Patent ID: 7485786

Claim:
A percussion instrument and noisemaking device comprised of: at least one blade member having a handle joining portion at its base; a flexible plate member operable for making sound, said flexible plate member having a generally circular indention that is operable for producing a sound when said flexible plate member is flexed about said indention; and a handle comprising an upper portion which is hollow, said upper portion configured to receive and join to a lower portion of said flexible plate member, thereby containing all of said flexible plate member within said hollow upper portion, said upper portion further configured to be pivotably joined to a lower portion of said at least one blade such that said at least one blade member pivots when said handle is translated perpendicular to the plane of said at least one blade, and said at least one blade and said flexible plate member being oriented such that when said at least one blade pivots, said at least one blade causes said flexible plate member to flex and thereby flex said indentation to make a sound emanating about said indentation.