US 12,340,779 B2
Drum pedal and pedal module for enhanced drumming
John Crocken, Baltimore, MD (US); and Jack Lawrence, Rosedale, MD (US)
Assigned to John Crocken, Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by John Crocken, Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,363.
Prior Publication US 2025/0095615 A1, Mar. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. G10D 13/11 (2020.01)
CPC G10D 13/11 (2020.02) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. In drum pedal apparatus including a base, a footboard depressably-mounted with respect to the base and movable between up and down positions, an axle support forward of the footboard and having a striker axle journaled therein for rotation by linkage to the footboard, a beater stem affixed to the striker axle and extending to a beater, spring apparatus biasing the footboard to non-depressed positions and the beater to non-striking positions, the improvement wherein the footboard comprises:
a footboard structure having a main portion with a thickness and a foot-engageable upper surface; and
a plurality of roller balls rotatably mounted within the thickness of the main portion and each presenting a spherical cap extending above the foot-engageable upper surface, thereby providing a pedal-pushing foot-engageable surface including the roller-ball spherical caps.