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US 2025/0095614 A1Published application
Percussive instrument containing beads
AssigneeParish Drum Designs, LLC
InventorsJohn Owen Parish, Shane Everett
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Abstract
A percussive instrument including a drum and a plurality of beads, wherein the plurality of beads are contained within the body of the drum such that striking the drum agitates the beads to create a sustained sound. The drum includes a shell, at least two hoops, at least two membranes, a plurality of lugs, and a plurality of tension rods.
Claims20
A percussion instrument, comprising:
- a cylindrical shell open at both ends;
- a first hoop attached to a first end of the cylindrical shell and a second hoop attached to a second end of the cylindrical shell;
- a plurality of tensioners extending between the first hoop and the second hoop;
- a first vibration membrane covering the first end of the cylindrical shell and a second vibration membrane covering the second of the cylindrical shell;
- and
- a plurality of beads;
- wherein the first hoop and the second hoop are operable to surround the distal ends of the shell;
- wherein the first vibration membrane and the second vibration membrane are stretched across the first hoop and the second hoop, respectively, such that the cylindrical shell, the first membrane, and the second membrane create an internal container;
- and
- wherein the plurality of beads are housed within the internal container.
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A percussion instrument, comprising:
- a cylindrical shell open at both ends;
- a first hoop attached to a first end of the cylindrical shell and a second hoop attached to a second end of the cylindrical shell;
- a plurality of tensioners extending between the first hoop and the second hoop;
- a first vibration membrane covering the first end of the cylindrical shell and a second vibration membrane covering the second of the cylindrical shell;
- and
- a plurality of beads;
- wherein the plurality of tensioners include a plurality of tension rods and a plurality of lugs;
- wherein the first vibration membrane and the second vibration membrane are stretched across the first hoop and the second hoop, respectively, such that the cylindrical shell, the first membrane, and the second membrane create an internal container;
- and
- wherein the plurality of beads are housed within the internal container.
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A percussion instrument, comprising:
- a cylindrical shell open at both ends;
- a first hoop attached to a first end of the cylindrical shell and a second hoop attached to a second end of the cylindrical shell;
- a plurality of tensioners extending between the first hoop and the second hoop;
- a first vibration membrane covering the first end of the cylindrical shell and a second vibration membrane covering the second of the cylindrical shell;
- and
- a plurality of beads;
- wherein the first vibration membrane and the second vibration membrane are stretched across the first hoop and the second hoop, respectively, such that the cylindrical shell, the first membrane, and the second membrane create an internal container;
- wherein the plurality of beads are housed within the internal container;
- and
- wherein the percussion instrument does not include any snare wires.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.