US20090227177A1 - Sound Generating Device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a sound generating device for generating a plurality of sounds during a golf game for an entertainment of golfers. The sound generating device includes a housing, an electronic circuitry, a plurality of buttons, a speaker and a power source. The plurality of buttons is disposed onto the housing. The electronic circuitry and the speaker are configured within the housing. The plurality of buttons and the speaker are operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry for generating the plurality of sounds from the speaker on pressing the plurality of the buttons.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
• The present invention relates to sound generating devices, and more particularly, to such devices that are used at sporting events, such as a golf tournament, for generating variable sounds to entertain golfers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
• In a sport event, such as a golf tournament, the audience generally encourage the professional golfers during play and otherwise. Encouragement of the golfers by the audience includes some typical famous phrases that are particularly used during the sport event of golf. These famous phrases, apart from the encouragement, also lighten the atmosphere and make golfers feel good about their play. Similar encouragement and famous lines to lighten the atmosphere may also be used by amateur golfers who play golf as a hobby or to relieve stress, so that these golfers may also feel good about their play. In many cases, it is difficult to maintain or simulate the presence of an audience to encourage these amateur golfers who play the golf as their hobby or to relieve their stress.
• Further, professional golfers, apart from the famous lines from the audience, also like a sound of the golf balls hitting a bottom of the hole or “cup,” as the sound indicates that a hole has been successfully completed. Such a sound would also be preferred by the golfers who play the golf as their hobby or to relieve their stress and to entertain themselves.
• Accordingly, there is a need for a sound generating device that generates a plurality of sounds including the famous lines, which may encourage golfers. lighten the atmosphere, and make the golfers to feel good about their strokes in absence of an audience. Further, the sound generating device should also be capable of generating the sound of the golf balls hitting the bottom of the cup that may be listened to by the golfers for entertainment.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
• In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the prior art, the general purpose of the present invention is to provide a sound generating device that is configured to include all advantages of the prior art, and to overcome the drawbacks inherent therein.
• Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sound generating device capable of generating a plurality of sounds including famous lines used in a golf game to encourage golfers and to relieve their stress, and to lighten the atmosphere and make the golfers to feel good about their strokes in absence of audience.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a sound generating device capable of generating a sound of a golf ball hitting a bottom of a cup in the golf game.
• Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a sound generating device capable of being attached to at least one of a golf bag, a golf club cover and a golf club.
• Therefore, in an aspect, the present invention provide a sound generating device for generating sounds during a golf game for an entertainment of golfers. The sound generating device comprises a housing, an electronic circuitry, a plurality of buttons and a speaker. The plurality of buttons is disposed onto the housing. The electronic circuitry and the speaker are configured within the housing. The plurality of buttons is operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry. The speaker is operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry for generating a plurality of sounds on pressing the plurality of the buttons.
• These together with the other aspects of the present invention, along with the various feature of novelty that characterized the present invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and form a part of the present invention. For a better understanding of the present invention, its operating advantages, and the specified object attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated exemplary embodiments of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
• The advantages and features of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like elements are identified with like symbols, and in which:
• FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate a front view and a rear view, respectively, of a sound generating device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
• FIG. 2 illustrates a rear view of the sound generating device ofFIG. 1 having a securing mechanism, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
• FIG. 3 is a wiring diagram view of the sound generating device ofFIG. 1, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
• Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the description of several views of the drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
• For a thorough understanding of the present invention, reference is to be made to the following detailed description, including the appended claims, in connection with the above-described drawings. Although the present invention is described in connection with exemplary embodiments, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the specific forms set forth herein. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but these are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
• The term “first”, “second”, “third” and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another, and the terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.
• The term “golf cup” referred herein is a generic term that denotes a cup or a hole at and in which a golfer targets the placement of a golf ball.
• The term “golfers” used herein represents golf players who play the golf game as their hobby or to relieve their stress. The term “golfers” may also include professional golfers.
• The term “user” used herein denotes a person other than the golfers.
• The present invention provides a sound generating device for generating sounds during the golf game for an entertainment of the golfers. The sound generating device is portable and handheld. The sound generating device has plurality of buttons, wherein each button from the plurality of buttons is capable of generating a sound, when pressed by golfers or by a user, in coordination with an electronic circuitry and a speaker. The sound generated is capable of entertaining the golfers and also makes him/her feel good about his/her play. The sound generating device is capable of being attached to at least one of a golf bag, a golf club cover or a golf club. The sound generating device has a power source to power the sound generating device.
• Referring now toFIGS. 1A and 1B, a front view and a rear view, respectively, of the sound generating device, such as asound generating device100 are shown, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
