METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECHARGEABLE, RETROFITTABLE BATTERY PACK

• US 20150199948A1
• Filed: 01/12/2015
• Published: 07/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fishman Transducers Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Fishman Transducers Incorporated
• Inventors: FISHMAN, Lawrence
• Granted Patent: US 9,384,722 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10D 1/085 Mechanical design of electric guitars
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/18 Selecting circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/32 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/18 using a string, e.g. electric guitar mechanical features G10D1/085
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/186 Means for processing the signal picked up from the strings filtering G10H1/12

Abstract

A power system on an electric guitar may include a cover plate covering a standard cavity in the electric guitar. A rechargeable power source may be contained within the standard cavity and may not extend beyond an external surface of the cover plate. Other instruments or configurations may be used.

Claims

1. A power system on an electric guitar, comprising:

a cover plate covering a standard cavity in the electric guitar; and

a rechargeable power source contained within the standard cavity and not extending beyond an external surface of the cover plate.

2. The power system of claim 1, wherein the rechargeable power source is disposed on an inner surface of the cover plate facing the standard cavity.

3. The power system of claim 2, wherein the cover plate and the rechargeable power source disposed on the inner surface is to replace an original back plate of the electric guitar.

4. The power system of claim 1, wherein the cover plate includes screw holes aligned with the screw holes on the electric guitar.

5. The power system of claim 1, comprising a micro USB (Universal Serial Bus) receptacle accessible through the cover plate to connect power to the rechargeable power source.

6. The power system of claim 1, comprising a light-emitting diode visible on the external surface of the cover plate to indicate that the rechargeable power source is charging.

7. The power system of claim 1, comprising a light-emitting diode visible on the external surface of the cover plate to indicate that the rechargeable battery has completed charging.

8. The power system of claim 1, comprising a light-emitting diode visible on the external surface of the cover plate to indicate that the rechargeable battery has a low power level.

9. The power system of claim 1, wherein the rechargeable power source provides power to a pickup used on the electric guitar.

10. The power system of claim 1, wherein the rechargeable power source and cover plate extend less than a half inch beyond the electric guitar'"'"'s body.

11. An electric guitar, comprising:

a pickup to detect vibrations from the electric guitar'"'"'s strings and output a signal;

a control cavity;

a back plate to cover the control cavity; and

a rechargeable power source to provide power to the pickup, wherein the rechargeable battery is contained within the control cavity and beyond an external surface of the back plate.

12. The electric guitar of claim 11, wherein the rechargeable power source is disposed on an inner surface of the back plate.

13. The electric guitar of claim 11, wherein the back plate and the rechargeable battery disposed on the inner surface is to replace an original back plate of the electric guitar.

14. The electric guitar of claim 11, wherein the back plate includes screw holes aligned with screw holes on the electric guitar.

15. A rechargeable device, comprising:

a cover plate covering a standard cavity in an electric guitar; and

a rechargeable power source contained within the standard cavity and not extending beyond an external surface of the cover plate.

16. The rechargeable device of claim 15, comprising a light-emitting diode visible on the external surface of the cover plate to indicate that the rechargeable power source is charging.

17. The rechargeable device of claim 15, comprising a receptacle accessible through the cover plate to connect power to the rechargeable power source.

18. The rechargeable device of claim 15, wherein the cover plate includes screw holes aligned with the screw holes on the electric guitar.

19. The rechargeable device of claim 15, wherein the rechargeable power source is a rechargeable battery.

20. The rechargeable device of claim 15, wherein the rechargeable power source provides power to a pickup used on the electric guitar.