Pedal assembly for musical instruments
OwnerRobert A. Gatzeninventor
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Abstract
A pedal assembly for a bass drum or high hat cymbals. A flat base plate has a resilient pedal board clamped to it with the pedal board inclined to receive a foot. A beater stick is connected with the toe end of the pedal board by a linkage that drives the beater stick against a bass drum when the pedal is depressed. The resiliency of the pedal board returns it to its normal position when foot pressure is withdrawn. A striker pad limits the depression of the pedal board to limit the force that the beater stick can apply to the drum.
Claims20
A pedal assembly for operating a musical instrument using a foot of a human user, said pedal assembly comprising:
- a base for application to a support surface;
- a flexible pedal having a resilient construction and a heel end connected with said base in a manner permitting said pedal to be flexed between a normal position wherein said pedal inclines upwardly away from said heel end and a depressed position wherein said pedal is displaced from said normal position, said resilient construction of the pedal urging said pedal toward said normal position when displaced therefrom;
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- a connection of said pedal to the musical instrument arranged in a manner to operate the instrument upon displacement of said pedal from said normal position to said depressed position by the foot of the user.
A pedal assembly for musical use, comprising:
- a base for application to a support surface;
- a flexible pedal having a resilient construction and a heel end connected with said base in a manner permitting said pedal to be flexed between a normal position wherein said pedal inclines upwardly away from said heel end and a depressed position wherein said pedal is displaced from said normal position, said resilient construction of the pedal urging said pedal toward said normal position when displaced therefrom;
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- a striker pad on said base at a location to be contacted by pedal in said depressed position thereof to limit the displacement of the pedal from said normal position.
A pedal assembly for a bass drum beater stick, said pedal assembly comprising:
- a base for application to a support surface;
- a flexible pedal having a resilient construction and a heel end connected with said base in a manner permitting said pedal to be flexed between a normal position wherein said pedal inclines upwardly away from said heel end and a depressed position wherein said pedal is displaced from said normal position, said resilient construction of the pedal urging said pedal toward said normal position when displaced therefrom;
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- a link connected pivotally with said pedal adjacent a toe end of the pedal opposite said heel end thereof;
- a cam arm connected with said link at a substantially horizontal pivot axis, said beater stick being connected with said cam arm at said pivot axis;
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- a frame on said base on which said cam arm is mounted to turn on a cam axis offset from said pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.