Patent ID: 7989688

Claim:
A pedal for musical instruments comprising: a base; two supporting posts mounted uprightly on the base; a pedal plate mounted on the base between the supporting posts and having a rear end mounted pivotally on the base; and a fore end defined opposite to the rear end and lifted over the base; a first shaft mounted rotatably on and corresponding to one of the supporting posts and having a shaft hole defined longitudinally in the first shaft; a second shaft mounted rotatably on and corresponding to the other supporting post and rotatably extending in the shaft hole of the first shaft, and the first and second shafts being capable of rotating independently and concentrically and connected to each other to serve as a crossbeam between the supporting posts; a chain assembly connected to the fore end of the pedal plate and the first shaft; and two beaters transversely mounted respectively on the first and second shafts; wherein each supporting post has a pivot hole defined through the supporting post; wherein the first shaft has a mounting section mounted rotatably through the pivot hole of the corresponding supporting post and having an outside end and an inside end defined opposite to the outside end; and a connecting section formed on and protruding longitudinally from the inside end of the mounting section; wherein the second shaft has a mounting segment mounted rotatably through the pivot hole of the corresponding support post and having an outside end and an inside end defined opposite to the outside end; and a connecting segment formed on and protruding longitudinally from the inside end of the mounting segment and rotatably extending in the shaft hole through the connecting section of the first shaft; wherein the shaft hole of the first shaft has an inner surface and an inner annular shoulder formed on and protruding radially from the inner surface; and wherein the connecting segment of the second shaft has an inside end and a stabilizing bearing mounted in the shaft hole, mounted around and holding the inside end of the connecting segment and abutting and hooking on the inner annular shoulder.