Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-13
2001-09-04
Fletcher, Marlon T. (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S723000, C084S47700R, C455S088000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06284962
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of percussive sound systems in general, and in particular to a body worn sound generating device that is coupled to a remote amplifier.
2. Description of Related Art
As can be seen by reference to the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,659,032; 4,635,516; 5,841,052; 5,265,516; and 5,192,823, the prior art is replete with myriad and diverse percussive sound generating systems.
While all of the aforementioned prior art constructions are more than adequate for the basic purpose and function for which they have been specifically designed, they are uniformly deficient with respect to their failure to provide a simple, efficient, and practical body supported percussive sound system that will produce a variety of percussive sounds depending upon the texture of the object that is struck by the user who is wearing the sound system.
While the prior art discloses a variety of technically sophisticated percussive sound systems, there arrangements are very expensive since they are directed toward professional musicians and they are also subject to breakage and/or system failure due to the large number of components employed.
As a consequence of the foregoing situation, there has existed a longstanding need for a new and improved yet relatively simple and inexpensive percussive sound system that is entirely supported by the user's body and the provision of such a construction is a stated objective of the present invention.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly stated, the body supported percussive arrangement that forms the basis of the present invention comprises in general a wrist worn percussive unit and a wireless torso supported amplifier unit that is responsive to the output of the percussive unit.
As will be explained in greater detail further on in the specification, the percussive unit includes a pick up coil and a printed circuit board contained within a plastic housing member which resembles a wrist watch casing and is provided with a wrist strap arrangement such that the percussive unit may be worn on a user's wrist such that when the user's fingers, hand, wrist, or the plastic housing member contacts surfaces having different textures and hardness, an acoustical signal will be generated by the percussive unit that can be received by the wireless amplifier unit.
In addition, the wireless amplifier unit includes a mini-amplifier speaker contained within an amplifier speaker housing and controlled by both an on-off switch and a volume switch. The amplifier housing member is further provided with a two tiered LED graphic display, an antenna, and a belt clip such that the wireless amplifier unit may be worn on the user's torso.
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Gardner Christopher
Gardner Maryann
Fletcher Marlon T.
Henderson & Sturm LLP
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