Patent ID: 7812237

Claim:
A ball joint adjustment assembly for a drum mallet, the assembly comprising: a. a bass drum pedal axle operatively configured to rotate about a pedal drive axis; b. a substantially spherical ball joint socket coupled to the bass drum pedal axle and operatively configured to rotate therewith; c. wherein the ball joint socket comprises a hinge side and a split side; d. a pressure mechanism coupled to the ball joint socket and operatively configured to adjust an inner diameter of the ball joint socket; e. a ball joint ball having an outer spherical diameter substantially the same as the inner diameter of each side of the ball joint socket; f. a drum mallet coupled to the ball joint ball and extending therefrom; and g. wherein the angle of the drum mallet can be adjusted about the center of the ball joint while the pressure mechanism is in the released state and is furthermore substantially affixed in place when the pressure mechanism is in a tensioned state.