Abstract:
An arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus is described, the vehicle sound apparatus generating a first audio signal, the arrangement comprising an electronic module and an electronic transducer the electronic transducer comprising conversion means of vibratory pulses into electrical signals, the electronic module comprising a processing unit having reception means for the signals from de electronic transducer and conversion means of these signals into a second audio signal, the processing unit being associated to a mixer unit having means for the junction of the second audio signal with the first audio signal. The technical sector, which this invention is directed to, is that of the electronics turned to psychology.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS  
       [0001]    This application is a Continuation of International Application PCT/BR01/00041 filed on Apr. 6, 2001, which designated the U.S. and was published under PCT Article 21(2) in English, and which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. 
     
    
     
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0002]    1. Field of the Invention  
           [0003]    This invention is directed to an arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus, particularly used in the production of sound effects and able to substantially reduce or even eliminate the stressing charge of individuals, mainly when they are inside automotive vehicles for long periods. This invention is directed yet to a rhythmic accompaniment method through the utilization of an electronic transducer, which composes the apparatus. The technical sector to which this invention is directed is that of electronics turned to psychology.  
           [0004]    The Patent Application PI 0001078-2 of Apr. 6, 2000 and the Addition Certificates, C1 0001078-2 of Oct. 27, 2000 and C2 0001078-2 of Dec. 8, 2000 of the same applicant and whose inner priorities are herein claimed, describe a rhythmic apparatus and respective method, which are now added of some more technical innovations, which do not change the inventive concept.  
           [0005]    2. Description of the State of the Art  
           [0006]    The stress combat means known nowadays are based on the natural or allopathic medicine intake and other non natural means, which the individual develops through the potentializing of other addictions, such as the excessive consumption of cigarettes, drinks or drugs, or even the unnecessary intake of colas, candies and sugars in general, in order to aid in healing the anxiety produced by stress.  
           [0007]    Other form to combat the stress, broadly spread, is the practice of physical exercises. However, not always it is possible its realization any time, because these demand an appropriate place for their practice.  
           [0008]    Studies on stress show its importance, when it was observed that it reaches thousands of people, being one amongst the great responsible for low life quality nowadays. The contemporaneous society has been facing very serious problems, by virtue of stresses, from pressures we suffer daily, from fear we feel, finally from difficulties we try to overcome and, in most of times, we cannot.  
           [0009]    These problems will result in what we call stress or yet stress syndrome. The stress is a physiologic reaction which occurs when we need to face a situation which irritate us, scare us, excite us, waste us out, confound us, or even make us immensely happy. The answer to so much stress is that the changes suffered by our society were faster than the evolution of the human body itself. Never the expectations and stresses were so great. We will see the damages the stress causes in traffic.  
           [0010]    It is known that the stress interferes in every person from different ways. We can mention some stress symptoms, as for example the discouragement, lack of motivation, the sleep disturbances, the low in self-esteem, the mental tiredness, the depression, the lack of vitality, and, chiefly, the anxiety. In function of this anxiety, the stress occurs, which, as we have seen, causes serious damages to organism. Therefore one great stress generator is the social factor, which generates the traffic in large cities. It is also within the traffic that the feared “Panic Syndrome in Jammed Traffic” occurs, in which the person is led to incontrollable situations.  
           [0011]    The vehicle is an instrument of work, hobby, etc, it gives status, but it is one of the places where a person is submitted to several pressures which will lead him/her to have the symptoms above described.  
           [0012]    When we enter a vehicle, most of times, we have to wait sit down in the driver and passenger&#39;s bench, not being allowed to wake up to walk for a while, not being allowed to park the car in any place and go away, not allowed to do our basic necessities, because we cannot go to a toilet, we cant breath pure air because, in most of times, we are in a place with thousands of other vehicles with their working motors and noticeably polluting the air in that region. Sometimes, we are late and then we start to be stressed. Besides the sum of problems we already bring before entering the vehicle, and which are brooded in our mind, by the time we are inside a car in a traffic jam, which will cause even more stress. Sometimes, we have to bear our bench mate (passenger), who may not share our ideas, and who starts to be a stressing companionship.  
