Patent ID: 8525010
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A portable drum comprising: a drum head including an upper drum head and a lower drum head configured for detachable engagement with each other when the drum head is in an assembled state, and, when the drum head is in a collapsed state, the lower drum head is configured to be inverted and nested within the inverted upper drum head; a drum shell configured for detachable engagement with the drum head when the portable drum head is in the assembled state, wherein the drum shell comprises a plurality of sections configured for detachable engagement with each other to form a single unitary drum shell when in an assembled state, and when in a collapsible state, each section is configured for nesting, when inverted, within another inverted section, and all nested sections of the drum shell are configured for nesting within the inverted lower drum head; and a tensioning system capable of securing the drum head when assembled and the drum shell when assembled in an assembled state of the portable drum.