Abstract: A percussion assembly including a sound box having upright walls, a seat top, and an interior, the assembly comprising a beater located in the box interior, and means to activate the beater to repeatedly beat against a surface of a wall at said interior.

Abstract: A poker type game playing card or domino game wherein dealt sets of cards or dominos are allocated, according to a routine that includes placement of a marker for determining active players; and each player organizes his set into two groups, A and B, and the strength of those two groups are compared with a dealer's corresponding A and B groups, to determine a win.

Abstract: A bandana device for use by a vehicle rider wearing a helmet, to protect against dust impingement on the face, whereby when the bandana is applied to the wearer's face and the corners are brought together at the rear of the wearer's neck and below the lowermost rear edge of the helmet, the components are then positioned to be pressed together to retain the bandana tensioned over the wearer's face, and to exclude entrance of dust and dirt beneath the bandana.

Abstract: For use in actuating a cymbal, there being an upright support stand and an upright rod associated with the stand and operatively attached to a cymbal to move it substantially vertically as the rod is moved substantially vertically, in response to operation of a foot activated pedal unit, the combination comprising an enclosure associated with the stand and being openable, the rod projecting downwardly to a rod end connection in the enclosure, the rod end connection movable longitudinally up and down relative to the enclosure, an endwise movable cable projecting upwardly to a cable end connection in the enclosure, the cable end connection having releasable coupling to the rod end connection to be longitudinally movable up and down therewith, thereby moving the rod up and down, and a cable guide carried by the enclosure to enable longitudinal release of said coupling and lateral removal of the cable end connection from the enclosure upon opening thereof.

Abstract: A tambourine structure comprising in combination a frame extending at least in part along an extended path, multiple jingles carried by the frame at selected locations along said path, and means carried by the frame to connect the frame to support structure selectively in each of at least two different positions.

Abstract: A drum beating practice assembly, comprising a stand, and a beater striking pad carried by the stand; a sub-assembly including a swingable drum beater, a base, a foot actuated pedal on the base, and mechanism to displace the beater to strike the pad in response to foot activated pedal movement; and a coupler to adjustably and stably couple the stand to the sub-assembly whereby when the displaced beater repeatedly strikes the pad, the stand and sub-assembly remain adjustably coupled together.

Abstract: Apparatus for effecting or controlling instrumentation insertible into the human body, as for example into the uterus, comprising in combination a first suspension for adjustably suspending the instrumentation generally vertically; a second suspension operatively connected with the first suspension for adjustably suspending the instrumentation for generally horizontal movement; a third suspension for adjustably suspending the first and second suspensions for generally vertical movement to selected level of the instrumentation; and a swivel connection allowing swiveling of the instrumentation about a generally vertical axis.

Abstract: An arm supporting pillow in sling apparatus, comprising in combination a flexible sling, with a first strap having connection to the sling to be supported by a user, an insert pillow received in the sling, to be retrievable from the sling, the sling and pillow dimensioned to receive a user's forearm alongside the pillow, in the sling.

Abstract: LED strip lamp comprising a light emitting diode and extruded electrodes characterized in that a shaped electrode of that LED is fixed directly to a diode connecting part on a current supplying conductor, by die bonding or other fixing means, an insulating painted layer on the current supplying conductor being locally absent, exposing a core wire, wherein the current supplying conductor comprises a metal wire rod having said insulating painted layer thereon.