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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Pearl Musical Instrument Co., Chiba, JP;
Inventor:
Akito Takegawa, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Pearl Musical Instrument Co., Chiba, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 13/023 (2013.01); G10D 13/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drum includes a drum shell having a first drum shell segment and a separate, second drum shell segment. The drum shell segments each including a hollow cylindrical member having a rim, a protrusion formed in an upper surface of the rim, and an annular groove formed in a lower surface of the rim. The protrusion of the first drum shell segment is received in the groove of the second drum shell segment so that the drum shell segments are in axially stacked relation. A first hoop mounts a first drum skin to the drum shell. Tensioning structure is constructed and arranged to removably secure the drum shell to the first hoop.