Patent ID: 7531733

Claim:
An apparatus for triggering electronic drums, comprising: a base; a hub body pivotally connected to said base and axially rotatable in first and second opposite directions; a pedal coupled to said hub body via a linkage, said linkage having a first portion pivotally connected to said hub body and a second portion pivotally connected to said pedal, thereby pivotally connecting said pedal to said hub body; a foot retaining device configured for securing a user's foot to said pedal; a first impact sensitive electronic triggering device; a second impact sensitive electronic triggering device; an elongate striking device having a first end connected to said hub body and a distal second end extending outwardly from said hub body and disposed between said first and second triggering devices, said distal second end contacting said first triggering device when said pedal is depressed thereby rotating said hub body in said first direction, and said distal second end contacting said second triggering device when said pedal is raised via an upward motion of the user's foot against said foot retaining device thereby rotating said hub body in said second direction; and a return device configured for tensioning said striking device toward a neutral position between and spaced from said first and second triggering devices after rotation of said hub body in one of said first and second directions.