FR2562700A1 - Muting pads for fitting to a drum kit in order to quieten it. The muting pads can be fitted and removed - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is embodied by four pads which quieten the drum kit from the exterior and one pad which quietens it from the interior. The four barrels A, B, C, D are quietened by placing the pads E on their respective barrels and attaching the tie-rod 5 to the U-shaped nail 2 with fishing line 1. The base drum is quietened by inserting the pad B into the interior of the base drum A. This pad will be secured at the rear by screws 2 and at the front by the perforated skin C. The assembly is closed again by means of the tie-rods 5. The present invention is particularly intended for drummers wishing to quieten their main drum kit in order to be able to practise at home without disturbing the neighbours. Since the pads can be removed, the drummer may at any moment reconfigure his normal kit so as to use it in a band, and likewise in reverse.

Description

The present invention relates to silent buffers adaptable to a battery.
jazz to soundproof it.

A Jazz battery emits a sound intensity of around 90 phones (*),
it is therefore very noisy and you cannot play it in an apartment without disturbing your neighbors.

The present invention makes it possible to remedy this drawback by reducing the sound intensity of the battery, once fitted with the pads from 90 phones to 10 phones only.

There are silent batteries on the market, but they are not adaptable to a Jazz drum set, they are completely independent drums with their cymbals, pedals ect ... ect ... their fbts are small in diameter and are screwed on feet which serve as a support.

The present invention is characterized in that the silent buffers are adaptable to a Jazz1 battery which serves them at the same time as a support.

The pads are not screwed onto the main battery but simply placed, they are immediately removable and the drummer can at any time regain his normal battery to use it in orchestra and vice versa.

Having thanks to the silent pads of 2 batteries in one, the drummer does not need to buy a double accessory material, it results in a saving of money and a saving of space in apartment.

Silent pads are characterized in that they are the same diameter as the different skins that make up a Jazz drum set and they are flat over their entire surface.

A pad with a diameter smaller than the corresponding skin would hinder the drummer in his movements, since he would be limited to playing on a small useful surface.

* Phone: The phone is the unit for measuring the intensity of sounds.

Figure 1 shows the realization of the pads (E) and the soundproofing from the outside of the drums A. B o C. D
The pads (E) are preferably made of agglomerated wood (4) with a thickness of approximately 1+ cm, on which is bonded a rubber plate (3) with a thickness of approximately 5 millimeters, to give the pads the same rebound as tight skin.

A U-shaped nail (2) is planted on the side (4) of the pad (E) it will have the function of attaching the pad (E) to the tie of the fAt (5) with pole wire (1), so that the pad does not slip during the game.

The 4 snare snare (A), tom alto (B), tom tom (C), tom bass (D) soundproofing is done from the outside by placing the pads (E) on their respective drum; retained on the one hand by the skin tightening circles and the tie rods (5) they are then attached with pole wire as described above.

According to a variant of the invention, a metal circle (6) can be added around each of the pads, this circle would be used to play the Rim Shot.

(the Rim Shot is the small voluntary noise that the drummer makes by touching
his wand against the metal circle.)
Figure 2 shows the realization of the bass drum pad (B) seen in section and the soundproofing of the bass drum (A) by reducing its volume by S / 6Q and from the inside.

The bass drum pad (B) seen in section, is preferably made of chipboard (8) with a thickness of the order of 1+ cm, it is covered with a sharpened carpet layer of 5 millimeters thickness at the back (6) and on the sides (7), so that the pad wood (8) does not come into contact with the interior wood of the bass drum and the first screws (2)
On the front part, a thickness of foam (9) is stuck equal to the space that there is between the first screws (2) and the rim of the bass drum (3)
The bass drum is soundproofed as follows
We place the pad (B) inside the bass drum (4) and push it until it comes to stop on the first tie rod screws (2), these first screws being close rim (3), the volume of the bass drum is reduced by 5/60
Then place the pierced skin (C) and close everything with the tie rods (5)
The pad (B) is then well fixed, retained at the rear by the screws (2) and at the front by the skin (10), the pierced diameter (11) of which is less than the diameter of the foam (9)
The bass drum is thus perfectly soundproof, the kicks of the drummer will strike the foam (9) and not the skin (10), which in the present invention has only the function of retaining the buffer (B) in the before.

To find a normal bass drum, just put the pierced skin (C) at the back and the unpierced skin at the front (3) and vice versa.

Soundproofing cymbals
We soundproof the cymbal by covering it with a cover that matches its exact shape.

The cover is made in two parts: the upper part is made of a round hard carpet (sharpened) 5 millimeters thick and the same diameter as the cymbal.

A small hole is drilled in the center of the carpet and is used to pass the cover through the support rod.

The lower part is made of flexible but solid plastic and ends with an elastic hem
To find a normal cymbal, we remove the elastic from the bottom of the cover, we release the cymbal and vice versa to soundproof it.

The present invention is particularly intended for drummers who wish to soundproof their main drums, in order to be able to train in an apartment without disturbing the neighbors.

Claims (5)

 CLAIMS 1) Silent pads are characterized in that they are the same diameter as the different skins on which they will be placed. 2) Silent pads are characterized in that they are flat over their entire surface, exactly like stretched skin. 3) The pads in Figure 1 are characterized in that the 5-millimeter rubber plate (3) which is glued to the wood (4) gives the same rebound as stretched skin. 4) The pads are characterized in that they reduce the sound intensity of a Jazz battery from 90 phones to 10 phones only. 5) The pads are characterized in that the battery which they have the function of soundproofing serves at the same time as a support 6) The pads are characterized by the fact that they are neither screwed, nor nailed, nor glued to the main battery, but simply placed 7) The pads are characterized by the fact that they are immediately removable and that the drummer can at any time regain his normal battery to use it in orchestra and vice versa 8) The pads are characterized in what the drummer has 2 drums in one  A) A silent battery thanks to the pads  B) Its main battery without the buffers 9) The buffers in Figure 1 are characterized in that a U-shaped nail (2) planted on the side (4) is used to attach the buffer (E) to the tie rod (5) with stump wire (1).