Patent ID: 7396986

Claim:
A foot-actuated assembly for inclusion in a foot pedal that comprises said foot-actuated assembly and an instrument-sounding assembly, which foot pedal operates to sound a musical instrument, said foot-actuated assembly comprising: (a) a base plate having a front end and a rear end, said base plate being adapted to lie on a flat playing surface, (b) a foot plate having a front location and a rear location, said front location having means for connection to said instrument-sounding assembly, said rear location of said foot plate being hinged adjacent to said rear end of said base plate to define a pivotal axis such that said foot plate can swing, when depressed by pressure from the foot of a player, from a rest position at a first acute angle to said base plate to a striking position at a lesser second acute angle to said base plate, wherein said foot plate is constructed with an optimal spot for placement of the tip of a player's foot, and wherein said foot plate is configured such that when the foot of a player is flat against said foot plate in said rest position with the tip of the player's foot in said optimal spot, the heel of the player's foot rests on the playing surface, such as a floor, stage or ground, on which said assembly is placed for playing.