Illuminated potentiometer assembly
First Claim
1. An illuminated potentiometer assembly configured as at least one of a volume control knob and a tone control knob, comprising:
- a potentiometer;
a translucent shaft extending from the potentiometer;
at least one light emitting diode (LED); and
a control knob affixed to the translucent shaft extending from the potentiometer, so as to be rotatable with the translucent shaft, such that rotation of the control knob directly actuates the potentiometer via the translucent shaft,wherein the at least one LED is structured and arranged to project illumination via the translucent shaft to the control knob to illuminate the control knob, andwherein the control knob is completely translucent.
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Abstract
A programmable pickup director switching system for a musical instrument having a plurality of pickup coils and a pickup director control board communicatively interconnected to the plurality of pickup coils. The system also includes a push/pull potentiometer structured and arranged to activate different combinations of one or more of the plurality of pickup coils, a main multi-position switch having m positions, and a bank select switch having n positions. Additionally, the system includes a switching matrix configured to switch one or more of the plurality of pickup coils into a signal path based on a position of at least one of the main multi-position switch, the bank select switch and the push/pull potentiometer.
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17 Claims
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1. An illuminated potentiometer assembly configured as at least one of a volume control knob and a tone control knob, comprising:
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a potentiometer; a translucent shaft extending from the potentiometer; at least one light emitting diode (LED); and a control knob affixed to the translucent shaft extending from the potentiometer, so as to be rotatable with the translucent shaft, such that rotation of the control knob directly actuates the potentiometer via the translucent shaft, wherein the at least one LED is structured and arranged to project illumination via the translucent shaft to the control knob to illuminate the control knob, and wherein the control knob is completely translucent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An illuminated potentiometer assembly, comprising:
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a potentiometer; a translucent shaft extending from the potentiometer; at least one illumination source; and a control knob affixed to the translucent shaft extending from the potentiometer, so as to be rotatable with the translucent shaft, such that rotation of the control knob directly actuates the potentiometer via the translucent shaft, wherein the at least one illumination source is structured and arranged to project illumination via the translucent shaft to the control knob to illuminate the control knob, and wherein the control knob is completely translucent. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An illuminated potentiometer assembly, comprising:
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a potentiometer; a translucent shaft extending from the potentiometer; at least one illumination source; and an actuatable end of the translucent shaft extending from the potentiometer, so as to be rotatable with the translucent shaft, such that rotation of the actuatable end of the shaft directly actuates the potentiometer via the translucent shaft, wherein the at least one illumination source is structured and arranged to project illumination via the translucent shaft to the actuatable end of the translucent shaft to illuminate the actuatable end of the translucent shaft, wherein the actuatable end is completely translucent.
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