Drum pedal
US8927844B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10D13/11
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A footplate for a drum pedal having a forefoot contact-receiving portion, a heel contact-receiving portion and a fulcrum about which a user's foot may pivot between contacting the heel and forefoot contact-receiving portions provides a configuration for enhanced and effective dual beat or heel-toe drumming technique. In use, a drummer's heel may hit the footplate at an aft portion providing a dedicated heel contact area of the footplate, which causes the drum pedal beater to make a first beat against a drum whilst the drummer's foot rocks forward across the fulcrum to make contact with an upper or fore portion of the returning footplate in turn propelling the beater to strike the drum for a second time. This enables improved control, repeatability and reliability of the “heel-toe” technique producing greater consistency in the volume and sound of both heel and toe driven beats.
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