US 7,378,584 B2
Drum
Beat Frank, Buttenenstrasse 16, Luzern CH-6006 (Switzerland); and Stefan Roosli, Zielmatte 15, Stansstad CH-6362 (Switzerland)
Filed on Apr. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/278,728.
Claims priority of application No. 05007846 (EP), filed on Apr. 09, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0225559 A1, Oct. 12, 2006
Int. Cl. G10D 13/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 84—411R  [84/421] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drum cart and drum allowing a drummer to hold and move a bass drum having a shell with two open ends and a drum head over one of the open ends of the shell and a resonant skin over the other open end of the shell, comprising:
a stand upon which the drum rests so that the plane of its drum head is directed toward the drummer and is not vertical,
two wheels mounted to the bottom of the stand,
a stomach plate mounted to the top of the stand and adapted to contact the stomach of the drummer,
a hip strap adapted to surround the hips of the drummer and to be fastened to the stomach plate, and
a shell for the drum such that the plane of the drum head is at an angle to the plane of the resonant skin, whereby the drummer may beat the drum head from above when walking, standing or sitting.