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US 4,226,163 AGranted
Illuminated drumsticks
OwnerJames D. Welcomerinventor
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Abstract
A drumstick comprises a tip, a shank and a cap. The tip includes a light emitting diode and electrical leads connect the diode to a power source housed in a cavity formed between the shank and the cap. Threading the cap onto the shank effects a completed circuit including the power source and the diode. The motion of the lit stick tip enhances the rhythmic feelings contributed by the drummer to a musical group.
Claims4
In a slender striking device having an elongated shank for use with a percussion instrument the elongated shank having a circumference which is small relative to its length throughout its length, the combination comprising:
- an impact resistant tip means for striking said percussion instrument, said tip means comprising an epoxy lens and continuing the slender striking device, said tip means having a circumference which is substantially equal to the circumference of the elongated shank,
- light emitting diode means within said tip for illuminating said tip,
- protection means for said light emitting diode, said protection means comprising a clear epoxy potting compound filling a space between said light emitting diode and said lens, said lens, potting compound, and light emitting diode comprising a solid tip which is free of voids allowing said striking device to be used as a drumstick for repeatedly striking a percussion instrument,
- a power supply for said light emitting diode,
- a bore in said shank and conductive means in said bore for coupling said power supply to said light emitting diode, and
- means for selectively connecting said power supply to said light emitting diode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.