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Device for modifying the sound of a drum

US5561254A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1995
Grant dateOct 1, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10D13/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for modifying the sound of a drum or other percussion instrument comprises a sheet-like body of a soft, flexible polymer such as a gelled plastisol. The device includes a planar bottom surface which establishes a vacuum seal to a vibratable surface of the instrument.

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