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US2078004A
US2078004A US10071A US1007135A US2078004A US 2078004 A US2078004 A US 2078004A US 10071 A US10071 A US 10071A US 1007135 A US1007135 A US 1007135A US 2078004 A US2078004 A US 2078004A
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  • This :invention relates to a snare. drum muffler :and. practice: pad, and one of the. principal objects of this invention is the provision of a simple and efficient snaredrummuifier and practice pad which may beconvenien'tly mounted upon a drum sh'ell in-order to placethestriking surface of the'pad in the'approximate center of the snare drum head, thereby providing means for permitting theldrummer tdbecomeaccustomed to lo the correctdrumming position and at the same time avoiding the "attendant noise ordinarily madewhilepracticing upon drums and similar percussion -instruments.
  • a further objectof this invention is the production of -a 'simple and efficient snare drum 'muffler and practice-padwhi'ch may beso mounted upon the shell of the drum as to place the soft felt pad against thebatter or playing head to pro- 'vide the'muffied'sound.
  • Still further object of this invention is the production of a simple and efficient snare drum mufiier and practice pad hichis so constructed as toperfnitthe use of suitable material on the top of the padto provide desired novelty effects other than the dulllthud which would be occasioned bydrumming upon a rubber surface.
  • - Figure l is a perspective view of a snare drum showing themufflen and practice pad in position;
  • Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through 35 the muffler and padshowing a portion of the batterheadof the drum;
  • Figure'3 is a side elevation of themufiler and pad showing the supporting arms associated therewith;
  • Figure 5 ma bottomplan view of the muwriterr p Figure 6 is'a'topplan view of themuffier and 45 practice pad and supporting arms, the supporting arms'beingshown in a folded position;
  • Figure '7 is a perspective view of a snare drum showing the muffler and practice pad in a different position from that as shown in Figure 1,
  • D designates the drum which is provided with the usual batter head H.
  • My improved 55 mufiler and practice pad A is adapted to be placed ing .washer l4 which spacing washer directly upon the head H of the drum D, as shown .clearlywin Figure 1.
  • A comprises abatterpad member [0 which is preferably circular in' formation and for ordinary practice purposesmay be formed of rubber or other resilient material, or such other -:;materialwhich 'may-be common to the trade.
  • the batter pad 10 is reinforced by-means of. a metal band I I around its;periphery, and is also provided with a rigid 10 baselZ.
  • Anlanchoringbolt l3 passes through the rigid base 12 and thisbolt l3 carries a spacl4 fits against the rigid base l2 and constitutes a spacing means for holding the anchoring plate 15 in 15 spaced relation from the rigid base l2.
  • a spacingwasher I6 is also placed below the anchoring :plate' 15 and against this spacing washerzllfi fits the felt or other soft pad IT.
  • This pad ll is preferably formed of feltor other thick soft materialand carries a metal or other rigid plate 18 through which'the bolt 1 3passes, the pad l1; having a socket 19 for receiving :the securing nutg20, the nut 20 firmly holding the parts in assembled relation.
  • Thelpad I1 is preferably formed circular and of the same diameter approximately as the batter pad 10.
  • . are hinged, as at 22, tothe anchoring plate l5, and these arms 2 [may be connectedby means of a folding brace 23 to limit the spreading movement ofthe arms, if desired.
  • are provided with angularly bent fingers 24 upon which are mounted resilient pads or sleeves 25 to fit over the rim of theshell of the drum D.
  • Pivotally secured to the opposite side of the anchoringplate i5 is an extensible 4 arm '26 which is provided with aslotted section 21, which'slotted section may be locked in position by a suitable thumb nut 28.
  • the slotted section 21 is provided with an angularly bent finger 7.9 40
  • the fingers 24 and 28 are connected to the arms 2
  • the practice pad and muffler may be supported in substantially the center of the drum thereby permitting the student practicing upon the drum to assume the proper position and become accustomed to the proper bearing point upon the batter pad.
  • the batter pad l0 may be formed of rubber or any combination thereof.

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C. F. LEBOW SNARE DRUM MUFFLER AND PRACTICE FAD April 20, 1937.
Filed March 8, 1935 War/[s13 Imbazv,
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Patented Apr. 20, 1937.
"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 ."Claims.
' This :inventionrelates to a snare. drum muffler :and. practice: pad, and one of the. principal objects of this invention is the provision of a simple and efficient snaredrummuifier and practice pad which may beconvenien'tly mounted upon a drum sh'ell in-order to placethestriking surface of the'pad in the'approximate center of the snare drum head, thereby providing means for permitting theldrummer tdbecomeaccustomed to lo the correctdrumming position and at the same time avoiding the "attendant noise ordinarily madewhilepracticing upon drums and similar percussion -instruments.
