Apparatus for operating a brass instrument by foot pedals
AssigneeCatherine E. Roe
InventorCatherine E. Roe
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Abstract
An apparatus for operating a tuba comprises a board facilitating mounting one or more foot pedal units. Each foot pedal unit is connected to at least one rotary valve of the tuba, and comprises a pedal mounted to a frame using a drive unit and a chain. The chain is configured to run over a pulley member and is coupled at top portion of the frame. Upon pressing the pedal in sync with air supplied at mouthpiece of the tuba by a user, the chain is pulled through the pulley member causing a mallet shaped shaft to move in upward or downward direction. The movement of the mallet shaped shaft is configured to control movement of a paddle of at least one rotary valve via a cable for enabling the user to play all chromatic notes available within the tuba's range.
Claims16
An apparatus for operating a brass instrument with foot pedals,
- the apparatus comprising:
- a board mounted to a brass instrument holding stand;
- one or more foot pedal units mounted on the board using screws and fastening means wherein the one or more foot pedal units comprises of a plurality of configurations;
- a plurality of rotary valves for operating the brass instrument, wherein each of the one or more foot pedal unit is connected to at least one rotary valve of the brass instrument using a cable;
- a brass instrument stand configured to hold the brass instrument at different angles based on the preference of a user, wherein the brass instrument stand clasps the brass instrument using one or more clamps for holding the brass instrument at a required angle to accommodate the user to play the brass instrument;
- a bottom portion of the stand attached to a bottom portion of the board;
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- a pedal mounted to a frame using a drive unit at the bottom portion of the stand, wherein each of the one or more foot pedal unit comprises the pedal.
An apparatus for operating a brass instrument with foot pedals, the apparatus comprising:
- a board mounted to a brass instrument holding stand;
- one or more foot pedals units mounted on the board using screws and fastening means wherein the foot pedal units comprises of a plurality of configurations;
- a plurality of rotary valves for operating the brass instrument, wherein each foot pedal unit is connected to at least one rotary valve of the brass instrument using a cable;
- a brass instrument stand configured to hold the brass instrument at different angles based on the preference of a user, wherein the brass instrument stand clasps the brass instrument using one or more clamps for holding the brass instrument at a required angle to accommodate the user to play the brass instrument;
- a bottom portion of the stand attached to a bottom portion of the board;
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- a pedal mounted to a frame using a drive unit at a bottom portion of the frame and a chain movably attached to a top portion of the frame over a pulley member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.