the top striking plate, the inner sliding sleeve tube further configured to be received by and to slide up and down within the outer mounting tube;
- the sensor coupled to the inner sliding sleeve tube such that when the inner sliding sleeve tube moves upwardly or downwardly with respect to the outer mounting tube, the movement of the inner sliding sleeve tube with respect to the sensor causes the sensor to send electronic messages to a sound module to trigger production of sounds.
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A device for triggering sound comprising:
- an outer mounting tube comprising a substantially hollow sleeve, the outer mounting tube further comprising a sensor rigidly mounted to the substantially hollow sleeve;
- an inner sliding sleeve tube configured to be received by and to slide up and down within the outer mounting tube, the inner sliding sleeve tube configured to be mounted to a hi-hat mounting post, the hi-hat mounting post causing the inner sliding sleeve tube to move upwardly and downwardly upon actuation of a foot pedal;
- the sensor coupled to the inner sliding sleeve tube such that when the inner sliding sleeve tube moves upwardly or downwardly with respect to the outer mounting tube, the movement of the inner sliding sleeve tube causes the sensor to send electronic messages to a sound module to trigger production of sounds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.