Patent ID: 11869463
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An adaptive air supply apparatus for a bagpipe, the apparatus comprising:
a. an air compressor, the air compressor being electrically powered, the bagpipe having a bag and a chanter in fluid communication with the bag, the bag having an outside, an inside and a bag interior volume, the air compressor being configured to selectably propel air into the bag interior volume, the bag having a blowpipe stock including a perforation communicating through the blowpipe stock from the outside to the inside of the bag;
b. a manual switch, the manual switch being operably connected to the air compressor to start and to stop the air compressor, wherein the manual switch is a mouth-operated switch that is a bite switch, a puff switch, a sip switch, or a sip and puff switch, wherein a mouthpiece is attached to the mouth-operated switch and configured to be held in the mouth of a player, the mouthpiece being elongated, whereby the mouthpiece resembles a blowpipe;
c. an air supply line, the air supply line being operably attached to the air compressor and configured to receive air from the air compressor, the air supply line having a first end, an air supply line connector being disposed at the first end, the air supply line connector being configured for selectable attachment to the blowpipe stock and to convey air through the blowpipe stock and into the bag interior volume, wherein the mouth-operated switch and mouthpiece are attached to the air supply line connector and are attachable to and detachable from the blowpipe stock with the air supply line connector.