Drumstick having rigid ring around tip
OwnerCarmen J. Cappellainventor
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Abstract
A drumstick, such as a conventional solid wooden drumstick has a plastic conformal cap affixed over the striking tip of the drumstick. The cap is provided with a shallow circumferential groove and a hard, rigid impact ring affixed within the groove, the surface of the ring extending above the surface of the cap so that the ring impacts the precussion instrument used with the drumstick.
Claims9
A drumstick having a body comprising a shaft and a striking tip extending from one end of said shaft, said striking tip having a circumference and a hard, rigid percussion impact ring around said circumference said impact ring resting within a groove provided around said circumference such that an outer surface of said impact ring is raised as compared with the surface of the striking tip adjacent the ring and wherein the impact ring is comprised of a material selected from a group consisting of graphite, ceramics and plastics.
A drumstick having a body comprising a cylindrical shaft and a striking tip extending from one end of said shaft, said striking tip having a conformal cap thereover, and said cap having a hard, rigid percussion impact ring circumferentially therearound wherein the impact ring is ceramic, graphite or plastic.
A drumstick having a body comprising a cylindrical shaft and a striking tip extending from one end of said shaft, said striking tip having a conformal cap thereover, and said cap having a hard, rigid percussion impact ring circumferentially therearound and wherein the cap has a hollow groove therearound and said impact ring is positioned within said groove, an outer surface of said impact ring being raised with respect to the surface of the cap and wherein the cap is plastic and the impact ring is graphite, ceramic or plastic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.