Portable lighted microphone

• US 5,289,355 A
• Filed: 01/08/1993
• Issued: 02/22/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: I & K Trading
• Original Assignee: I & K Trading
• Inventors: Cimock, Benjamin J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cole, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US08/002,311
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 362/109, 362/253, 362/86, 362/811, 362/276, 362/802, 381/91, 381/122, 381/168, 315/16, 315/363
• US Class Current: 362/86
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 17/00 Apparatus for performing colour-music
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0052 Audio or video equipment, e.g. televisions, telephones, cameras or computers; Remote control devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/222 for microphones H04R1/24, H04R1/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/00 Circuits for transducers , loudspeakers or microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/12 by detecting audible sound
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A portable lighted microphone formed in a configuration which outputs light, sound and color simultaneously. The lighted microphone includes a hand-held housing having a microphone assembly for detecting an external voice sound. A speaker assembly is positioned in the housing and is coupled to the microphone for outputting the external voice sound. A light source is mounted in the housing and is coupled to the microphone for emitting a beam of light. A modulating circuit within the housing is coupled to the microphone and the light source for modulating the beam of light in time sequence with the voice sound received by the microphone.

Claims

1. A portable lighted microphone comprising a hand-held housing, microphone means supported on said housing for receiving an external voice sound, speaker means positioned on said housing and coupled to said microphone means for outputting said external voice sound, light source means supported on said housing and coupled to said microphone means for emitting light, and modulating means coupled to said microphone means and said light source means for modulating said light in accordance with said voice sound received by said microphone means.

2. The lighted microphone of claim 1, wherein said housing includes a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said microphone means being positioned at the first end of said housing, and said light source means being positioned intermediate said first and second ends.

3. The lighted microphone of claim 2, wherein said housing includes a power supply holding section positioned at the second end of said housing.

4. The lighted microphone of claim 3, wherein said light source means is essentially mounted between said power supply holding section and said microphone means in said housing.

5. The lighted microphone of claim 4, wherein said speaker means is positioned intermediate said light source means and said power supply holding section in said housing.

6. The lighted microphone of claim 5, wherein said modulating means is positioned intermediate said light source means and said speaker means in said housing.

7. The lighted microphone of claim 1, wherein said housing includes a tubular neck extending intermediate said light source means and said microphone means.

8. The lighted microphone of claim 7, further including a gripping means positioned between said light source means and said power supply holding section for holding the device with one hand of a user, said gripping means having a diameter greater than said tubular neck.

9. The lighted microphone of claim 8, further including switching means coupled to said microphone means, said speaker means, said light source means and said modulating means for controlling the output of said speaker means.

10. The lighted microphone of claim 9, further including strobe means coupled to said light source means for increasing the output of said light so that said light source means more rapidly switches between an on state and an off state to create a strobing effect.

11. The lighted microphone of claim 10, wherein said switching means and said strobe means include controls which are positioned on said gripping means for manipulation by the fingers of a user.

12. The lighted microphone of claim 7, wherein said neck includes diffraction material therein for diffracting the light from said light source means in a plurality of directions.

13. The lighted microphone of claim 12, wherein said diffraction material is formed in a variety of colors.

14. The lighted microphone of claim 1, further including switching means coupled to said microphone means, said speaker means, said light source means and said modulating means for controlling the output of said speaker means.

15. The lighted microphone of claim 1, further including strobe means coupled to said light source means for increasing the output of said light so that said light source means more rapidly switches between an on state and an off state to create a strobing effect.

16. The lighted microphone of claim 1, wherein said housing is formed of a clear polycarbonate material.

17. The lighted microphone of claim 16, wherein said polycarbonate material has a color tint.

18. A portable lighted microphone comprising a hand held unitary housing and a circuit for outputting light and sound supported by said housing, said circuit including a microphone for detecting an external voice sound, amplifying and control means coupled to said microphone for amplifying the external voice sound received by said microphone, a speaker coupled to said amplifying and control means for outputting said amplified external voice sound, light source means coupled to said amplifying and control means for emitting a beam of light, and modulating means coupled to said amplifying and control means and said light source means for modulating said beam of light in accordance with said voice sound received by said microphone.

19. The portable lighted microphone of claim 18, further including a first switching means coupled to said light source means for increasing the rate at which the light source means for increasing the rate at which the light source means switches between an on state and an off state to create a strobing effect.

20. The portable lighted microphone of claim 19, further including a second switching means coupled intermediate said microphone and said amplifying and control means and a power supply means for switching between an on condition and an off condition and controlling the output level of said external voice sound.