US 7,321,092 B2
Dual foot pedals for a bass drum
Curt A. Hauck, 17976 Highway 8, Saint James, Mo. 65559-8231 (US)
Assigned to Curt A. Hauck, St. James, Mo. (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/273,926.
Prior Publication US 2007/0107582 A1, May 17, 2007
Int. Cl. G10D 13/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 84—422.1  [84/422.1; 84/422.2] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dual foot pedal system for a bass drum including two hammer heads hitting the surface of said drum at different times, said pedal system including two support stanchions and further including a first regular foot pedal having a first means thereon for hitting said drum surface with a first hammer head any time said pedal is stepped upon, said pedal system further including a second pedal having a second means thereon for hitting said surface of said drum at a time which is different from said first means, said second pedal means includes a driven disc and a floating disc having a hammer head thereon, means for changing the relative position between said driven disc and said floating disc to change the length of travel of said hammer disc on said floating disc relative said first hammer head, said first regular foot pedal and said second pedal are supported by said two stanchions in a side by side relationship.