Wind chime with remote audio sound

Abstract

A wind chime including a series of individual chime tubes suspended below a base, and a striker suspended below the base and movable into contact with the plurality of chime tubes. The wind chime further includes an accelerometer positioned within each of the chime tubes and operable to generate an accelerometer signal upon contact between the striker and the chime tube. A chime control unit is included which is in communication with each of the accelerometers to receive the accelerometer signals and wirelessly transmit the accelerometer signals away from the location of the wind chime. A receiving station is located remotely from the chime control unit and is operable to receive the accelerometer signals and convert the accelerometer signals to a tone signal. The wind chime includes a playback device operable to audibly transmit the tone signals.

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