We construct a new idempotent Fourier multiplier on the Hardy space on the bidisc, which could not be obtained by applying known one dimentional results. The main tool is a new L 1 equivalent of the Stein martingale inequality which holds for a special filtration of periodic subsets of T with some restrictions on the functions involved. We also identify the isomorphic type of the range of the associated operator as the independent sum of dyadic H 1 n , which is known to be a complemented and invariant subspace of dyadic H 1 . Contents 4 The K-closedness result 5 Isomorphisms between independent sums 6 Remarks and open questions Bibliography