System for using a microphone in a baseball base
AssigneeFox Sports Productions, Inc.
InventorsDavid Blyth Hill, Jerry Neil Gepner, Alan D. Meis, Ryan Adam Meis
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Abstract
A microphone and transmitter are mounted to a baseball base such that they do not interfere with the baseball game. The microphone senses audio data and the transmitter sends the audio data to a receiver. The receiver communicates the audio data to a mixer which can insert the audio data into a television or radio signal.
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A system for using a baseball base with a microphone during a baseball game, comprising:
- a baseball base having an outside surface and a channel along a portion of said outside surface;
- a microphone in said channel;
- and
- a transmitter connected to said microphone and secured to said baseball base at a location other than said channel.
A system for using a baseball base with a microphone during a baseball game, comprising:
- a baseball base having an outside surface and a channel along a portion of said outside surface;
- a microphone in said channel;
- a transmitter connected to said microphone;
- and
- a protective box secured to said baseball base, said protective box including a cover removable attached to said protective box, said transmitter being inside said protective box.
A system for using a baseball base with a microphone during a baseball game on a playing field, comprising:
- a baseball base having a visible outside surface and a bottom;
- a microphone secured to said base such that said microphone does not protrude from said visible outside surface;
- a protective box secured to said bottom of said base;
- a cover removably attached to said protective box;
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- a transmitter inside said protective box, said transmitter connected to said microphone.
A system for using baseball bases with microphones during a baseball game on a playing field, comprising:
- a first baseball base having a first visible outside surface and a first bottom;
- a first microphone secured to said first baseball base such that said first microphone does not protrude from said first visible outside surface;
- a first protective box secured to said first bottom of said first baseball base;
- a first cover removably attached to said first protective box;
- a first transmitter inside said first protective box, said first transmitter connected to said first microphone;
- a second baseball base having a second visible outside surface and a second bottom;
- a second microphone secured to said second baseball base such that said second microphone does not protrude from said second visible outside surface;
- a second protective box secured to said second bottom of said second baseball base;
- a second cover removably attached to said second protective box;
- a second transmitter inside said second protective box, said second transmitter connected to said second microphone;
- a third baseball base having a third visible outside surface and a third bottom;
- a third microphone secured to said third baseball base such that said third microphone does not protrude from said third visible outside surface;
- a third protective box secured to said third bottom of said third baseball base;
- a third cover removably attached to said third protective box;
- a third transmitter inside said third protective box, said third transmitter connected to said third microphone;
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- at least one receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.