FOOT OPERATED CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC DRUMS

• US 20130167709A1
• Filed: 01/04/2012
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jarod Alexander Gibson
• Original Assignee: Jarod Alexander Gibson
• Inventors: Gibson, Jarod Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 8,461,446 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/746
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/34 Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/336 Control shoe or boot, i.e. sensor-equipped lower part of lower limb, e.g. shoe, toe ring, sock, ankle bracelet or leg control attachment garment sensors G10H2220/321; floor sensing devices, e.g. sensing mats G10H2220/341
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/525 Piezoelectric transducers for vibration sensing or vibration excitation in the audio range; Piezoelectric strain sensing, e.g. as key velocity sensor; Piezoelectric actuators, e.g. key actuation in response to a control voltage
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/146 using a membrane, e.g. a drum; Pick-up means for vibrating surfaces, e.g. housing of an instrument

Abstract

This invention provides a unique foot operated control device for triggering synthesized sounds from an electronic drum, module or any other sound generating module.

Claims

1. A portable and foot-operated control device for triggering an electronic instrument comprising:

a wearable device designed for the foot containing a housing unit integrated into the wearable device;

at least one transducer for generating electronic signals which is housed inside the housing unit; and

an electronic output jack wired to the transducer and attached to the housing unit of the device, by which the generated electronic signals will be transmitted to a sound producing module for processing and amplification.

2. The portable and foot-operated control device according to claim 1, wherein the wearable device is footwear.

3. The portable and foot-operated control device according to claim 1, wherein said primary housing unit within the heel of the wearable device.

4. The portable and foot-operated control device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one transducer is, or is based upon, a piezoelectric transducer.

5. The portable and foot-operated control device according to claim 1, wherein said wearable device has a removable portion which provides access to the housing unit.