Audio signal distributor

Claim 2

An audio sound producing system comprising: a. a plurality of speakers arranged in a preselected pattern about a listening area; b. a source of audio signals capable of actuating said speakers; c. an audio signal distributing device for distributing said source of audio signals through said speakers, said audio signal distributing device including an annular dielectric form; d. a plurality of tie-points, mounted an equal distance apart, on said form, the number of said tie-points corresponding to the number of said speakers; e. a shaft adapted to be rotated at the center of said dielectric form, said shaft having a wiper arm thereon, said wiper arm passing over said form; f. a pair of conductive windings for each tiepoint, each winding of the pair being wound in opposite directions around the form up to the next adjacent tie-point, but being insulated from the adjacent tie-point.

Claim 3

The audio signal distributing device of claim 1 wherein each winding of said pair comprises a first non-resistive section attached to said tie-point and a second resistive section forming an electrical continuation of the non-resistive section.

Claim 4

The structure of claim 1 wherein the audio signal distributing device contains four tie-points.

Claim 5

An audio sound producing system comprising: a. a plurality of speakers arranged in a preselected pattern about a listening area; b. a source of audio signals capable of actuating said speakers; c. an audio signal distributing device for distributing said source of audio signals through said speakers, said audio signal distributing device including an annular dielectric form; d. a plurality of tie-points, mounted an equal distance apart, on said form, the number of said tie-points corresponding to the number of said speakers; e. a shaft adapted to be rotated at the center of said dielectric form, said shaft having a wiper arm thereon, said wiper arm passing over said form; f. a pair of conducting strips on said form forming a continuation of each tie-point, the strips extending in opposite directions from the tie-point up to the next adjacent tie-point but insulated from said adjacent tie-point, each strip being comprised of a first non-resistive section adjacent to the tie-point, and a second resistive section formed as an electrical continuation of the non-resistive section.

Claim 6

An audio sound producing system comprising: a. a plurality of speakers arranged in a preselected pattern about a listening area; b. a source of audio signals capable of actuating said speakers; c. an audio signal distributing device for distributing said source of audio signals through said speakers, said audio signal distributing device including an annular dielectric form; d. a plurality of tie-points, mounted an equal distance apart, on said form, the number of said tie-points corresponding to the number of said speakers; e. a shaft adapted to be rotated at the center of said dielectric form, said shaft having a wiper arm thereon, said wiper arm passing over said form; f. a pair of conducting strips on said form forming a continuation of each tie-point, the strips extending in opposite directions from the tie-point up to the next adjacent tie-point but insulated from said adjacent tie-point, each strip being comprised of a first non-resistive section adjacent to the tie-point, and a second resistive section formed as an electrical continuation of the non-resistive section.

Claim 7

The audio signal distributing device of claim 4 wherein each said conductive strip is mounted along one of two concentric circles, said circles being concentric about the form's center up to the axis formed by the adjacent tie-point.

Claim 8

The audio signal distributing device of claim 5 wherein the two strips of said conductive pair extend in opposite directions from said tie-point along the concentric circle not occupied by adjacent tie-point strips, and being electrically isolated from adjacent tie-points.