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US 2014/0190339 A1Published application
Hand Controlled Volume Potentiometer Knob And Related Methods
OwnerChad Smithinventor
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Abstract
A hand controlled volume potentiometer knob has a knob body for coupling with a potentiometer shaft on the body of a guitar and at least one arm extending from the knob body and angled to place a distal end of the arm proximate a playing area of the guitar. The arm allows a user to control guitar volume without removing his hand from a playing area of the guitar, by actuating the arm with a finger to turn the knob and thereby rotate the potentiometer shaft.
Claims21
A hand controlled volume potentiometer knob, comprising:
- a knob body for coupling with a potentiometer shaft on the body of a guitar;
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- at least one arm extending from the knob body and angled to place a distal end of the arm proximate a playing area of the guitar, to allow a user to control guitar volume without removing his hand from a playing area of the guitar by actuating the arm with a finger to turn the knob,.
A hand controlled volume potentiometer knob, comprising:
- a knob body having an internal channel for fitting with a potentiometer shaft on a guitar body, and
- an arm extending upward and outward from the knob body and towards a playing area of the guitar, the arm including a distal contact feature for facilitating placement of a user's finger with the knob;
- wherein a user turns the knob by moving the arm with a finger placed at the distal contact feature, and
- wherein the distal contact feature rests proximate the strings of the guitar when in a neutral position, such that the user may adjust guitar volume while strumming or picking the strings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.