Drum practice pad
OwnerSimon Humphreysinventor
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the present disclosure there is provided a practice pad for practising the use of a snare drum. The practice pad includes: an upper drum surface; and a sound generating device arranged below the drum surface. The sound generating device includes: a chamber having a first surface and an opposing second surface; and a plurality of elongate rods retained inside the chamber, between the first and second surfaces, so that the plurality of elongate rods vibrate against the first and second surfaces in response to a strike of the drum surface.
Claims20
A practice pad for practising the use of a snare drum, the practice pad comprising:
- an upper drum surface;
- and
- a sound generating device arranged below the drum surface;
- wherein the sound generating device includes:
- a chamber having a first surface and an opposing second surface;
- and
- a plurality of elongate rods retained inside the chamber, between the first and second surfaces, so that the plurality of elongate rods vibrate against the first and second surfaces in response to a strike of the drum surface.
A practice pad for practising the use of a snare drum, the practice pad comprising:
- an upper drum surface;
- and
- a sound generating device arranged below the drum surface;
- wherein the sound generating device includes:
- a chamber having a first surface and an opposing second surface;
- and
- a plurality of elongate rods retained inside the chamber, between the first and second surfaces, so that the plurality of elongate rods vibrate against the first and second surfaces in response to a strike of the drum surface;
- wherein at least one of the first surface, and/or the second surface, of the chamber is a corrugated surface including a plurality of undulations, and wherein the plurality of elongate rods are arranged so as to extend across the undulations of the corrugated surface.
A practice pad for practising the use of a snare drum, the practice pad comprising:
- an upper drum surface;
- and
- a sound generating device arranged below the drum surface;
- wherein the sound generating device includes:
- a chamber having a first surface and an opposing second surface;
- and
- a plurality of elongate rods retained inside the chamber, between the first and second surfaces, so that the plurality of elongate rods vibrate against the first and second surfaces in response to a strike of the drum surface;
- wherein the practice pad includes a first panel that defines the second surface of the chamber and a second panel that defines the first surface of the chamber;
- wherein the first panel, the second panel and the plurality of elongate rods are individually movable with respect to one another in a first direction, extending from the first surface to the second surface of the chamber, and the first panel, the second panel and the plurality of elongate rods are configured to vibrate in that direction in response to a strike of the drum surface;
- and
- wherein the plurality of elongate rods are arranged substantially parallel to one another and the plurality of elongate rods are densely packed together, side-by-side, so as to press against one another inside the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.