Patent ID: 8188358

Claim:
A percussion instrument that comprises a housing, a compressible foam material connected to the housing and an electronic pick-up at least partially embedded within said compressible foam material, said compressible foam material having a density of at least about 1.2 lbs/ft 3 , a compressive strength of at least about 5 psi, and a tear resistance of at least about 8 lbs/in across the grain @ 0.5 inch thickness, wherein said compressible foam material has a front face and a rear face and said electronic pick-up positioned in a pick-up slot and spaced from said front face and said rear face of said compressible foam material, said pick-up slot having a variable maximum width along a longitudinal length of said pick-up slot, a portion of said pick-up slot having a width that enables said electronic pick-up to be drawn though a pick-up slot opening in one face of said compressible foam material and into an interior region of said compressible foam material, another portion of said pick-up slot having a width that prevents said electronic pick-up from being drawn though said another portion of said pick-up slot.