Portable steel drums and carrier
OwnerWheeler Matthewsinventor
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Abstract
A portable steel drum assembly for use in a marching band includes a first steel drum having a defined playing surface including a first set of predefined indentations defining a first set of notes and a second steel drum having a defined playing surface including a second set of predefined indentations defining a second set of notes. The first and second steel drums each have a diameter less than twenty-two inches providing the steel drum assembly with sufficient lightweightness and compactness enabling a musician to perform the steel drum assembly while carrying the steel drum assembly. A steel drum carrier including a harness and a steel drum mount enables a musician to carry the first and second steel drums.
Claims10
A portable percussion instrument for use in a marching band, said instrument comprising:
- a first steel drum having a defined playing surface including a first set of predefined indentations defining a first set of notes;
- a second steel drum having a defined playing surface including a second set of predefined indentations defining a second set of notes;
- a steel drum carrier for carrying said first and second steel drums in a playing position;
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- means for mounting said first and second steel drums onto an individual for playing said first and second steel drums while marching, said means including a horizontal support member extending generally parallel to an individual's shoulders and carrying a plurality of steel drum supports extending upwards from said horizontal support member for supporting said first and second steel drums in a playable position.
A device for carrying a plurality of steel drums in a playable position by an individual, said device comprising:
- a harness for being carried on by an individual;
- an extension arm for being mounted on said harness which extends outwardly away from said harness for positioning said steel drums in a playable position;
- a steel drum mount carried by a distal end of said extension arm;
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- a plurality of steel drum supports extending upwards from said steel drum mount for supporting said plurality of steel drums in an upright playable position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.