DEVICE FOR RECHARGEABLE, RETROFITTABLE POWER SOURCE
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1. An electric guitar comprising:
- a first side having mounted thereon guitar strings;
a pre-existing cavity disposed on the second side, the cavity being created at the time of the manufacture of the guitar;
an active pickup to detect vibrations from the electric guitar'"'"'s strings and output a signal;
a back plate to cover the cavity, the back plate being the same size and shape, and having same screw alignment, as the cover originally manufactured to cover the cavity;
a rechargeable power source and a circuit board contained within the cavity to provide power to the pickup;
a charging circuit to control the input and output of current to and from the rechargeable power source, the charging circuit outputting to a boost converter, the boost converter outputting to the active pickup;
the rechargeable power source, circuit board, charging circuit and boost converter contained entirely within the cavity, the boost converter and charging circuit integrated into an assembly with the back plate, and not requiring modification to the guitar'"'"'s body structure when the back plate is fastened to the guitar; and
a jack for connection to a charger, the jack being in a receptacle passing through the back plate.
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Abstract
A power system on an electric guitar may include a cover plate covering a cavity in the electric guitar. A rechargeable power source may be contained within the cavity which may include circuitry. Other instruments or configurations may be used.
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1. An electric guitar comprising:
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a first side having mounted thereon guitar strings; a pre-existing cavity disposed on the second side, the cavity being created at the time of the manufacture of the guitar; an active pickup to detect vibrations from the electric guitar'"'"'s strings and output a signal; a back plate to cover the cavity, the back plate being the same size and shape, and having same screw alignment, as the cover originally manufactured to cover the cavity; a rechargeable power source and a circuit board contained within the cavity to provide power to the pickup; a charging circuit to control the input and output of current to and from the rechargeable power source, the charging circuit outputting to a boost converter, the boost converter outputting to the active pickup; the rechargeable power source, circuit board, charging circuit and boost converter contained entirely within the cavity, the boost converter and charging circuit integrated into an assembly with the back plate, and not requiring modification to the guitar'"'"'s body structure when the back plate is fastened to the guitar; and a jack for connection to a charger, the jack being in a receptacle passing through the back plate.
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Current AssigneeFishman Transducers Incorporated
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Original AssigneeFishman Transducers Incorporated
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InventorsFishman, Lawrence
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US Class Current
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CPC Class CodesG10D 1/085 Mechanical design of electr...G10H 1/18 Selecting circuitsG10H 1/32 Constructional detailsG10H 3/18 using a string, e.g. electr...G10H 3/186 Means for processing the si...
