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EP0852791B1
EP0852791B1 EP96932638A EP96932638A EP0852791B1 EP 0852791 B1 EP0852791 B1 EP 0852791B1 EP 96932638 A EP96932638 A EP 96932638A EP 96932638 A EP96932638 A EP 96932638A EP 0852791 B1 EP0852791 B1 EP 0852791B1
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  • the present invention relates to a device called heeling allowing to trigger with the heel part of a battery music, and more particularly a device allowing to trigger with the heel a pedal of part of a music battery, without preventing use normal pedal, i.e. with the whole foot or with the tiptoe only.
  • the right foot operates the pedal of a battery part of music, for example a bass drum
  • the left foot press the pedal of another part of the battery, for example a hi-hat pedal that has two cymbals.
  • a pedal is arranged for the right foot and operates a bat which strikes the skin of the bass drum.
  • a second pedal is arranged for the foot left and operates a bat which strikes the skin of the bass drum.
  • a hi-hat pedal is placed next to the second bass drum pedal and is intended to be operated by the left foot.
  • the object of the present invention therefore consists in remedying the disadvantages of known forms of execution.
  • the device called heeling allowing to trigger with the heel a pedal of part of a music battery is to upgrade a pedal from a drum cell so that it can be operated either by the heel, either by the toe, or by the entire foot.
  • the device consists of a device for the heel, called a heel, which is attached to one of the pedals of a drum instrument, by example on the second pedal of a kick drum.
  • a heel a device for the heel
  • the principle of the invention allows the user to play simultaneously or alternately with the second bass drum pedal and with hi-hat pedal.
  • the principle of the invention allows the user to operate the second pedal of a kick drum either simply with the tip of the foot, or with the heel which in this case allows him to keep tiptoe on the pedal Charleston.
  • the user can therefore simulate both pedals which saves him time since he does not have to no longer move the foot from one pedal to another, and what allows to execute new musical phrases which would not be not possible without the device.
  • the device can be fixed on a pedal, but it can also be integrated into a pedal manufacturing, for example by molding.
  • Figure 1 is a top view of a pedal with the heel device.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective side view of the pedal with the heel device.
  • the device has four pieces of metal connected together, a base 3, a rod 1 which is intended to connect the base to a pedal using a jaw 2 and a half-tube 4 which is fixed on the base on the one hand and on the stem on the other hand.
  • Rod 1 and base 3 are connected between them by a hinge which allows the rod to be mobile and move with the pedal to which it is attached.
  • a clearance is provided between the jaw which is fixed on the top of the pedal and stem 1 so as to prevent the two elements from can hang on.
  • the half-tube 4 is fixed by hinges to the rod 1 and to the base 3. The half-tube is therefore mobile and can move with the rod.
  • the user can apply pressure with the heel on the half-tube, which via the rod will cause the pedal to drop.
  • the pedal is reset high position by a spring which is already mounted on the pedal of each drum instrument.
  • the user can activate another pedal, for example a hi-hat pedal with tiptoe.
  • a hi-hat pedal with tiptoe.
  • he can operate the pedal fitted with the device, either with the heel or the foot on the half-tube, either with the tip of the foot on the pedal.
  • the device can be adapted to all pedals instruments from a music drum, for example a pedal kick drum, hi-hat pedal, or pedal for activate bells.
  • a music drum for example a pedal kick drum, hi-hat pedal, or pedal for activate bells.

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PCT No. PCT/FR96/01484 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 25, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 25, 1998 PCT Filed Sep. 24, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/12358 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 3, 1997A heel-operated device of a foot pedal-actuated instrument of a drum set enables a user to play two instruments of the drum set using the same foot to actuate separate foot pedals. One foot pedal controls the play of one instrument and another foot pedal controls the play of the second instrument of the drum set. At least one of the two instruments is a drum, and the other may be cymbals or bell or another drum. The heel-operated device includes a heel-actuated member, a rod hinged at one end of the heel-actuated member and pivotally coupled to one foot pedal for depression thereof by pressure of the heel of a foot of the user on the heel-actuated member to play the first instrument while allowing the tip of the same foot of the user freedom to operate the other foot pedal for actuating the second instrument. The base member is hinged to an end of the heel-actuated member opposite the end thereof at which the rod is hinged, to provide stability of the heel-operated device during play of the drum set.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif appelé talonnade permettant de déclencher avec le talon une partie d'une batterie de musique, et plus particulièrement un dispositif permettant de déclencher avec le talon une pédale d'une partie d'une batterie de musique, sans pour autant empêcher l'utilisation normale de la pédale, c'est-à-dire avec le pied entier ou avec la pointe du pied seulement.The present invention relates to a device called heeling allowing to trigger with the heel part of a battery music, and more particularly a device allowing to trigger with the heel a pedal of part of a music battery, without preventing use normal pedal, i.e. with the whole foot or with the tiptoe only.

