Drum
OwnerMark Asplandinventor
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Abstract
A drum having a resonant chamber for producing a range of sounds and at least one device for allowing the sound so produced to be altered, which includes a plurality of internal snares which can be brought into contact with the internal surface of the external surface of the resonant chamber which is struck by the player. The drum may also include a bass drum stick mounted within the chamber and adapted for movement to be able to selectively strike the inner surface of the drum which is struck by the player. The bass drum stick may include a pedal, or other device, operable by the player and external to the drum for effecting movement of the bass drum stick.
Claims20
A percussion assembly including a sound box having upright walls, a seat top, and an interior, the assembly comprising:
- a) a beater located in the box interior, and
- b) means to activate the beater to repeatedly beat against a surface of a wall against which the beater strikes at said interior, said means including a rotary shaft outside the box and extending toward a box wall, and operatively connected to the beater in the box, the beater being normally held in an upright position via a flexible extendable member connected between the rotary shaft and a mounting bracket located on an interior side of a side wall of the sound box.
A percussion assembly including a sound box having upright walls, a seat top, and an interior, the assembly comprising:
- a) a beater located proximate one of said walls,
- b) means to activate the beater to repeatedly beat against a surface of said one wall, said means including a rotary shaft outside the box and extending toward said one box wall, and operatively connected to the beater, the beater being normally held in an upright position via a flexible extendable member connected between the rotary shaft and a mounting bracket located on an interior side of a side wall of the sound box, and
- c) a foot operated pedal operatively connected to the rotary shaft to effect reciprocating rotary shaft movement.
A percussion assembly including a sound box having upright walls, a seat top, and an interior, the assembly comprising:
- a) a beater located in the box interior, and
- b) means to activate the beater to repeatedly beat against a surface against which the beater strikes of a wall at said interior, said means including a shaft mechanism outside the box and extending toward a box wall, and operatively connected to the beater in the box, the beater being normally held in an upright position via a flexible extendable member connected between the shaft mechanism and a mounting bracket located on an interior side of a side wall of the sound box.
A percussion assembly including a sound box having upright walls, a seat top, and an interior, the assembly comprising:
- a) a beater located proximate one of said walls,
- b) means to activate the beater to repeatedly beat against a surface of said one wall, said means including a shaft mechanism outside the box and extending toward said one box wall, and operatively connected to the beater, the beater being normally held in an upright position via a flexible extendable member connected between the shaft mechanism and a mounting bracket located on an interior side of a side wall of the sound box, and
- a foot operated pedal operatively connected to the shaft mechanism to effect reciprocating shaft movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.