Patent ID: 8686265

Claim:
A bass drum pedal comprising: a base; foot pedal having one end pivotally secured to a front end of said base; a column connected to said base adjacent to the opposite end of said base from said front end and extending longitudinally above said base; a beater bracket pivotally connected with the column, the beater bracket formed to secure a shaft for a beater; link member for linking the foot pedal to the beater bracket to actuate the beater bracket in response to a force applied to the foot pedal; a rocker component attached with the beater bracket such that rotational motion of the beater bracket causes a rotational motion of the rocker component; a swivel component connected with the rocker component; a bias device attached with the swivel component for biasing the beater bracket to force a return action of a beater when force is removed from the foot pedal; wherein the rocker component includes a slot formed therethrough that allows the swivel component to be attached at varying locations along the rocker component; wherein the bias device is a coil spring; and further comprising a spring tension adjuster connected with and between the swivel component and coil spring, the spring tension adjuster operable for allowing a user to selectively adjust tension of the coil spring.