Foot stomp with improved acoustics and stability
AssigneeChristian A. Salisbury
InventorChristian Salisbury
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Abstract
A foot stomp percussion device that creates dual tones when stomped on by the musician. The foot stomp comprises a housing comprising a main portion and a bottom ledge portion that extends beyond the main portion to enhance stability. In one embodiment, the main portion of the housing comprises a smaller and shallower cavity containing a piezo transducer and a larger and deeper cavity coupled to a volume potentiometer, as well as one or more electrical outputs to connect the foot stomp to a sound amplification system. The solid back portion of the foot stomp creates a low frequency tone when stomped on, and the front portion containing the larger and deeper cavity creates a high frequency tone when stomped on.
Claims19
A foot stomp percussion device comprising:
- a housing comprising a main portion and a bottom ledge portion that extends beyond the main portion, wherein the bottom ledge portion of the housing is created by removing a segment from the housing in order to enhance stability;
- a first cavity within the main portion of the housing, wherein the first cavity has a first depth measured from a bottom of the housing;
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- a second cavity within the main portion of the housing, wherein the second cavity has a second depth measured from the bottom of the housing;
- wherein the first depth is greater than the second depth;
- wherein the second cavity is connected to the first cavity;
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- wherein the second cavity contains a transducer which is electrically connected to one or more outputs coupled to the first cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.