Memorial audio reproduction system
First Claim
1. An audio announcement system for a memorial monument comprising:
- a housing,means for mounting the housing within a memorial monument,an audio recording medium having a prerecorded audio message contained thereon,audio playback means contained within the housing for accepting said recording medium and, upon activation, playing said prerecorded message,means for activating said playback means for a predetermined time period, andwherein said housing further comprises a first tubular part and a second tubular part in axial alignment, said housing parts adapted to be substantially wholly positioned in a throughbore in the memorial monument and wherein said mounting means comprises an enlarged diameter portion at one end of each housing part which abuts against the memorial monument, and means for locking the other ends of the housing parts coaxially together.
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Abstract
An audio reproduction system is provided for use in conjunction with a tombstone for the repeated playback, upon activation, of a prerecorded message. The system comprises a housing which is secured within the tombstone. A prerecorded message on an endless magnetic tape is operatively mounted within a tape playback device which in turn is contained within the interior of the housing. A Hall effect switch wholly contained within the housing activates, upon closure, a time module to operatively connect a self-contained source of electrical power to the tape playback device for the predetermined period of time. A solar cell is also operatively coupled with the electrical power source to supplement the same.
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12 Claims
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1. An audio announcement system for a memorial monument comprising:
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a housing, means for mounting the housing within a memorial monument, an audio recording medium having a prerecorded audio message contained thereon, audio playback means contained within the housing for accepting said recording medium and, upon activation, playing said prerecorded message, means for activating said playback means for a predetermined time period, and wherein said housing further comprises a first tubular part and a second tubular part in axial alignment, said housing parts adapted to be substantially wholly positioned in a throughbore in the memorial monument and wherein said mounting means comprises an enlarged diameter portion at one end of each housing part which abuts against the memorial monument, and means for locking the other ends of the housing parts coaxially together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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