Patent ID: 7572966

Claim:
A personal noisemaker comprising: a drum head, the drum head including an outwardly facing first striking surface spaced from and generally parallel with an outwardly facing opposing second striking surface with one or more sidewalls extending between the striking surfaces, at least one striking surface including indicia pertaining to a professional team or player that participates in a sport; at least one string having first and second ends, the first end being secured to a sidewall of the one or more sidewalls; at least one striker, the striker being secured to the at least one string proximate the second end, the striker comprising a miniature facsimile of a piece of equipment used in the play of the sport; and an elongated handle, the handle being secured to a sidewall of the one or more sidewalls; whereby oscillating pivotal movement of the handle by a hand of a user along a longitudinal axis of the handle causes the strikers to alternately impact the first and second striking surfaces and generate sound.