The disclosure relates to a protective enclosure to contain an effect device which influences the sound of electronic music instruments.
In the music industry, effect devices are typically electronic devices which are used to influence the sound of musical instruments, in particular electronic stringed instruments, such as electric guitars or electric basses. Such effect devices are usually switched on and off with the foot, and may have a variety of controls on the top of the effect device. In particular, during live concerts, certain effects are desired for different song passages and an artist will use their foot to turn different effects on or off, whereby there is a risk that the controls are accidentally adjusted by foot.
In addition, with live concerts, especially outdoor concerts, there is an additional risk of exposure to moisture and dirt by the effect devices. Intrusion of moisture or dirt into the interior of an effect device can damage or alter the operation of the effect device, for example, control elements of the effect device, including for example a potentiometer or switch. This may significantly affect the functionality of the effect device or controls.
What is desired is an enclosure to protect effect devices without limiting the operation or control of the effect devices.
This disclosure is further described in the detailed description that follows, with reference to the drawings, in which:
In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for the same and like parts.
Within the receiving space 13, a variety of commercially available effect devices are housed, for example for electric guitars or electric basses, wherein the housing of the effect device is received in the base portion 11 of the protective enclosure 10 and protruding controls (not shown) from the effect device are received in the upper portion 12.
The protective enclosure 10 formed by base portion 11 and upper portion 12 is bounded laterally by two oppositely disposed side walls 14, 15, and corresponding opposite disposed front wall 23 and back wall 24. The base portion 12 is further bound by upper wall 18 to side walls 14, 15.
Upper portion 12 includes opening 48, so that the protruding controls of an enclosed effect device (not shown) remain operable from above for the user. However, in order for the controls to be protected, the protective enclosure 10 in this embodiment comprises a lid 22 which can be snapped into the opening 48 of the top 12 from above but which, if the user wishes to operate the controls, can be opened.
Within the upper wall 18 of the base portion 11 is a foot switch opening 19, which allows the foot switch of an effects device to protrude protrude upward through switch opening 19 and thus remains operable for the user. In addition, reinforcing ring 27 circumscribes foot switch opening 19, and the reinforcing ring 27 has a height which is designed to protect a foot switch from lateral shocks as well as assist in trouble-free operation of the foot switch of an effects device.
Between the footswitch and the controls of an effect device, adjacent to the footswitch, are typically signal means, such as a light emitting diode, which signal to a user whether the effect device is in an on or off state. The protective enclosure 10 therefore has, adjacent to the reinforcing ring 27, a display window 26 which is located above the signal means to enable a user to view the signal means.
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The protective enclosure 10 includes recesses 36, 37, 38 and 39 along the lower edges of the two side walls 14, 15, the front wall 23 and the rear wall 24 respectively. On the sides of the bottom plate 25 are lateral protrusions 40, 41, 42 and 43, which are configured to engage in the recesses 36, 37, 38 and 39 and to prevent movement of bottom plate 25 relative to the protective enclosure 10.
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