Convertible musical instrument
US6274800A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2230/145
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A combination musical instrument comprising first and second instrument portions each having first and second sides and a plurality of input devices actuable by a user on one side thereof. The first and second portions are coupled to each other. In one embodiment of the invention, the first portion resembles a keyboard and the second portion resembles a guitar. When the input devices on the guitar portion are actuated, sound files stored in a microcontroller are transmitted through a speaker, producing sounds that resemble those made by a guitar. When the input devices on the keyboard portion are actuated, different sound files are transmitted by the microcontroller through the speaker, producing sounds that resemble those made a keyboard, organ, drums, xylophone or other instrument. In one embodiment of the invention, the keyboard portion is foldable about an axis, concealing the keyboard portion from view.
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