Patent Application
20240054981
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The disclosure relates to bodysuit devices and more particularly pertains to a new bodysuit device for facilitating a user to make music that corresponds to dance moves being performed by the user. The device includes a bodysuit that is worn by the user and a plurality of sound pads each attached to the bodysuit. The device includes a communication unit that is in communication between the sound pads and a personal electronic device for downloading audio data into the communication unit. Each of the sound pads is touch sensitive and each of the sound pads emits a unique audible sound with respect to each other when the sound pads are touched.
The prior art relates to bodysuit devices including electronic apparel that generates light or sound in reaction to various sensors on the garment. The prior art discloses a chair with motions sensors that are in communication with an audio unit to generate audible sounds based on movement of a user in the chair. The prior art discloses musical gloves that is in communication with a MIDI controller for generating musical melodies. The prior art discloses an article of clothing which has vibration motors for generating tactile feedback that is in communication with an intelligent control. The prior art discloses a segmented bodysuit which has ultrasonic transducers for facilitating ultrasonic therapy. The prior art discloses a jacket that has lights and speakers which are in wireless communication with a personal electronic device.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bodysuit is wearable on a user. A plurality of sound pads is each strategically located on the bodysuit thereby facilitating each of the sound pads to be touched by the user when the user is performing dance moves. Each of the sound pads has a speaker for emitting audible sounds and each of the sound pads has touch sensing capabilities. The speaker in a respective sound pad is turned on to emit an audible sound when the respective sound pad is touched by the user to produce music that corresponds to dance moves performed by the user. A communication unit is in communication with the speaker in each of the sound pads and the communication unit has wireless communication capabilities thereby facilitating the communication unit to download digital audio from a remote data source.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A pocket 30 is coupled to the bodysuit 12, the pocket 30 is positioned on the back side 24 of the torso 16 and the pocket 30 has an opening 32 extending into an interior of the pocket 30. A plurality of sound pads 34 is provided and each of the sound pads 34 is coupled to the bodysuit 12. Each of the sound pads 34 is strategically located on the bodysuit 12 thereby facilitating each of the sound pads 34 to be touched by the user 14 when the user 14 is performing dance moves. Additionally, each of the sound pads 34 has a speaker 36 for emitting audible sounds and each of the sound pads 34 has touch sensing capabilities. The speaker 36 in a respective sound pad 34 is turned on to emit an audible sound when the respective sound pad 34 is touched by the user 14. In this way the plurality of sound pads 34 facilitates the user 14 to produce music that corresponds to the dance moves being performed by the user 14.
The plurality of sound pads 34 includes a set of arm pads 40, a set of torso pads 42, a set of leg pads 44 and a set of foot pads 46. Each of the arm pads 40 is positioned on a respective one of the arms 18 of the bodysuit 12 and each of the torso pads 42 is positioned on a front side 48 of the torso 16 of the bodysuit 12. Each of the leg pads 44 is positioned on a respective one of the legs 20 of the bodysuit 12. Continuing, each of the sets of arm pads 40 includes a shoulder pad 50 aligned with a shoulder 52 of a respective arm 18, an elbow pad 54 aligned with an elbow 56 of a respective arm 18 and a forearm pad 58 aligned with a forearm 60 of a respective arm 18. The set of torso pads 42 includes a pair of chest pads 62 that is each positioned on a chest 64 of the torso 16. Additionally, the set of torso pads 42 includes a plurality of stomach pads 66 that are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between the chest pads 62 and a waist 68 of the bodysuit 12, and the stomach pads 66 are arranged into a pair of columns 70.
The set of torso pads 42 includes a set of side pads 72 that is each positioned on a respective first lateral side 74 and second lateral side 76 of the torso 16. The side pads 72 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between the waist of the bodysuit 12 and a respective one of the arms 18. Each of the sets of leg pads 44 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between a knee 78 of a respective leg 20 and a crotch 80 of the bodysuit 12. Additionally, each of the foot pads 46 is positioned on a sole 82 of a respective foot 22 of the bodysuit 12.
