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US 6,590,147 B2Granted
Bass drum pedal
OwnerTodd Michael Kassabianinventor
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Abstract
A bass drum pedal includes a spool-like hub carrying a beater stem; a foot actuated foot board that is pivotally mounted; and a flexible connector directly interconnecting the foot board and the hub. A tension spring biasing rotation of the hub has an end portion swivel connected to a pedestal carrying the hub.
Claims43
A base drum pedal comprising in combination:
- a) a base support,
- b) a foot board having first and second ends,
- c) a hinge connected between said base plate and said first end of said foot board for permitting rotation thereof,
- d) first and second upstanding towers each mounted at one end, respectively, to said base support, with their other respective ends being free,
- e) a shaft mounted for axial rotation between the opposing upper portions of said first an second towers,
- f) a hub mounted for axial rotation on a central portion of said shaft, whereby said hub is rotatable independently of said shaft, and whereby said shaft rotates with said hub upon frictional engagement of the hub with the shaft,
- g) rotating means connected between the second end of said foot board and an outer portion of said hub for causing said hub to rotate away from said foot board upon depression of said foot board,
- h) a beater stem having a first end secured to an outer portion of said hub, and a second end,
- i) a beater secured to said second end of said beater stem,
- j) spring means for spring biasing said hub in the rest position of said bass drum pedal, for retaining the second end of said foot board in an elevated position relative to said base support, and said beater a predetermined distance away from a drum head of an associated drum, whereby upon depression of said foot board said second end thereof is rotated toward said base support causing said rotating means to rotate said hub in a direction for moving said beater into contact with the drum head of the associated drum.
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A base drum pedal comprising in combination:
- a) a support,
- b) a foot board having first and second ends,
- c) a hinge connected between said support and said first end of said foot board for permitting rotation thereof,
- d) at least one upstanding tower mounted at one end, to said support, with its other end being free,
- e) a shaft projecting laterally from an upper portion of said tower,
- f) a hub mounted for axial rotation on a portion of said shaft, whereby said hub is rotatable independently of said shaft,
- g) a flexible connector connected between the second end of said foot board and an outer portion of said hub for causing said hub to rotate upon depression of said foot board,
- h) a beater stem having a first end secured to an outer portion of said hub, and a second end,
- i) a beater secured to said second end of said beater stem,
- j) a spring biasing said hub in a rest position of said bass drum pedal, for retaining the second end of said foot board in an elevated position relative to said support, and said beater a predetermined distance away from a drum head of an associated drum, whereby upon depression of said foot board said second end thereto is pivoted causing said flexible connector to rotate said hub in a direction for moving said beater into contact with the drum head of the associated drum,
- k) and a horizontal rotatable swivel rotatably carried by the tower, the spring connected to said swivel.
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A base drum pedal comprising in combination:
- a) a support,
- b) a foot board having first and second ends,
- c) a hinge connected between said support and said first end of said foot board for permitting rotation thereof,
- d) at least one rod-like tower mounted at one end, to said support, with its other end being free,
- e) a shaft projecting laterally from an upper portion of said tower,
- f) a spool-like hub mounted for axial rotation on a portion of said shaft, whereby said hub can rotate independently of said shaft,
- g) a flexible connector connected between the second end of said foot board and an outer portion of said hub for causing said hub to rotate relative to said tower upon depression of said foot board,
- h) a beater stem having a first end secured to an outer portion of said hub, and a second end,
- i) a beater secured to said second end of said beater stem,
- j) a spring biasing said hub in a rest position of said bass drum pedal, for retaining the second end of said foot board in an elevated position relative to said support, and said beater a predetermined distance away from a drum head of an associated drum, whereby upon depression of said foot board said second end thereof is pivoted causing said flexible connector to rotate said hub in a direction for moving said beater into contact with the drum head of the associated drum,
- k) said spring being a tension spring having one end thereof pivotally connected to said hub,
- l) there being a pivotal connection between the hub and the tower,
- m) and wherein said flexible connector defines an upright plane, said spring pivotal connection located at one side of said plane, and said beater stem located at the opposite side of said plane.