A further objectof this invention is the production of -a 'simple and efficient snare drum 'muffler and practice-padwhi'ch may beso mounted upon the shell of the drum as to place the soft felt pad against thebatter or playing head to pro- 'vide the'muffied'sound.
-A still further object of this invention is the production of a simple and efficient snare drum mufiier and practice pad hichis so constructed as toperfnitthe use of suitable material on the top of the padto provide desired novelty effects other than the dulllthud which would be occasioned bydrumming upon a rubber surface.
= Other objectsand advantages of the present "inventionwill appear throughout the following specification and claims. 30 In the drawing:-
-Figure l is a perspective view of a snare drum showing themufflen and practice pad in position;
Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through 35 the muffler and padshowing a portion of the batterheadof the drum;
*Figure'3 is a side elevation of themufiler and pad showing the supporting arms associated therewith;
40 "Figure 4 is atop plan-view of the muiiler and pad partly broken away;
Figure 5 ma bottomplan view of the muiiler p Figure 6 is'a'topplan view of themuffier and 45 practice pad and supporting arms, the supporting arms'beingshown in a folded position; and
Figure '7 is a perspective view of a snare drum showing the muffler and practice pad in a different position from that as shown in Figure 1,
50 the position of the braces being optional with the user.
By referring to the drawing, it will be seen that D designates the drum which is provided with the usual batter head H. My improved 55 mufiler and practice pad A is adapted to be placed ing .washer l4 which spacing washer directly upon the head H of the drum D, as shown .clearlywin Figure 1.
lThemdrum muilier and practice pad, A comprises abatterpad member [0 which is preferably circular in' formation and for ordinary practice purposesmay be formed of rubber or other resilient material, or such other -:;materialwhich 'may-be common to the trade. The batter pad 10 is reinforced by-means of. a metal band I I around its;periphery, and is also provided witha rigid 10 baselZ. Anlanchoringbolt l3 passes through the rigid base 12 and thisbolt l3 carries a spacl4 fits against the rigid base l2 and constitutes a spacing means for holding the anchoring plate 15 in 15 spaced relation from the rigid base l2. A spacingwasher I6 is also placed below the anchoring :plate' 15 and against this spacing washerzllfi fits the felt or other soft pad IT. This pad ll is preferably formed of feltor other thick soft materialand carries a metal or other rigid plate 18 through which'the bolt 1 3passes, the pad l1; having a socket 19 for receiving :the securing nutg20, the nut 20 firmly holding the parts in assembled relation. Thelpad I1 is preferably formed circular and of the same diameter approximately as the batter pad 10.
A pair-of hanger arms 2|. are hinged, as at 22, tothe anchoring plate l5, and these arms 2 [may be connectedby means of a folding brace 23 to limit the spreading movement ofthe arms, if desired. The arms 2| are provided with angularly bent fingers 24 upon which are mounted resilient pads or sleeves 25 to fit over the rim of theshell of the drum D. Pivotally secured to the opposite side of the anchoringplate i5 is an extensible 4 arm '26 which is provided with aslotted section 21, which'slotted section may be locked in position by a suitable thumb nut 28. The slotted section 21 is provided with an angularly bent finger 7.9 40
'upon which-ismounted a pad or protecting sleeve 30 for engagement with the rim of the shell of the drum D. The fingers 24 and 28 are connected to the arms 2| and .26 in a manner to allow the arms-to lie in a plane-normally below the upper.
edge of the rim of the shell of the drum'D, (note Figure 1).
