Adjustable Rod Drum Brush for Blended Percussive Sound
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drumsticks and drum brushes are limited in their ability to produce varied and blended sounds, as they typically generate either a crisp percussive sound or a soft, jazzy sound, and cannot easily switch between these without changing hand technique or switching instruments.
Innovation Solution
A drum brush design that incorporates an adjustable or removable rod positioned above the wire bristles, with an adjustable bead, allowing for dynamic sound options and enhanced playing characteristics, including increased audible focus and improved rebound.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional drum brush with wire bristles is used, then a soft, jazzy, swish-like sound is produced, but the sound cannot be varied and cannot produce a blended sound
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a traditional wire brush with a rod element to create a hybrid instrument that can produce both brush sounds (soft, jazzy, swish-like) and rod sounds (clearer, more defined). This merging allows the single device to generate blended sounds by having both the wire bristles and rod strike the drum simultaneously or sequentially, directly addressing the limitation of traditional brushes that cannot produce varied or blended sounds.
Solution Approach 2:
The drum brush is designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple purposes: it can function as a traditional wire brush for soft sounds, as a rod for clearer percussive sounds, or as a combination of both for blended sounds. The rod can be positioned at different locations (centered, offset, multiple rods) and configurations (fixed, removable, adjustable) to provide versatile sound options, allowing one instrument to replace multiple separate instruments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single stick type drumstick is used, then a clear and crisp percussive sound is produced, but the sound cannot be varied and cannot produce a blended sound
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the rod element with the wire brush to create a hybrid instrument that combines the clear, crisp percussive sound of a rod with the soft, jazzy sound of wire bristles. This combination allows the instrument to produce blended sounds that neither component could achieve alone, while maintaining the structural simplicity of a single stick-like form factor.
3Adaptability or versatility
If bundles of sticks are used to produce varied percussive sounds, then a different percussive sound is provided, but movement among the rods cannot be enhanced because the interstices between the rods are incapable of being increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustability through removable or repositionable rod elements that can be adjusted along the handle. This allows the rod position to be dynamically changed during play, enabling enhanced rod movement and interaction with the drum surface. The rod can be positioned at different locations (centered above bristles, offset to one side, multiple rods at different positions) to vary the sound characteristics and movement flexibility.
4Adaptability or versatility
If pellets are attached to bristles to allow striking with only bristles or combination of bristles and pellets, then sound variation is achieved, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of attaching separate pellets to bristles, the patent merges the rod element directly into the brush structure. The rod serves as both the striking element and the structural component, eliminating the need for separate pellet attachments. This integration achieves sound variation through the rod's position and configuration while maintaining simpler overall structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A drum brush comprising a tube with slot, a plurality of wire bristles, a rod and O-ring, where the said bristles are at least partially within said tube in which portions of bristles extend outwardly from one end of tube, the end of casing from which the bristles extend is partially flattened to hold the bristles in position. The tube has a slot, its relative position is perpendicular and near to the end from which the bristles extend. A rod of a diameter such that when inserted into the said slot is held in position and adjustable in length by sliding in and out of the tube. The said O-ring is slid over the tube and rod, its function is used to adjust the height or relative distance of the said rod to that of the bristles.