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Music drum mute device

US5892169A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 6, 1997
Grant dateApr 6, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 6, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

A mute device for use with music drums including tom-toms, snares, and the like. The device includes a drum stick strike plate, and at least one sound post projecting from the strike plate. The sound post contacts the drum skin at a location where the skin is supported on the drum shell housing, when the strike plate is mounted on the drum.

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