Patent · US Expired

Thumb drum-paddle

US4168064A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
6References
9Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 1978
Grant dateSep 18, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 15, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B60/40
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There is disclosed a hand held percussion toy comprising a pair of substantially parallel surfaces, each surface having a perimeter edge, the pair of substantially parallel surfaces being joined together by a third surface connected between the perimeter edges of the pair of parallel surfaces to form a sealed enclosure having an interior volume, the third surface having a recess therein extending into the interior volume, the recess being shaped to receive a thumb or a finger of a person for holding the percussion toy while maintaining the seal of the sealed enclosure whereby a drum-like structure is formed which produces a resonant tone when struck by another object.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.