Each of the sound pads 34 is comprised of a deformable material such as rubber or the like thereby facilitating each of the sound pads 34 to absorb impact energy resulting from the user 14 touching or striking the sound pads 34. Additionally, each of the sound pads 34 has an exposed surface 86 with respect to the bodysuit 12 and a perimeter edge 88. The perimeter edge 88 of each of the shoulder pads 50 curves outwardly proximate a center of said shoulder pads 50 such that said shoulder pads 50 has a bulbous shape. The perimeter edge 88 of each of the leg pads 44 has a bottom side 90 that is concavely arcuate and a top side 92 that is convexly arcuate thereby facilitating the leg pads 44 to conform to each other. Each of the stomach pads 66 is elongated between a first lateral side 94 and a second lateral side 96 of the perimeter edge 88 of the stomach pads 66. The perimeter edge 88 of each of the side pads 72 has a lower side 98 that is concavely arcuate and an upper side 100 that is convexly arcuate thereby facilitating the side pads 72 to conform to each other.
A plurality of triggers 102 is provided and each of the triggers 102 is integrated into a respective one of the sound pads 34 thereby facilitating each of the triggers 102 to be actuated when the user 14 touches or strikes the respective sound pad 34. Each of the triggers 102 is in communication with the speaker 36 in a respective one of the sound pads 34. Additionally, each of the triggers 102 may be an electronic pressure sensor or other type of device that can sense when the respective sound pad 34 is touched or hit. A conductor array 104 is integrated into the bodysuit 12, the conductor array 104 is in electrical communication with each of the triggers 102 and the conductor array 104 has an input 106.
A communication unit 108 is insertable into the pocket 30 and the communication unit 108 is in communication with the speaker 36 in each of the sound pads 34. The communication unit 108 has data storage capabilities thereby facilitating the communication unit 108 to store digital audio. Furthermore, the communication unit 108 has wireless communication capabilities thereby facilitating the communication unit 108 to download digital audio from a remote data source. The communication unit 108 comprises a housing 110 that has an outer wall 112 and the housing 110 is insertable into the pocket 30.
The communication unit 108 includes a control circuit 114 that is integrated into the housing 110 and the control circuit 114 receives an audio input. The control circuit 114 includes an electronic memory 116 and the electronic memory 116 stores the database comprising the digital audio. Additionally, the electronic memory 116 stores a database which comprises a unique identity that is assigned to each of the triggers 102. In this way the control circuit 114 is able to identify which of the triggers 102 has been actuated.
The control circuit 114 communicates an audio signal to the speaker 36 associated with a respective one of the triggers 102 when the respective trigger 102 is actuated. In this way the speaker 36 can emit the audible sound when the user 14 touches or strikes the respective sound pad 34. The audio signal sent to the speaker 36 associated with each of the triggers 102 comprising a unique pitch and sound with respect to each other. In this way the plurality of sound pads 34 facilitate the user 14 to produce music by touching or striking the sound pads 34 in a variety of patterns and combinations.
An output port 118 is integrated into the outer wall 112 of the housing 110 and the output port 118 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 114. The output port 118 is placed in electrical communication with the input 106 of the conductor array 104 when the housing 110 is inserted into the pocket 30. In this way the control circuit 114 is in electrical communication with each of the triggers 102. The output port 118 may comprise a magnetic port, an electrical port such as universal serial bus port or any other means of establishing an electrical connection with the housing 110. The input 106 of the conductor array 104 may comprise a magnet the magnetically engages the magnetic port, an electrical plug that engages the electrical port or any other type of electronic coupling that is matable to the output port 118.
The communication unit 108 includes a receiver 120 that is integrated into the housing 110 and the receiver 120 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 114. The receiver 120 is in wireless communication with a personal electronic device 122 thereby facilitating the receiver 120 to download data from the personal electronic device 122 into the electronic memory 116. The receiver 120 may comprise a radio frequency receiver or the like and the receiver 120 may employ Bluetooth communication protocols. The personal electronic device 122 may comprise a smart phone or other similar type of device with wireless communication capabilities. The communication unit 108 includes a power supply 124 that is integrated into the housing 110. The power supply 124 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 114 and the power supply 124 comprises at least one battery 126.
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In use, the user 14 dons the bodysuit 12 and the user 14 synchronizes the communication unit 108 with the personal electronic device 122. The user 14 downloads chosen sounds into the electronic memory 116 and the user 14 employs the application 127 stored in the personal electronic device 122 to actuate the sound pads 34 for either composing music with the variety of sounds or answering questions from the educational programs. The user 14 strikes each of the sound pads 34 is any desired sequence, either according to dance moves or random moves, and each of the sound pads 34 emits the sound that has been assigned to the sound pads 34. In this way the user 14 can compose music while dancing, for example. The user 14 can attempt to strike the sound pads 34 according to a pre-determined pattern for answering questions from the educational programs, for example. In this way the user 14 can employ the bodysuit 12 for educational purposes.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
