Patent ID: 7435889

Claim:
A drumstick tether for rotatably securing a drumstick to a finger of a drummer, comprising: a first elongate strip of flexible material adapted to wrap around the finger of the drummer; a second elongate strip of flexible material adapted to wrap around the drumstick; a swivel having a first swivel part and a second swivel part with said second swivel part being rotatable relative to said first swivel part about a swivel axis; said first elongate strip of flexible material being secured to said first swivel part of said swivel for securing the drumstick tether to the finger of the drummer; said second elongate strip of flexible material being secured to said second swivel part of said swivel for securing the drumstick tether to the drumstick; said swivel extending axially along said swivel axis for defining an axial swivel length; said swivel extending transverse to said swivel axis defining a transverse swivel length; and said axial swivel length of said swivel being less than said transverse swivel length of said swivel for positioning the drumstick in close proximity to the finger of the drummer for enabling a closed hand of the drummer to hold the drumstick in a conventional manner and for enabling an opening hand of the drummer to theatrically twirl the drumstick about said swivel.