Patent ID: 7525031

Claim:
A dual drum pedal assembly comprising: a beater assembly and a plurality of separate pedal assemblies positioned away from said beater assembly and connected to said beater assembly to operate said beater assembly; said beater assembly comprising a base plate adapted to sit on the floor having an outer end adapted to be juxtaposed with a drum; a plurality of plate leveling devices mounted to said base plate, a frame including a plurality of upright posts mounted to said base plate; bearing means mounted to upper ends of said upright posts; and a split shaft having shaft sections journaled in said bearing means, said split shaft allowing for independent rotation of each shaft section by said separate pedal assemblies; a plurality of beater mechanisms mounted on said split shaft; a connector assembly linking each pedal assembly to said beater assembly for rotation of the beater assembly split shaft; and each pedal assembly comprising a base plate, a pedal pivotally mounted on said base plate, a frame with at least two upright standards mounted to and extending upward from said base plate and a drive shaft rotatably mounted in said frame upright standards, a sprocket mounted on said drive shaft and flexible drive means mounted to said sprocket and said pedal so that depression of said pedal rotates said sprocket and associated drive shaft.