• Thesound generating device100 is a portable and handheld device for generating sounds to entertain golfers. Thesound generating device100 includes ahousing102 and a plurality of buttons such as abutton104a, abutton104band abutton104c. Thebuttons104a,104band104c(hereinafter collectively referred to as ‘buttons104’) are disposed onto thehousing102. As shown inFIGS. 1A and 1B, thehousing102 is of a rectangular shape. However, the rectangular shape of thehousing102 of thesound generating device100 should not be considered to be limiting, as this shape is represented as a general shape of thesound generating device100 only. Accordingly, thehousing102 of thesound generating device100 may include other shapes such as a circular shape, a square shape and an oval shape. Further, thesound generating device100 includes aspeaker106, apower source108 and an electronic circuitry (not shown inFIGS. 1A and 1B) configured within thehousing102.
• The buttons104 and thespeaker106 are operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry. In an embodiment of the present invention, when any of the buttons104 is pressed by the golfers or by the user, a corresponding electrical signal is generated by the electronic circuitry. Further, thespeaker106 generates a corresponding sound, when thespeaker106 receives the electrical signal. Thepower source108 is configured to power the electronic circuitry and thespeaker106.
• The present invention provides the sound generatingdevice100 to generate a plurality of sounds by pressing the buttons104. These plurality of sounds are capable of entertaining the golfers. For example, on pressing thebutton104a, a sound such as a sound of a golf ball hitting a bottom of a golf cup is generated. The sound of the golf ball hitting the bottom of the golf cup may also further include a clapping sound. The clapping sound may be audible after the sound of the golf ball hitting the bottom of the golf cup. The sound of the golf ball hitting the bottom of the golf cup with the clapping sound may entertain the golfers and will make him/her feel good about his/her play.
• Further, on pressing thebutton104band thebutton104c, sounds such as someone's yelling sounds in a background may be generated. The yelling sound may include famous lines or phrases such as “You're the man” and “Get it in the hole”, which are frequently used by an audience during a golf game. The yelling sound mentioned herein, is only for a purpose of understanding of different kind of sounds used in the golf game, however, it is not intended to limit the kind of sounds generated by thesound generating device100. The yelling sound of the famous lines or the phrases generally encourages the golfers. The yelling sound may also lighten the atmosphere and make feel good to the golfers about their play in absence of the audience.
• Thesound generating device100 further includes apower source cover109. Thepower source cover109 may be detachably attached to thehousing102 on a rear side of thesound generating device100, for covering thepower source108. Thepower source cover109 may be detached for replacing thepower source108, when thepower source108 is discharged. Thepower source108 that supplies power to the electronic circuitry and thespeaker106, may be a battery.
• The present invention also provides thesound generating device100 equipped with a securing mechanism. In one embodiment of the present invention, the securing mechanism is akey chain clip110. Thesound generating device100 may be clipped on a top of a golf bag to secure thesound generating device100 onto the golf bag. In another embodiment of the present invention, the securing mechanism may be aVelcro strap200, which is shown inFIG. 2. Thesound generating device100 may be secured to the golf club cover or to the golf club at an end of the golf club, with the help of theVelcro strap200.
• Referring now toFIG. 3, awiring diagram view300 of thesound generating device100 ofFIG. 1 is illustrated. As shown, the button104 and thespeaker106 are operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry, such as an electronic circuitry302. When thebutton104amay be pressed, the electronic circuitry302 generates a first electrical signal and provides the first electrical signal to thespeaker106. Accordingly, thespeaker106 releases the sound of the golf ball hitting the bottom of the golf cup. Further, thebutton104band thebutton104cmay be pressed to generate a second electrical signal and a third electrical signal by the electronic circuitry302. Accordingly, thespeaker106 releases the yelling sound, which may include the famous lines or the phrases such as “You're the man” and “Get it in the hole” oftenly used by the audience during the golf game. Thepower source108 is connected to the electronic circuitry302 and thespeaker106 for supplying power in order to generate the plurality of sounds.
• Thehousing102 of thesound generating device100 and the buttons104 are preferably made of a plastic material to provide a lightweight to thesound generating device100. However, it will be obvious to the person skilled in the art to make thehousing102 of thesound generating device100, and the buttons104 from materials other than the plastic material, such as metal.
• Various embodiments of the present invention offer following advantages. The present invention provides a sound generating device such as thesound generating device100 to be used during a golf game for an entertainment of golfers. The sound generating device is a portable handheld device. The sound generating device is capable of generating a plurality of sounds of famous lines or phrases generally used during a golf game by an audience, to encourage the golfers in absence of the audience, so that the golfers do not feel bored, and enjoy the golf game. The famous lines or phrases generated from the sound generating device also lighten the atmosphere, and make the golfers feel good about their play in absence of the audience. Further, the sound generating device is capable of generating a sound of a golf ball hitting a bottom of a cup, to entertain the golfers. Furthermore, the sound generating device is capable of being attached to at least one of a golf bag, a golf club cover and a golf club.
• The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omission and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A sound generating device for generating a plurality of sounds during a golf game for an entertainment of golfers, the sound generating device comprising:

a housing;

an electronic circuitry configured within the housing;

a plurality of buttons disposed onto the housing and operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry; and

a speaker configured within the housing, the speaker operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry for generating the plurality of sounds, wherein each sound of the plurality of sounds is generated on pressing of a button from the plurality of the buttons.

2. The sound generating device ofclaim 1 further comprising a securing mechanism attached to the housing, wherein the securing mechanism is capable of attaching the sound generating device to at least one of a golf bag, a golf club cover and a golf club.

3. The sound generating device ofclaim 2, wherein the securing mechanism is a key chain clip.

4. The sound generating device ofclaim 2, wherein the securing mechanism is a Velcro strap.

5. The sound generating device ofclaim 1 further comprising a power source configured within the housing for supplying power to the electronic circuitry and the speaker.

6. The sound generating device ofclaim 5 further comprising a power source cover detachably attached to the housing for covering the power source.

7. The sound generating device ofclaim 1, wherein the housing is made of a plastic material.

8. The sound generating device ofclaim 1, wherein the plurality of buttons is made of a plastic material.

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