US-20260128019-A1 - SOUND DAMPENING DRUMHEAD

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Abstract

A sound dampening drumhead made from canvas material. The canvas material is circumferentially stretched and connected to a circular flesh hoop. The sound dampening drumhead is operable to retrofit existing drum shells and reduce drumhead reverberation time and peak volume. Further, the drumhead maintains similar reactivity as traditional drumheads.

Inventors

John Owen Parish

Assignees

Parish Drum Designs, LLC

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20251031

Claims (20)

1 . A sound dampening drumhead, comprising: a canvas material; and a flesh hoop; wherein the canvas material is circularly stretched; wherein a circumference of the canvas material and a circumference of the flesh hoop are the same; and wherein the flesh hoop is connected to a bottom surface of the canvas material.
2 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 1 , wherein the canvas material includes a woven fabric.
3 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 2 , wherein the woven fabric includes duck woven fabric.
4 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 2 , wherein the woven fabric includes yarn of a first type and yarn of a second type.
5 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 4 , wherein the yarn of the first type is of a different size than the yarn of the second type.
6 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 2 , wherein the woven fabric includes at least two yarns in the warp and at least one yarn in the weft.
7 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 1 , wherein the canvas material does not include any gaps.
8 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 1 , wherein the flesh hoop is not metal.
9 . A sound dampening drumhead, comprising: a canvas material; and a flesh hoop; wherein the canvas material is circularly stretched; wherein a circumference of the canvas material and a circumference of the flesh hoop are greater than a circumference of a drum shell; and wherein the flesh hoop is connected to a bottom surface of the canvas material via an adhesive and/or stitching.
10 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 9 , wherein the canvas material includes a woven fabric.
11 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 10 , wherein the woven fabric includes duck woven fabric.
12 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 10 , wherein the woven fabric includes yarn of a first type and a second type.
13 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 12 , wherein the yarn of the first type is of a different size than the yarn of the second type.
14 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 10 , wherein the woven fabric includes at least two yarns in the warp and at least one yarn in the weft.
15 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 9 , wherein the canvas material does not include any gaps.
16 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 9 , wherein the flesh hoop is metal.
17 . A sound dampening drumhead, comprising: a non-plastic canvas material; and a sound dampening flesh hoop; wherein the non-plastic canvas material is circularly stretched; wherein a circumference of the non-plastic canvas material and a circumference of the sound dampening flesh hoop are substantially the same; and wherein the sound dampening flesh hoop is connected to a bottom surface of the non-plastic canvas material.
18 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 17 , wherein the non-plastic canvas material includes a woven fabric.
19 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 17 , wherein the non-plastic canvas material includes plied yarn.
20 . The sound dampening drumhead of claim 17 , wherein the non-plastic canvas material is waterproof.

Description

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/716,991, filed Nov. 6, 2024, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to drumheads, more specifically sound dampening drumheads. 2. Description of the Prior Art It is generally known in the prior art to use plastic mounted to metal hoops to create a drumhead. Prior art patent documents include the following: U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2018/0137843 for reduced volume drums and components thereof, by inventor John V. Roderick, filed Sep. 21, 2017, and published May 17, 2018, is directed to a reduced volume snare drum having a top face and a bottom face; and a snare assembly is releasably secured to the bottom face. The reduced volume snare drum includes a drum shell, a top drumhead hoop for mounting the top drumhead to the drum shell, and at least one snare mount for mounting the snare assembly to one of the drum shell or the top drumhead hoop and in contact with the bottom face. In one embodiment, the top drumhead is fabricated with a three-dimensional knitted fabric having two separate knitted substrates which are joined together by a filament or fiber. U.S. Pat. No. 1,018,767 for a drum by inventor George Logan, filed Nov. 14, 1910, and issued Feb. 27, 1912, is directed to drums and is to provide a drum with an adjustable snare. Another object is to provide a drum having a novel means for attaching a snare thereto. Another object is to provide a drum having a fabric drum head and the means for putting the head together in order to secure the best results therefrom. U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2013/0312585 for drum skin for volume-reduced or electronic drums by inventors Yunbin et al., filed May 24, 2012, and published Nov. 28, 2013, is directed to a drumhead for volume-reduced and electronic drums, comprising an elastic mesh, fixed on a drumframe and elastic colloidal coatings integrally formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the elastic mesh. The colloidal coating covers at least a part of the surfaces of the elastic mesh. The elastic mesh uses one of polyester mesh, nylon mesh, cotton-fiber and mesh. Said elastic colloidal coating is round and located at the center of the drum, and has an area of 5%-100% of the entire drumhead surface. By injecting the colloid on the mesh according to the invention, the strength, elasticity and wear resistance of the elastic mesh body can be improved, and the lifetime of the drumhead can be extended up to five times. This reduces the sound of the drumstick by 20 dB. U.S. Pat. No. 7,514,617 for a practice drumhead assembly by inventors Rodgers et al., filed Jan. 19, 2006, and issued Apr. 7, 2009, is directed to a practice drumhead assembly including a mesh membrane held in substantially fixed relation to an acoustic membrane. The assembly preferably includes an annular tensioning ring for tensioning the mesh membrane, and an engagement member for substantially fixing the mesh membrane relative to the acoustic membrane. The tensioning ring includes a cylindrical rod with a turnbuckle that is rotated to increase the diameter of the tensioning ring. U.S. Pat. No. 10,102,833 for a musical drumhead by inventor James May, filed Aug. 17, 2017, and issued Oct. 16, 2018, is directed to a musical drumhead having a plurality of multifilament yarns joined to form an open weave mesh fabric wherein the surface of the multifilament yarns is uneven or undulating for enabling a strong bond with an applied coating, which, in turn, is provided to encapsulate the individual multifilament yarns. When struck by a hard object, the open weave mesh fabric absorbs vibrations resulting in a sound that simulates the sound properties of a modern-day synthetic drumhead at substantially reduced sound levels. Integrating a plurality of soft fiber tufts into the surface (top and bottom) of the mesh fabric reduces the sound levels produced by the drumhead of the present invention even further. The article “The Influence of Yarn and Weave Structures on Acoustic Materials and the Effect of Different Acoustic Signal Incidence Angles on Woven Fabric Absorption Possibilities,” by Bethalihem Teferi Samuel, et al. published online May 25, 2021, describes various yarn characteristics and the internal structures of weave interlacement to improve acoustic possibilities, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to sound dampening drumheads. It is an object of this invention to reduce drumhead volume when struck with a drumstick while maintaining traditional drumhead feel and reactivity. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to sound dampening drumhead, including a canvas material, and a flesh hoop, wherein the canvas material is circularly stretched, wherein a circumference of the canvas material and a ci