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A base drum pedal comprising in combination:
- a) a support,
- b) a foot board having first and second ends,
- c) a hinge connected between said support and said first end of said foot board for permitting rotation thereof,
- d) at least one rod-like tower mounted at one end, to said support, with its other end being free,
- e) a shaft projecting laterally from an upper portion of said tower,
- f) a spool-like hub mounted for axial rotation on a portion of said shaft, whereby said hub can rotate independently of said shaft,
- g) a flexible connector connected between the second end of said foot board and an outer portion of said hub for causing said hub to rotate relative to said tower upon depression of said foot board,
- h) a beater stem having a first end secured to an outer portion of said hub, and a second end,
- i) a beater secured to said second end of said beater stem,
- j) a spring biasing said hub in a reset position of said bass drum pedal, for retaining the second end of said foot board in an elevated position relative to said support, and said beater a predetermined distance away form a drum head of an associated drum, whereby upon depression of said foot board said second end thereof is pivoted causing said flexible connector to rotate said hub in a direction for moving said beater into contact with the drum head of the associated drum,
- k) a second support
- l) a second foot board having first and second ends,
- m) a hinge connected between said second support and said first end of said second foot board for permitting rotation thereof,
- n) at least one rod-like second tower mounted at one end, to said second support, with its other end being free,
- o) a second shaft projecting laterally from an upper portion of said second tower,
- p) a second spool-like hub mounted for axial rotation on a portion of said second shaft, whereby said second hub is rotatable independently of said second shaft,
- q) a second flexible connector connected between the second end of said foot board and an outer portion of said second hub for causing said second hub to rotate relative to said second tower upon depression of said second foot board,
- r) a second beater stem rotatably driven in response to rotation of said second hub,
- s) and a beater secured to said second end of said beater stem.
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A bass drum pedal, comprising, in combination
- a) a support,
- b) a foot board supported for pivoting relative to the support,
- c) at least one pedestal extending upwardly relative to the support,
- d) a shaft carried to project laterally relative to the pedestal, above the levels of the support and foot board,
- e) a hub carried to rotate about a lateral axis defined by the shaft,
- f) a flexible connector connected to rotate the hub when the foot board is pivoted downwardly,
- g) a drum beater carried by the hub to rotate the beater,
- h) a spacing biasing the hub to resist hub rotation in response to said downward pivoting of the foot board,
- i) and a horizontally rotatable swivel rotatably carried by said at least one pedestal, the spring connected to said swivel.
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A drum pedal unit comprising, in combination:
- a) a support,
- b) a drummer's foot activated foot board above the support,
- c) two upright pedestals associated with the support,
- d) said pedestals having lower end portions that are adjustable relative to the support,
- e) said pedestals having upper end portions, and there being rotary structure carried by the pedestal upper end portions, there also being a drum beater rotatable with said structure, to beat a drum,
- f) and connector structure operatively connected with said foot board and said rotary structure to rotate said structure in response to drummer's actuation of the foot board,
- g) and a tension spring biasing said rotary structure and having swivel connection to a pedestal at a lower side of that pedestal.
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Spring return apparatus for a drum pedal unit that comprises
- a) a support structure
- b) a drummer's foot actuated foot board, said board having a rear portion supported by the support structure,
- c) the support structure including at least one upright pedestal,
- d) rotary structure carried by said at least one pedestal, and including a drum beater, said rotary structure defining a first axis of rotation, said apparatus comprising:
- e) a spring unit having opposite ends,
- f) one of said opposite ends operatively connected to said rotary structure in eccentric relation to said axis, so that the drum beater is urged toward a rest position,
- g) there being a horizontally rotatable swivel rotatably carried by the pedestal, the other of said spring unit opposite ends operatively connected to said swivel, so that said spring unit other end pivots as said one end rotates relative to said axis and relative to said rest position.
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Spring return apparatus for a drum pedal unit that comprises:
- a) support structure,
- b) a drummer's foot actuated foot board, said board having a rear portion supported by the support structure,
- c) the support structure including at least one upright pedestal,
- d) rotary structure carried by said at least one pedestal, and including a drum beater, said rotary structure defining a first axis of rotation, said rotary structure including a cam that is rotatable independently of a supporting shaft, said apparatus comprising:
- e) a spring unit having opposite ends,
- f) one of said opposite ends operatively connected to said cam in eccentric relation to said axis, so that the drum beater is urged toward a rest position,
- g) and a horizontally rotatable swivel rotatably carried by said support structure, the other of said spring opposite ends connected to said swivel.
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A base drum pedal comprising in combination:
- a) a base support,
- b) a foot board having first and second ends,
- c) a hinge connected between said base plate and said first end of said foot board for permitting rotation thereof,
- d) at least one upstanding tower mounted at one end to said base support, with its opposite end being free,
- e) a shaft mounted by the tower for axial rotation,
- f) a hub mounted for axial rotation on a central portion of said shaft, whereby said hub is rotatable independently of said shaft, and whereby said shaft rotates with said hub upon frictional engagement of the hub with the shaft,
- g) rotating means connected between the second end of said foot board and an outer portion of said hub for causing said hub to rotate away from said foot board upon depression of said foot board,
- h) a beater stem having a first end secured to an outer portion of said hub, and a second end,
- i) a beater secured to said second end of said beater stem,
- j) spring means for spring biasing said hub in the rest position of said bass drum pedal, for retaining the second end of said foot board in an elevated position relative to said base support, and said beater a predetermined distance away from a drum head of an associated drum, whereby upon depression of said foot board said second end thereof is rotated toward said base support causing said rotating means to rotate said hub in a direction for moving said beater into contact with the drum head of the associated drum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.