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US 8,410,346 B2Granted
Bass-drum pedal assembly
AssigneeSONOR GmbH
InventorsWerner Sassmannshausen, David Schulz, Thomas Barth
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Abstract
A pedal assembly for a drum has a floor plate, a clamp for securing the floor plate to a hoop of a drum, a pivot on the floor plate, a post pivotal on the pivot of the floor plate between an erect operating position extending upward from the floor plate and a transport position recumbent on the floor plate. An upper end of the post is adapted to hold a beater shaft. A pedal pivotal on the plate is couplable to the beater shaft. A latch releasably locks the post in at least the operating position.
Claims9
A pedal assembly for a drum, the assembly comprising:
- a floor plate;
- clamp means for securing the floor plate to a hoop of a drum;
- a pivot on the floor plate;
- a post pivotal on the pivot of the floor plate between an erect operating position extending upward from the floor plate and a transport position recumbent on the floor plate, an upper end of the post being adapted to hold a beater shaft;
- a pedal pivotal on the plate and couplable to the beater shaft;
- and
- latch means for releasably locking the post in at least the operating position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.