Lighted microphone cable connector
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus for use in a microphone system, the apparatus to be attached to a microphone cable and used to identify a particular microphone, the apparatus comprising:
- an audio connector for connecting the lighting apparatus to a microphone;
a light source connected to said audio connector;
a holder means for holding said light source;
a power conductor for providing a pathway for power to said lighting apparatus; and
a strain relief means for preventing said power conductor from being strained, wherein said light source is used to identify the microphone visually.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus for use with a microphone and a sound mixing system wherein each microphone has an associated channel located in the sound mixing system. Each microphone has a lighting means that assigns a particular color to that particular microphone and each channel has the same color associated with it as the color identifying the microphone. The color coding of the microphone and the channel allow for both to be visually identified. The apparatus has an audio connector for connecting the lighting apparatus to the microphone; a light source connected to the audio connector; a holder means for holding the light source; a power conductor for providing a pathway for power to the apparatus; and a strain relief connector for preventing the power conductor from being strained when the microphone is in use. The apparatus allows the microphone to be identified visually by the color it emits.
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22 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus for use in a microphone system, the apparatus to be attached to a microphone cable and used to identify a particular microphone, the apparatus comprising:
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an audio connector for connecting the lighting apparatus to a microphone;
a light source connected to said audio connector;
a holder means for holding said light source;
a power conductor for providing a pathway for power to said lighting apparatus; and
a strain relief means for preventing said power conductor from being strained, wherein said light source is used to identify the microphone visually. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An identification system for identifying a particular microphone and its associated mixing channel within a sound mixing system, said identification system comprising:
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at least one microphone;
at least one microphone lighting apparatus having an audio connector for connecting the lighting apparatus to said microphone, a light source connected to said audio connector, a holder means for holding said light source, a power conductor for providing a pathway for power to said microphone, and a strain relief means for preventing said power conductor from being strained, wherein said light source is used to identify the microphone visually;
a mixing board, said mixing board having at least one channel and at least one identification strip;
at least one microphone cable for connecting said microphone with said mixing board;
wherein said light source and said holder means form the identifying system for identifying a particular microphone and associating it with a particular channel in the mixing board. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An identification system for identifying a microphone and a related mixing channel within a mixing board, said identification system comprising:
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a microphone;
a first identification means connected to said microphone;
a mixing board having a channel that is for controlling said microphone;
a second identification means connected to said mixing board;
wherein said first identification means identifies said microphone and said second identification means identifies said related channel such that said microphone can be identified and associated with said identified and related channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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