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Pryde Foundation

Alan Kitching

Peter Ismail

Roger Leake

Rennie McIntosh

The present invention relates to a waste processor for processing and compacting different types of waste. The processor has inlets for the different types of waste, each of which are connected to a respective collection zone. Passages may lead between each of the inlets and the respective collection zones. Each passage has a discrete compactor which is formed and arranged for effective compaction of the type of waste associated with the respective inlet. Each of the compactors is actuated by a single drive.

Waste recycling and compactor

A footplate for a drum pedal having a forefoot contact-receiving portion, a heel contact-receiving portion and a fulcrum about which a user's foot may pivot between contacting the heel and forefoot contact-receiving portions provides a configuration for enhanced and effective dual beat or heel-toe drumming technique. In use, a drummer's heel may hit the footplate at an aft portion providing a dedicated heel contact area of the footplate, which causes the drum pedal beater to make a first beat against a drum whilst the drummer's foot rocks forward across the fulcrum to make contact with an upper or fore portion of the returning footplate in turn propelling the beater to strike the drum for a second time. This enables improved control, repeatability and reliability of the 'heel-toe' technique producing greater consistency in the volume and sound of both heel and toe driven beats.

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Alan Kitching