Portable musical instrument amplifier

Patent · Tue Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:867467

Christian, David E ^[1]

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1. Danbury, CT

The present invention relates to a musical instrument amplifier which is particularly useful for electric guitars. The amplifier has a rigid body for housing both the electronic system for amplifying and processing signals from the guitar and the system's power supply. An input plug connected to and projecting from the body is electrically coupled to the signal amplifying and processing system. When the plug is inserted into an output jack for an electric guitar, the body is rigidly carried by the guitar, and the guitar is operatively connected to the electrical amplifying and signal processing system without use of a loose interconnection cable. The amplifier is provided with an output jack, into which headphones are plugged to receive amplified signals from the guitar. By eliminating the conventional interconnection cable, the amplifier of the present invention can be used by musicians with increased flexibility and greater freedom of movement.

• Assignee: CB Labs, Inc. (Norwalk, CT)
• Patent Number(s): US 4944016
• Application Number: 07/273,415
• OSTI ID: 867467
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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amplifier
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supply
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connected
projecting
electrically
coupled
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inserted
output
jack
rigidly
carried
operatively
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interconnection
cable
provided
headphones
plugged
receive
amplified
eliminating
conventional
musicians
increased
flexibility
freedom
movement
signal processing
particularly useful
power supply
operatively connected
electrically coupled
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