US 7,598,446 B2 · Striking member for use with a percussion instrument

Abstract

The striking member for use with a percussion instrument is a vibration-inducing and flexing variation of a conventional unitary or one-piece drum stick, drum mallet or the like. The striking member includes a stick having opposed first and second ends, and a hollow shell having an opening formed through a lower end thereof. The first end of the stick is adapted for grasping by the user, and the second end is inserted through the opening, into an open interior region of the hollow shell. The hollow shell is secured to the stick, and flexes when striking a surface, such as a drum, for example. An elastic material may further be received within the hollow shell, and may at least partially fill the open interior region thereof in order to provide further elastic properties for the head of the striking member.

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Dependent claims

A striking member for use with a percussion instrument, the striking member comprising:

a stick having longitudinally opposed first and second ends, the first end being adapted for grasping by the user;
a hollow shell having an upper end and a lower end, the hollow shell defining an open interior region;
an elastic member;
a support member having longitudinally opposed upper and lower ends, the upper end of the support member being secured to the lower end of the hollow shell and projecting downwardly therefrom, the lower end of the support member being secured to the stick;
and
an elastic material received within the hollow shell, the elastic material at least partially filling the open interior region thereof;
whereby the hollow shell provides for a flexing head of the striking member when the striking member contacts a striking surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Striking member for use with a percussion instrument

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