Habituellement, dans le domaine des batteries de musique, le pied droit actionne la pédale d'une partie de batterie de musique, par exemple une grosse caisse, et le pied gauche actionne la pédale d'une autre partie de la batterie, par exemple un pédale charleston qui comporte deux cymbales. Ceci pour un utilisateur droitier et inversément pour utilisateur gaucher. Pour le cas, par exemple, où la batterie est constituée par une grosse caisse et par des cymbales charleston, et pour le cas où est elle prévue pour un droitier, une pédale est disposée pour le pied droit et actionne une batte qui vient frapper la peau de la grosse caisse. Une deuxième pédale est disposée pour le pied gauche et actionne une batte qui vient frapper la peau de la grosse caisse. Une pédale charleston est disposée à côté de la deuxième pédale de grosse caisse et est destinée à être actionnée par le pied gauche.Usually, in the field of music drums, the right foot operates the pedal of a battery part of music, for example a bass drum, and the left foot press the pedal of another part of the battery, for example a hi-hat pedal that has two cymbals. This for a right-handed user and vice versa for left-handed user. For the case, for example, where the battery consists of a bass drum and hi-hat cymbals, and in case is it intended for right-handers, a pedal is arranged for the right foot and operates a bat which strikes the skin of the bass drum. A second pedal is arranged for the foot left and operates a bat which strikes the skin of the bass drum. A hi-hat pedal is placed next to the second bass drum pedal and is intended to be operated by the left foot.

Les formes d'exécution de batterie de musique connues présentent un inconvénient important lorsque deux pédales sont destinées à être actionnées par le même pied, une deuxième pédale de grosse caisse et une pédale charleston par exemple, qui est constitué par le fait que l'utilisateur doit choisir d'actionner soit l'une soit l'autre des pédales, ces formes d'exécutions connues ne permettant pas à l'utilisateur d'actionner ces deux pédales simultanément.Known forms of music drums have a significant drawback when two pedals are intended to be operated by the same foot, a second pedal bass drum and a hi-hat pedal for example which is constituted by the fact that the user must choose to activate either one of the pedals, these forms of execution known not allowing the user to operate these two pedals simultaneously.

Une forme d'exécution est connue par le brevet US-A-3 747 464, qui montre l'utilisation de deux pédales avec le même pied, notamment en activant la pédale d'une grosse caisse avec le talon, mais cette forme d'exécution présente l'inconvénient d'être très difficile à utiliser d'une manière pratique dans la mesure où elle ne comporte aucun élément permettant d'actionner deux pédales simultanément d'une manière valable, et dans la mesure où elle ne permet pas de contrôler valablement la force de la frappe.One embodiment is known from US-A-3,747,464, which shows the use of two pedals with the same foot, especially by activating the pedal of a kick drum with the heel, but this embodiment has the disadvantage to be very difficult to use in a practical way in the since it does not contain any element allowing to activate two pedals simultaneously in a valid way, and in the since it does not allow valid control of the force of typing.

Le but de la présente invention consiste donc à remédier aux inconvénients des formes d'exécutions connues.The object of the present invention therefore consists in remedying the disadvantages of known forms of execution.

Le but est atteint avec le principe de l'invention tel que défini par la revendication 1.The object is achieved with the principle of the invention such as defined by claim 1.

Le dispositif appelé talonnade permettant de déclencher avec le talon une pédale d'une partie d'une batterie de musique consiste à améliorer une pédale d'un élément de batterie de manière à ce qu'elle puisse être actionnée soit par le talon, soit par le bout de pied, soit par le pied entier. Le dispositif consiste en un dispositif pour le talon, appelé talonnade, qui est fixé sur l'une des pédales d'un instrument de batterie, par exemple sur la deuxième pédale d'une grosse caisse. Appliqué à la deuxième pédale d'une grosse caisse qui est disposée à côté d'une pédale charleston, le principe de l'invention permet à l'utilisateur de jouer simultanément ou alternativement avec la deuxième pédale de grosse caisse et avec la pédale charleston. D'une manière plus précise, le principe de l'invention permet à l'utilisateur d'actionner la deuxième pédale d'une grosse caisse soit simplement avec la pointe du pied, soit avec le talon ce qui lui permet dans ce cas de garder la pointe du pied sur la pédale charleston. L'utilisateur peut donc jouer simulatément des deux pédales ce qui lui permet de gagner du temps puisqu'il ne doit plus déplacer le pied d'une pédale à l'autre, et ce qui lui permet d'exécuter de nouvelles phrases musicales qui ne seraient pas possibles sans le dispositif. Le dispositif peut être fixé sur une pédale, mais il peut également être intégré à une pédale de fabrication, par moulage par exemple.The device called heeling allowing to trigger with the heel a pedal of part of a music battery is to upgrade a pedal from a drum cell so that it can be operated either by the heel, either by the toe, or by the entire foot. The device consists of a device for the heel, called a heel, which is attached to one of the pedals of a drum instrument, by example on the second pedal of a kick drum. Applied to the second pedal of a bass drum which is placed next to a hi-hat pedal, the principle of the invention allows the user to play simultaneously or alternately with the second bass drum pedal and with hi-hat pedal. More precisely, the principle of the invention allows the user to operate the second pedal of a kick drum either simply with the tip of the foot, or with the heel which in this case allows him to keep tiptoe on the pedal Charleston. The user can therefore simulate both pedals which saves him time since he does not have to no longer move the foot from one pedal to another, and what allows to execute new musical phrases which would not be not possible without the device. The device can be fixed on a pedal, but it can also be integrated into a pedal manufacturing, for example by molding.

