u.s. patent 4,509,190, entitled "effects box system and method", to abner spector, issued 1985

7/25/2019 U.S. Patent 4,509,190, entitled "Effects Box System and Method", to Abner Spector, issued 1985.

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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

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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

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