Patent ID: 6063993
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
An installation for a connecting belt for a drum pedal, wherein:the drum pedal includes a plate having one end pivotally mounted on a pivot and an opposite swingable end which is swingable around the pivot; the drum pedal further comprising a rotary shaft spaced from the swingable end of the pedal and supported for rotation; a beater on the shaft for being rotated by rotation of the shaft for beating a drum; and a wheel on the shaft which is rotatable with the shaft;the connecting belt comprising a flexible belt having ends, a respective loop of the belt formed at each belt end, a respective engaging pin disposed in each loop and of a length to extend beyond the edge of the belt at the respective loop;a pedal-side installation part formed at the swingable end of the pedal plate, the pedal-side installation part forming a first receptacle to receive the loop at one end of the belt and the pin therein;a pedal-side holder covering the belt loop received in the first receptacle and pressing the respective pin and the belt loop into the first receptacle of the pedal-side installation part;a wheel-side installation part formed on an outer periphery of the wheel, the wheel-side installation part forming a second receptacle to receive the loop at the other end of the belt and the respective pin therein, whereby the belt is held to and is connected between the pedal and the wheel; anda respective wheel-side holder covering the belt loop received in the second receptacle and pressing the respective pin and the belt loop into the second receptacle of the wheel-side installation part.