ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,623, issued on Aug. 26.
"Butt plate drum key holder and drum key" was invented by Aaron Latos (Newburgh, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A snare drum key holder includes a butt plate for a snare drum. The butt plate includes an opening configured to accept a drum key. The butt plate is configured to attach to a snare drum using existing butt plate mounting openings in the snare drum. A butt plate for a snare drum, the butt plate including a body having a plurality of mounting openings therein, the mounting openings comprising a set of openings configured to match mounting openings in the snare drum. An opening in the body is conf...