Music – Instruments – Wind
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-26
2001-02-13
Donels, Jeffrey (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Wind
C084S351000, C084S352000, C084S094100, C084S094200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06188006
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to mechanical devices that are used to produce music, but more specifically it relates to devices that employ dampened reed/plectrum assemblies, to produce authentic musical notes.
2. Prior Art
It seems there is a latent desire, in music loving people to “play music” that is considered acceptable, but requires a very minimum expenditure of time and effort. And it seems that this hypothetical need has not been addressed by the Art.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide an instrument that can be used to play a musical tune by rhythmically tapping on the instruments single tap key.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that produces authentic musical note sounds as opposed to producing imitation musical note sounds.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that produces music that sounds like the music that is produced by a music box.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that carries 88 individual dampened reed/plectrum shuttle mechanism assemblies that are capable of producing 88 chromatic musical note sounds.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that includes a means of accessing any 29 side-by-side musical note producing assemblies group for use in playing a given musical tune.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that can employ manufactured tune boards that carry a configuration of pre-set tune circuit contacts that can be switched on and off, in sequence, to provide tone sounds that constitute a musical tune.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that can employ tune boards that can carry moveable tone circuit contacts that can be moved into a composed tune configuration and switched on and off in sequence to play the tune.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that carries a 29 key board, the keys of which correspond to the 29 assemblies that are accessed, so that assembly tones can be sampled and selected for use in tune composition.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument with 29 fixed circuit lines in what is identified as a tune network base, the lines of which are an extension of, and correspond to, the 29 assemblies that have been made available, so that fixed or moveable contacts can be connected to them.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that employs a battery powered electrical current source.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that employs a battery powered, movable, track guided, pendulum paddle propelled, mechanism, to switch the assembly tune circuits of a given tune, on and off.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument with a switching mechanism that can be flexibly moved onor easily removed from its track.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that carries a microphone, a speaker, and a current controller, to suitably amplify the musical sounds produced by the instrument's assemblies.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument on which tune composing or tune transposing to accomodate a key requirement can be performed by simple recognition of the sound of the tunes first note, and location and placement of that note's circuit contact on the composers tune board.
Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument that carries an electrical power switch to turn the instrument on or off.
Other objects of the invebtion will become apparent as new insights are gained from the application and use of this new instrument.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3311010 (1967-03-01), Ward
patent: 3665092 (1972-05-01), Heiman
patent: 4275635 (1981-06-01), Maric
patent: 5070755 (1991-12-01), Carroll
patent: 5824927 (1998-10-01), Tonon
Donels Jeffrey
Lockett Kim
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