Patent ID: 8212133
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A drum pedal assembly, comprising: a frame comprising two parallel upright supportive racks and a the base connecting bottoms of the supportive racks; multiple bearings; coaxially disposed on the frame; an axle, supported by at least two of the bearings; a drum hammer, disposed on the axle in a rotational operative relationship; a base plate pivoted vertically with respect to the base at one end thereof, a sliding groove having formed on the base plate along a length direction of the base plate, the sliding groove having an open end away from the base; an extender, being plate-shaped and slidably inserted in the sliding groove, the extender and the base plate being pivotable about the base, the extender having a distal end away from the base; pedal, having a first end and a second end, the first end pivoting to the distal end of the extender by a pivot means; and a transmission element, disposed between the second end of the pedal and the axle, the axle and the drum hammer being driven by the transmission element to rotate as the second end of the pedal pivots; wherein the sliding groove substantially extends along an entire length of the base plate, and a length of the extender is longer than that of the sliding groove; wherein a slot is disposed on a bottom surface of the base, the slot has an open end facing the base plate for an inserting end of the extender to selectively insert therein, the base plate substantially perpendiculars to the supportive racks and is unpivotable about the base as the inserting end inserts in the slot.