User-actuated lighting effect device
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1. A user-foot-actuated performance lighting effect device, for use with a power source, comprising:
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a light-generating lamp integrally mounted to the housing;
a control circuit connectable to the power source and including a user-foot-actuated lighting switch mounted to the housing to provide power to the control circuit to permit the lamp to be connected to the power source when the lighting switch is on;
the control circuit comprising a microcontroller providing lighting signals to the lamp according to inputs to the microcontroller;
the microcontroller comprises an electronic audio signal input;
an internal microphone operably coupled to the electronic audio signal input, whereby electronic audio signals from the internal microphone that are applied to the electronic audio signal input affect the lighting signals provided by the microcontroller to the lamp; and
the lamp mounted to the housing to create a lighting effect extending only upwardly from the housing when the lighting switch is on.
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Abstract
A user-actuated lighting effect device includes a housing, a light-generating lamp coupled to the housing, a power source, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a user-actuated switch operably coupling the lamp and the power source. The lamp creates a lighting effect on or near the user when the first switch is on. The housing can be mounted in a use orientation on a pedal board. The lamp can create an upwardly directed lighting effect. An operational mode can be selected using a lighting mode switch.
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1. A user-foot-actuated performance lighting effect device, for use with a power source, comprising:
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a housing; a light-generating lamp integrally mounted to the housing; a control circuit connectable to the power source and including a user-foot-actuated lighting switch mounted to the housing to provide power to the control circuit to permit the lamp to be connected to the power source when the lighting switch is on; the control circuit comprising a microcontroller providing lighting signals to the lamp according to inputs to the microcontroller; the microcontroller comprises an electronic audio signal input; an internal microphone operably coupled to the electronic audio signal input, whereby electronic audio signals from the internal microphone that are applied to the electronic audio signal input affect the lighting signals provided by the microcontroller to the lamp; and the lamp mounted to the housing to create a lighting effect extending only upwardly from the housing when the lighting switch is on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A user-foot-actuated performance lighting effect device, for use with a power source, comprising:
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a housing; a light-generating, multi-color lamp integrally mounted to the housing; a control circuit connectable to the power source, and including a user-foot-actuated lighting switch mounted to the housing, to control power to the control circuit to permit the lamp to be connected to the power source when the lighting switch is on; a user-foot-actuated, color-select switch operably coupled to the multi-color lamp allowing a performer to select the color of light created by the multi-color lamp using his or her foot; a user-foot-actuated mode switch operably coupled to the multi-color lamp allowing the performer to select from at least the following lighting effects;
different colored lighting effects, a strobe lighting effect, a fader lighting effect, and a lighting effect affected by an audio signal to the control circuit;the control circuit comprising a microcontroller providing lighting signals to the lamp according to inputs to the microcontroller from at least the color-select switch and the mode switch; the control circuit comprising an electronic audio signal input jack; the microcontroller comprising an electronic audio signal input coupled to the electronic audio signal input jack so that the electronic audio signals from the electronic audio signal input jack applied to the electronic audio signal input affects the lighting signals provided by the microcontroller to the lamp; an internal microphone operably coupled to the electronic audio signal input, whereby electronic audio signals from the internal microphone that are applied to the electronic audio signal input affect the lighting signals provided by the microcontroller to the lamp; and the lamp mounted to the housing to create a lighting effect extending upwardly from the housing when the lighting switch is on. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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