By considering Figure 1, it will be seen that the practice pad and muffler may be supported in substantially the center of the drum thereby permitting the student practicing upon the drum to assume the proper position and become accustomed to the proper bearing point upon the batter pad. It will be further understood that the batter pad l0 may be formed of rubber or any
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US2565225A (en) * 1949-10-05 1951-08-21 William D Gladstone Appliance for musical instruments
US3026759A (en) * 1960-03-03 1962-03-27 Rudolph R Kleiner Drum head auxiliary unit
US3264927A (en) * 1965-08-02 1966-08-09 Rocco A Fischetti Dual purpose drum
US3289520A (en) * 1965-11-23 1966-12-06 Allan R Simpson Drum practice device
US3453924A (en) * 1968-01-11 1969-07-08 Merton Glick Drum mute
DE2711466A1 (en) * 1976-03-16 1977-10-13 Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg DAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR A STRIKE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
US4102235A (en) * 1976-08-19 1978-07-25 Le Masters Laurence G Drum practice pad
US4745839A (en) * 1987-01-15 1988-05-24 Victor Peraino Drum mute
US5763797A (en) * 1996-04-16 1998-06-09 Loendorf; David J. Bass drum mute
US5877440A (en) * 1996-05-02 1999-03-02 Chaffee; Gary Adjustable sound enhancing muffing device for percussion instrument background of the invention
US6686526B2 (en) 2001-10-17 2004-02-03 Leonard E. Ezbicki Percussion practice aid
US6696630B2 (en) * 2002-06-19 2004-02-24 J. D'addario & Co., Inc. Damping device for percussion instruments
WO2005091271A1 (en) * 2004-03-23 2005-09-29 Peter Ischer Head muting device for percussion instruments, in particular for drums and/or bass drums
US20060065099A1 (en) * 2004-09-25 2006-03-30 Anderson James M Removable muting device for drums, cymbals and the like
US20090188373A1 (en) * 2008-01-25 2009-07-30 May Randall L Marching percussionist practice pad with structure that emulates a drum
ITUD20120119A1 (en) * 2012-06-28 2013-12-29 Angelo Losciardi SOUND DAMPING DEVICE ISSUED BY A DRUM, IN PARTICULAR FROM A GRASS
US20140238216A1 (en) * 2013-02-26 2014-08-28 Heimbach Gmbh & Co. Kg Drum practice device and method for producing the same
US9135899B2 (en) * 2013-01-30 2015-09-15 Keith Jones External drum ring control (EDRC)
US11367423B2 (en) * 2020-11-08 2022-06-21 Darren Gale Snare muffler
US20230010237A1 (en) * 2021-07-08 2023-01-12 Roger Green Dampening device for an instrumental drum

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US2565225A (en) * 1949-10-05 1951-08-21 William D Gladstone Appliance for musical instruments
US3026759A (en) * 1960-03-03 1962-03-27 Rudolph R Kleiner Drum head auxiliary unit
US3264927A (en) * 1965-08-02 1966-08-09 Rocco A Fischetti Dual purpose drum
US3289520A (en) * 1965-11-23 1966-12-06 Allan R Simpson Drum practice device
US3453924A (en) * 1968-01-11 1969-07-08 Merton Glick Drum mute
DE2711466A1 (en) * 1976-03-16 1977-10-13 Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg DAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR A STRIKE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
US4102235A (en) * 1976-08-19 1978-07-25 Le Masters Laurence G Drum practice pad
US4745839A (en) * 1987-01-15 1988-05-24 Victor Peraino Drum mute
US5763797A (en) * 1996-04-16 1998-06-09 Loendorf; David J. Bass drum mute
US5877440A (en) * 1996-05-02 1999-03-02 Chaffee; Gary Adjustable sound enhancing muffing device for percussion instrument background of the invention
US6686526B2 (en) 2001-10-17 2004-02-03 Leonard E. Ezbicki Percussion practice aid
US6696630B2 (en) * 2002-06-19 2004-02-24 J. D'addario & Co., Inc. Damping device for percussion instruments
WO2005091271A1 (en) * 2004-03-23 2005-09-29 Peter Ischer Head muting device for percussion instruments, in particular for drums and/or bass drums
US20070157793A1 (en) * 2004-03-23 2007-07-12 Peter Ischer Head muting device for percussion instruments, in particular for drums and/or bass drums
US20060065099A1 (en) * 2004-09-25 2006-03-30 Anderson James M Removable muting device for drums, cymbals and the like
US20090188373A1 (en) * 2008-01-25 2009-07-30 May Randall L Marching percussionist practice pad with structure that emulates a drum
US7812235B2 (en) 2008-01-25 2010-10-12 Randall L May Marching percussionist practice pad with structure that emulates a drum
US20110023684A1 (en) * 2008-01-25 2011-02-03 May Randall L Marching percussionist practice pad with structure that emulates a drum
US8367916B2 (en) 2008-01-25 2013-02-05 May Randall L Marching percussionist practice pad with structure that emulates a drum
ITUD20120119A1 (en) * 2012-06-28 2013-12-29 Angelo Losciardi SOUND DAMPING DEVICE ISSUED BY A DRUM, IN PARTICULAR FROM A GRASS
US9135899B2 (en) * 2013-01-30 2015-09-15 Keith Jones External drum ring control (EDRC)
US20150348522A1 (en) * 2013-01-30 2015-12-03 Keith Jones Adaptor for drum
US9280958B2 (en) * 2013-01-30 2016-03-08 Keith Jones Adaptor for drum
US20140238216A1 (en) * 2013-02-26 2014-08-28 Heimbach Gmbh & Co. Kg Drum practice device and method for producing the same
US11367423B2 (en) * 2020-11-08 2022-06-21 Darren Gale Snare muffler
US20230010237A1 (en) * 2021-07-08 2023-01-12 Roger Green Dampening device for an instrumental drum

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