Sound pickup assembly
US4037052A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/342
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sound pickup assembly comprising a parabolic reflector in the focal point of which is mounted a pickup and wherein the reverse side of the parabolic reflector is formed as a binaural sound pickup having a pair of microphones mounted on opposite sides of the curved surface generally on a horizontal plane and including a pair of dummy external ears mounted near the pair of microphones such that the pickup can be used as a highly directive pickup utilizing the single microphone and parabolic reflector and wherein the unit can also be utilized for binaural pickup by utilizing the two antennas and dummy ears mounted on the back surface of the unit.
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