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U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t [ 1 9 ]
S p e c t e r
[ 5 4 ]
EFFECT
BOX SYSTEM
AND
METHOD
A b n e r
S p e c t e r , 2 5 0
1 7 4 t h
S t . 1 9 0 4 ,
Miama
B e a c h ,
F l a .
3 3 1 6 0
[ 2 1 ]
A p p l .
N O . :
5 3 6 , 3 6 8
[ 2 2 ] F i l e d : S e p . 2 7 , 1 9 8 3
[ 7 6 ]
I n v e n t o r :
R e l a t e d
U . S . A p p l i c a t i o n
D a t a
[ 6 3 ] C o n t i n u a t i o n - i m p a r t o f S e r .
N o . 4 7 9 , 8 6 9 , M a r . 2 9 ,
1 9 8 3 , abandoned, which i s a c o n t i n u a t i o n
o f
S e r .
No.
1 5 0 , 8 1 3 , May 1 9 ,
1 9 8 0 ,
P a t .
N o .
4 , 3 8 8 , 4 9 0 .
[ 5 1 ] I n t . ( 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H04R
3/12
[ 5 2 ]
U . S . c 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 381/61; 3 8 1 / 7 7 ;
381/119; 381/123
[ 5 8 ] F i e l d O f
S e a r c h
. . . . 8 4 / l . 2 4 , DIG. 1 7 , DIG. 2 9 ;
1 7 9 / 9 1 R ,
9 8 ;
3 3 9 / 1 7
B , 1 7
M;
3 6 1 / 3 3 7 ,
3 3 9 ,
3 6 1 , 3 9 0 , 3 9 1 , 3 9 3 , 3 9 4 , 3 9 5 , 3 9 9 , 4 1 2 ,
4 1 s ;
3 8 1 / 1 1 , 6 1 , 6 2 , 8 5 , 1 0 1 , 1 0 2 , 1 1 8 ,
1 2 3
[ 5 6 ] R e f e r e n c e s C i t e d
U . S .
PATENT DOCUMENTS
3,270,253 8/1966
Bi n d e r e t
a 1 .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
361/391
3 , 4 8 2 , 1 4 7
1 2 / 1 9 6 9
K e r s t en 3 6 1 / 3 9 0
3 , 7 6 7 , 9 7 4 1 0 / 1 9 7 3 Donovan,
r . e t a l . 3 6 1 / 4 1 5
3,767,975 10/1973
Glenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
361/415
3,823,245 7/1974 Suzuki
. . . . . .
. 84/124
3, 842,212
lO/1974
Miller . . . . . .
.
179/91 R
3 , 8 5 8 , 0 9 1
1 2 / 1 9 7 4
W i l k i n s o n 3 6 1 / 3 9 0
4,012,610
3/1977
Ericson e t a 1 . . . . . . . . . . .
361/339
4,030,397
6/1977
N e l s o n
....................
. 84/114
4 , 1 1 5 , 6 6 5
9 / 1 9 7 8
Giacoppo
t
a l .
1 7 9 / 9 8
4 176 251
1l/l979 Odlen et a1. . . .
.
. . . . ,
..
381/59
4,250,789 2/1981 Tavel
. . . . . . . . 84/124
4,251,853
2/1981
Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361/394
[ 1 1 ] P a t e n t Number:
[ 4 5 ]
Date
o f
P a t e n t :
4 , 5 0 9 , 1 9 0
A p r .
2 ,
1 9 8 5
P r i m a r y
ExaminerGene
Z . R u b i n s o n
A s s i s t a n t Examiner-Randall
P : Myers
A t t o r n e y , A g e n t , o r Firm-David .
Harshman
[ 5 7 ]
ABSTRACT
A
method
and
a s y s t e m f o r r a p i d l y a t t a i n i n g a l a r g e
number f
d i f f e r e n t s o u n d s i n
a n
a u d i o s i g n a l p r o c e s s i n g
s y s t e m . A r e f e r r e d embodiment
c o m p r i s e s
a n a u d i o
s i g n a l p r o c e s s i n g
s y s t e m
which
i n c l u d e s a
m a i n
h o u s
i n g , c o n t a i n i n g
a m a i n c i r c u i t a p p a r a t u s , c a r t r i d g e
r e c e i v i n g r e c e s s e s , and c a r t r i d g e s f a b r i c a t e d t o
be
r e
movably
r e c e i v e d
i n t h e r e c e s s e s , e a c h
c a r t r i d g e
c o n
t a i n i n g
a n
a u d i o e f f e c t s c i r c u i t
which a f f e c t s
t h e
s i g n a l
in
a unique way
t o
provide a
d i f f e r e n t sound
o u t p u t .
A
p l u r a l i t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l
c o n t a c t s o f t h e r e c e s s
and
c a r
t r i d g e r e s p e c t i v e l y
p r o v i d e d i s e n g a g e a b l e c o n n e c t io n o f
t h e
a u d i o e f f e c t s c i r c u i t t o t h e s y s t e m .
I n
o r d e r t o a v o i d
t h e
g e n e r a t io n o f s p u r i o u s
s i g n a l s i n t o
t h e
m a i n
s i g n a l
p a t h d u r i n g t h e c h a n g i n g o f a c a r t r i d g e ,
a n d
t o
m a i n t a i n
t h e u n i n t e r r u p t e d ?ow f
t h e m a i n s i g n a l
p a t h
t h r o u g h
t h e
s y s t e m , s w i t c h i n g means a r e connected
such
t h a t
t h e a u d i o s i g n a l i s n o i s e l e s s l y r o u t e d : ?owing i t h e r t o
and from
r e c e s s v i a and through c a r t r i d g e
t h e r e i n ,
o r
p a s s i n g by t h e r e c e s s t o
t h e
n e x t r e c e s s .
S w i t c h i n g
means r e
f u r t h e r provided
f o r m a i n t a i n i n g
t h e
c o n t i n u
i t y o f
t h e
a u d i o p a t h w h i l e
t h e r e c e s s
i s
e m p t y . The
c a r t r i d g e s
a r e
i n s e r t e d a n d removed p r o d u c i n g , r e s p e c
t i v e l y , i n t h e a u d i o p a t h , t h e q u i e t
a p p e a r a n c e
a n d d i s a p
p e a r a n c e o f
t h e
e f f e c t o f t s
a u d i o
e f f e c t s c i r c u i t .
P a n e l
mounted s w i t c h e s and f o o t s w i t c h e s a r e
provided
t o
command
bypass of any o r a l l r e c e s s e s
whether s a i d
r e c e s s
i s
dev oid
o f
a c a r t r i d g e
or
c o n t a i n s a c a r t r i d g e
f u l l y o r
o t h e r w i s e
i n s t a l l e d
t h e r e i n .
6 5 C l a i m s ,
5 6
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