Patent ID: 7985908

Claim:
A drum pad assembly comprising: a body comprising a substrate member defining a first substrate surface, a second substrate surface, and an edge surface, and a first surface layer defining a first surface; a rim defining an inner portion, a rim portion, an outer portion, and an edge portion, where the rim portion defines a rim surface; wherein the rim is secured to the substrate member such that the edge portion of the rim member extends over the edge surface of the substrate member, and the rim surface is substantially parallel to and spaced from the first surface; the first surface layer is secured to the first substrate surface within a pad cavity defined by the substrate member and the rim member; and the drum pad assembly operates in a normal mode in which the first surface defines a primary striking surface, the rim surface defines a secondary striking surface, and the second surface defines a primary support surface, and an inverted mode in which the rim surface defines a secondary support surface and the second surface defines a tertiary striking surface.