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Brace type angle-detecting device for musical tone control

  • US 5,027,688 A
  • Filed: 05/15/1989
  • Issued: 07/02/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A brace type angle-detecting device for musical tone control, comprising:

  • a brace to be fit around a joint portion of a player;

    tightening means, attached to at least one end of the brace, for tightening the brace to a body member of the player; and

    angle-detecting means for detecting the bending angle of the player'"'"'s joint and producing a musical tone control signal in accordance with the angle of the player'"'"'s joint, thereby controlling a musical tone, the angle-detecting means comprising first and second elongated plates detachably mounted to the brace, one end of the first elongated plate being joined to one end of the second elongated plate such that the first and second elongated plates are pivotable in a bending direction of the player'"'"'s joint.

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