Patent ID: 9355624
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G10D

Claim Text:
1. A drum pedal with dynamic tension comprises: a base; a pedal; a support structure; a beater assembly; a dampening system; the support structure comprises a first pillar, a second pillar, and an axle; the axle being rotatably connected between the first pillar and the second pillar; the beater assembly comprises an arm, a head, a cam, and a first chain; the arm being adjacently and perpendicularly connected to the axle; the cam being axially connected to the axle; the cam being tethered to the pedal by the first chain; the first chain being perimetrically engaged with the cam; the dampening system comprises a first dampening mechanism, a second dampening mechanism, a sprocket, and a second chain; the first dampening mechanism and the second dampening mechanism being tethered to each other by the second chain; the sprocket being axially connected to the axle; the second chain being perimetrically engaged about the sprocket; the first dampening mechanism and the second dampening mechanism each comprise a cylinder, a flange, a tubular body, and a compression spring; the compression spring being helically positioned around the cylinder; the cylinder of the first dampening mechanism being tethered to the cylinder of the second dampening mechanism by the second chain; the tubular body of the first dampening mechanism being positioned adjacent to the tubular body of the second dampening mechanism; the tubular body comprises a narrow segment and an enlarged segment; the cylinder being slidably engaged with the narrow segment; the flange being slidably engaged with the enlarged segment; and the compression spring being adjacently connected to the flange.