Drum beater

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the top, front and one side of the drum beater;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the top, the back and one side of the drum beater;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the drum beater;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation of the drum beater;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the drum beater;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the drum beater; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevation of the drum beater.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402683
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 4, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 1998
Assignee: Premier Percussion Limited (Leicestershire)
Inventors: Matthew Philip Brewster (Leicester), John Thomas Brown (Leicester)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Law Firm: Townsend and Townsend and Crew
Application Number: 0/71,686
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Percussion Instrument (D17/22); 84/4221
International Classification: 1704;