US 9,521,477 B2 · Microphone accessory and method of using a microphone

Abstract

This invention relates to microphone accessories for use with a hand-held microphone, and to a method of using a microphone. The microphone accessory in accordance with the invention has a body comprising an attachment formation for attaching the microphone accessory to the handle of the microphone, a holding portion to be engaged by a hand of the user, a cover portion coupled to the holding portion and substantially spaced therefrom so as to define a holding zone between the holding portion and the cover portion for receipt of the hand of the user to engage the holding portion, in use, wherein the cover portion substantially shields or covers the holding zone and/or the hand of the user; and a static non-electronically variable display device and/or an electronically variable display device. The invention also relates to a wearable microphone accessory.

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Dependent claims

A microphone accessory for use with a microphone comprising a head and a handle extending from the head, the microphone accessory having a body comprising:

an attachment formation for attaching the microphone accessory to the handle of the microphone;
a cover portion coupled to the attachment formation, wherein the cover portion is shaped and configured to substantially cover or shield a majority of the handle of the microphone and a hand of a user when the microphone is held with the accessory attached to the microphone handle by way of the attachment formation;
and
at least one display or display device selected from a group consisting of a static display, an electronic display, an electronic display device, a holographic display, a holographic display device, a projector and a projection display device wherein the display or display device is attached or removably attachable to the cover portion.

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A method of using a microphone, the microphone comprising a head and a handle extending from the head,

the method comprising
displaying information via a device selected from a group consisting of a static display, an electronic display, an electronic display device, a holographic display, a holographic display device, a projector and a projection display device, wherein the information comprises static information in the form of one or both of printed media and a three-dimensional object, or electronic information in the form of electronically variable data;
where the device is attached or removably attachable to a cover portion of the accessory attachable to the handle of the microphone by way of an attachment formation coupled to the cover portion, where the cover portion is shaped and configured to substantially shield or cover a majority of the handle of the microphone and a hand of a user.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Microphone accessory and method of using a microphone

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Microphone accessory and method of using a microphone

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