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US 11,244,663 B1Granted
Foot percussion device
AssigneeVictoria Rose Advisors LLC
InventorsVictor J. Perkins, Jaia S. Perkins
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Abstract
A foot percussion device can include a rigid board defining an upper surface and a lower surface distal from the upper surface; a spacer secured to and extending from the lower surface of the board, the spacer being compressible and defining a height before compression, the spacer configured to isolate the board from contact with a floor surface on which the device is placed; an audio jack; and a sensor in contact with and secured to one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the board, the sensor configured to convert mechanical vibrations in the board to electrical signals transmittable through the audio jack.
Claims20
A foot percussion device comprising:
- a rigid board defining an upper surface and a lower surface distal from the upper surface;
- a spacer secured to the lower surface of the board, the spacer extending from the lower surface of the board and to a floor surface on which the device is placed, the spacer being compressible and defining a height before compression, a material forming the spacer defining a density of less than or equal to 4.0 pounds per cubic foot, the spacer configured to isolate the board from contact with the floor surface and cushion an impact on a user of the foot percussion device from impacts against the board the user's feet;
- an audio jack;
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- a sensor in contact with and secured to one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the board, the sensor configured to convert mechanical vibrations in the board to electrical signals transmittable through the audio jack.
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A method of using a foot percussion device, the method comprising:
- positioning a board of the device on a floor surface, the device comprising a sensor in contact with and secured to the lower surface of the board, the sensor being a piezo transducer;
- sensing with the sensor mechanical vibrations resulting from impacts against an upper surface of the board by a foot of a user of a system comprising the device, the device comprising a spacer secured to and extending from the lower surface of the board, the spacer being compressible and defining a height before compression, a material forming the spacer being one of a material defining a compressive strength of less than or equal to 46 PSI at 25% of the height and a material defining a density of less than or equal to 4.0 pounds per cubic foot, the spacer configured to isolate the board from contact with the floor surface;
- cushioning an impact on the user of the foot percussion device from impacts against the board by the user's feet;
- converting the mechanical vibrations to electrical signals with the sensor;
- transmitting the electrical signals from the sensor to sound equipment of the system via a cable;
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- amplifying the electrical signals with the sound equipment to produce a sound audible through speakers of the system.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a sensor of a system in a sensor location directly on an upper surface of a floor surface of a permanent structure, the sensor being a piezo transducer;
- sensing with the sensor mechanical vibrations resulting from impacts against the floor surface by a foot of a user of the system;
- converting the mechanical vibrations to electrical signals with the sensor;
- transmitting the electrical signals from the sensor to sound equipment of the system via a cable;
- and
- amplifying the electrical signals with the sound equipment to produce a sound audible through speakers of the system.
3 more elements
A foot percussion device comprising:
- a rigid board defining an upper surface and a lower surface distal from the upper surface;
- a spacer secured to the lower surface of the board, the spacer extending from the lower surface of the board and to a floor surface on which the device is placed, the spacer being compressible and defining a height before compression of at least one-half inch, the spacer further defining a length of at least two inches and a width of at least two inches, the spacer configured to isolate the board from contact with the floor surface and substantially cushion an impact on a user of the foot percussion device from impacts against the board the user's feet;
- an audio jack;
- and
- a sensor in contact with and secured to one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the board, the sensor configured to convert mechanical vibrations in the board to electrical signals transmittable through the audio jack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.