Apparatus for powering an electronic musical instrument
First Claim
1. Apparatus for providing electrical power to a musical instrument, wherein the instrument generates a signal, has signal conditioning circuitry internal to the instrument for conditioning the signal and requiring the electrical power to operate, has a signal connector mounted on the instrument, with the connector being used to remove the conditioned signal from the instrument for further use, and wherein there is no electrical power source internal to the instrument to provide electrical power to the signal conditioning circuitry, the apparatus comprising:
- a plug that is inserted into the signal connector to remove the conditioned signal from the instrument for further use; and
an electrical power source located external to the musical instrument, the electrical power source being electrically connected to said plug, and electrical power from said electrical power source is transferred from said plug to the connector when said plug is inserted into the connector, and wherein the signal conditioning circuitry is connected to and receives the electrical power it needs to operate from the connector.
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Abstract
Apparatus for providing electrical power to signal conditioner circuitry inside a musical instrument having a signal output jack mounted thereon to carry a conditioned music signal via a signal cable to a remote location. The power source is a battery mounted inside a housing that is part of a signal plug on the signal cable plugged into the signal output jack. The battery powers the signal conditioner circuitry while the signal plug is in the jack. The housing provides access to the battery. Alternatively, a rechargeable power source is mounted inside or otherwise on the instrument and is connected to the jack. A power supply first plug is inserted into the signal output jack to charge the rechargeable power source. After charging the power source, the first plug is unplugged and a second plug of a signal cable is plugged into the jack to carry the conditioned signal to the remote location. When the second plug is plugged into the jack, the charged rechargeable power source provides power to the signal conditioner circuitry.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus for providing electrical power to a musical instrument, wherein the instrument generates a signal, has signal conditioning circuitry internal to the instrument for conditioning the signal and requiring the electrical power to operate, has a signal connector mounted on the instrument, with the connector being used to remove the conditioned signal from the instrument for further use, and wherein there is no electrical power source internal to the instrument to provide electrical power to the signal conditioning circuitry, the apparatus comprising:
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a plug that is inserted into the signal connector to remove the conditioned signal from the instrument for further use; and
an electrical power source located external to the musical instrument, the electrical power source being electrically connected to said plug, and electrical power from said electrical power source is transferred from said plug to the connector when said plug is inserted into the connector, and wherein the signal conditioning circuitry is connected to and receives the electrical power it needs to operate from the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for providing electrical power to a musical instrument, wherein the instrument generates a signal, has signal conditioning circuitry internal to the instrument for conditioning the signal and requiring the electrical power in order to operate, has a signal connector mounted on the instrument, with the connector being connected to the signal conditioning circuitry and being used to remove the conditioned signal from the instrument for further use, the apparatus comprising:
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a rechargeable energy source mountable on the musical instrument for storing electrical power to operate the signal conditioning circuitry;
an electrical power source located external to the musical instrument; and
a first plug, said electrical power source being connected to said first plug, and electrical power from said electrical power source is transferred from said first plug to the connector when said first plug is inserted into the connector, and wherein said rechargeable energy source is connected to and receives the electrical power via the connector to be charged. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus for, providing electrical power to a musical instrument, wherein the instrument generates a signal, has signal conditioning circuitry internal to the instrument for conditioning the signal and requiring the electrical power to operate, has a signal connector in communication with the signal conditioning circuitry mounted in the instrument, with the connector being used to remove the conditioned signal from the instrument for further use, and wherein there is no electrical power source internal to the instrument to provide electrical power to the signal conditioning circuitry, the apparatus comprising:
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a plug that is inserted into the signal connector to remove the conditioned signal from the instrument for further use;
a housing physically attached to said plug, and said housing is held to insert said plug into and to remove said plug from engagement with the signal connector;
an electrical power source located inside said housing, said electrical power source being electrically connected to said plug, and electrical power from said electrical power source is transferred from said plug to the connector when said plug is inserted into the connector, and wherein the signal conditioning circuitry is connected to and receives the electrical power to operate via the connector. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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