US 11,908,435 B2
Percussion musical instruments for outdoor installation
Richard Cooke, Hasperus, CO (US)
Assigned to PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC., Chattanooga, TN (US)
Filed by Playcore Wisconsin, Inc, Chattanooga, TN (US)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/519,849.
Application 17/519,849 is a continuation of application No. 16/221,009, filed on Dec. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,200,873.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/599,366, filed on Dec. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0172696 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10D 13/08 (2020.01)
CPC G10D 13/08 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An outdoor musical instrument comprising:
a support post mounted to and extending from an outdoor surface;
a base secured to the support post; and
a plurality of metal discs secured to the base, each of the plurality of metal discs being configured to produce a musical note when struck by a user;
wherein the plurality of metal discs are configured to produce musical notes within the same musical scale;
wherein the plurality of metal discs are not arranged in the order of the musical scale;
wherein the base is a substantially flat panel having an upper surface that is substantially parallel with the outdoor surface and which is defined by three or more sides of a substantially same length; and
wherein the plurality of metal discs are positioned across substantially the entire upper surface of the base.