Les dessins annexés illustrent schématiquement et à titre d'exemple les principes de l'invention.The accompanying drawings illustrate schematically and by way of of example the principles of the invention.

La figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'une pédale avec le dispositif talonnade.Figure 1 is a top view of a pedal with the heel device.

La figure 2 est une vue en perspective de côté de la pédale avec le dispositif talonnade.Figure 2 is a perspective side view of the pedal with the heel device.

En référence aux figures 1 et 2, le dispositif comporte quatre pièces de métal reliées entre elles, un socle 3, une tige 1 qui est destinée à relier le socle à une pédale à l'aide d'une mâchoire 2 et un demi-tube 4 qui est fixé sur le socle d'une part et sur la tige d'autre part. La tige 1 et le socle 3 sont reliées entre elles par une charnière ce qui permet à la tige d'être mobile et se déplacer avec la pédale dont elle est solidaire. Un jeu est prévu entre la mâchoire qui est fixée sur le haut de la pédale et la tige 1 de manière à éviter que les deux élément ne puissent s'accrocher. Le demi-tube 4 est fixé par des charnières à la tige 1 et au socle 3. Le demi-tube est donc mobile et peut se déplacer avec la tige.Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the device has four pieces of metal connected together, a base 3, a rod 1 which is intended to connect the base to a pedal using a jaw 2 and a half-tube 4 which is fixed on the base on the one hand and on the stem on the other hand. Rod 1 and base 3 are connected between them by a hinge which allows the rod to be mobile and move with the pedal to which it is attached. A clearance is provided between the jaw which is fixed on the top of the pedal and stem 1 so as to prevent the two elements from can hang on. The half-tube 4 is fixed by hinges to the rod 1 and to the base 3. The half-tube is therefore mobile and can move with the rod.

Dans la pratique, l'utilisateur peut exercer une pression avec le talon sur le demi-tube, ce qui par l'intermédiaire de la tige provoquera l'abaissement de la pédale. La pédale est remise en position haute par un ressort qui est déjà monté sur la pédale de chaque instrument de batterie. Tout en appuyant sur le demi-tube avec le talon, l'utilisateur peut actionner une autre pédale, par exemple une pédale charleston avec la pointe du pied. Pour le cas où il n'utilise pas la pédale charleston, il peut actionner la pédale munie du dispositif, soit avec le talon ou le pied sur le demi-tube, soit avec la pointe du pied sur la pédale.In practice, the user can apply pressure with the heel on the half-tube, which via the rod will cause the pedal to drop. The pedal is reset high position by a spring which is already mounted on the pedal of each drum instrument. While pressing on the half-tube with the heel, the user can activate another pedal, for example a hi-hat pedal with tiptoe. In case he does not use the hi-hat pedal, he can operate the pedal fitted with the device, either with the heel or the foot on the half-tube, either with the tip of the foot on the pedal.

Le dispositif peut être adapté à toutes les pédales d'instruments d'une batterie de musique, par exemple à une pédale de grosse caisse, une pédale de charleston, ou à une pédale pour actionner des cloches.The device can be adapted to all pedals instruments from a music drum, for example a pedal kick drum, hi-hat pedal, or pedal for activate bells.

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  1. A heel-operated device permitting the heel to operate a pedal of a percussion instrument without preventing normal use of the pedal, that is, operation with the whole foot or with the tip of the foot only, comprising four interconnected metal pieces, a base (3), a rod (1) for connecting the base to a pedal with the help of a jaw (2) and finally a half tube (4) fixed to the base, on the one hand, and to the rod, on the other hand, for operating the pedal by the skew of said other parts under the pressure of the user's heel.
  2. A bass-drum pedal comprising a heel-operated device according to claim 1, molded therewith during its manufacture.
  3. A heel-operated device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is adapted to a bass-drum pedal or to a Charleston pedal or for operating bells.
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