           [0013]    By doing an analogy of a stressed person in other situation, for instance, at home. What do we do to dissipate the stress, we go to the kitchen to eat something, we go to the toilet, we go to walk in the garden, we go take a shower/bath, we go to a son&#39;s bedroom to chat, we go to lay down in sofa or bed in order to rest, we go to the living room to watch TV, to hear song, to play with the dog, change confidences with the wife, etc.  
           [0014]    Then we can see that in vehicles we consider the extension of our home, a symbol of status, a means which take us to new routes, a work tool or a freedom sensation, we do not have the easiness of our home when we need to dissipate the stress. Then, from now, by using the method and rhythmic apparatus, we can significantly reduce the stress level, and we can even eliminate it in many cases, inside the automotive vehicles.  
           [0015]    Also within the automotive vehicles we have persons who do not stress but who are hyperactive and they remain with exceeding energy (mainly the young people). Then, to those people have the natural need of keep themselves in movement in order to dissipate this excessive energy, we also recommend the use of this invention.  
           [0016]    In the current literature, we can find several works and scientific researches aiming minimize the stressing agents and, thus, reduce the stress effects on people. These works treat, generally, of courses of self-help, reflection, interpersonal relations, aromatherapy, chromo therapy, psychotherapy, vacations, hobbies, massages, vibration medicine, floral therapy, exercises practice, relaxing, nutrition, bio-molecular medicine, acupuncture, do-in, sex, yoga, neuron-linguistic programming, medicines, among others. However, such options are directed to the general situations and non-specific, as it is the case of the stressing social contingency, the vehicles traffic, one of the greatest disturbances of the modern society and which is faced daily by thousands of people.  
           [0017]    Unfortunately, the trend is that this traffic worsens continuously, taking alarming proportions. Statistical researches present the stress as the responsible for major part of accidents that occur in cities and roads around the world (directly or indirectly).  
           [0018]    The stress caused by great traffic jams in roads and cities trends to take away the good humour of any person. The consequences are severe and the number of automobile accidents cannot stop increasing, as well as the traffic quarrels between stressed drivers who, many times, result in serious corporeal lesions. We can always declare that the need and learning of the human being is reach the longevity and keep the health. Never one has preoccupied so much with health as nowadays.  
         BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0019]    This invention has as objective to provide an arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus able to noticeably reduce or even eliminate the stress level in persons confined, for long periods, in automotive vehicles.  
           [0020]    Another objective of this invention is to provide an arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus which allows the dissipation of the energy excess in hyperactive people when they are inside the automotive vehicles.  
           [0021]    It is still objective of this invention to provide a rhythmic accompaniment method through the use of this arrangement of apparatus.  
           [0022]    This invention uses the technical-scientific precepts described in the literary work “Academia de Ginástica Móvel—AGM” (Movable Gym Academy), the author of which is inventor of Method and Apparatus, Aurélio Rótolo de Moraes, which work is registered in Dec. 11, 1997 in the Register of Titles Documents and Legal Entity under n°. 12.107, in the city of Araucária, State of Paraná, from Culture Ministry, in the Authorial Rights office, Record or Registering Certificate n°. 153.191, of the book 251, leaf 296, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro.  
           [0023]    The scientific precepts described in the literary work above mentioned were evaluated, tested and approved, after 18 months of researches, by a technical staff, headed by Dr. Rosangela Terezinha Cristani Arruda, Psychologist, inscribed in the Psychology Regional Board under n°. 08/2170 in the State of Paraná, the technical-scientific report being registered in the Register of Titles Documents and Legal Entity under n°. 13.479 in Feb. 28, 2000, in the city of Araucária, State of Paraná.  
           [0024]    What encouraged this Patent Application was the literary work of this inventor “Academia de Ginastica Móvel—AGM” (which was neither spread) and which means physical and mental exercises within a movable compartment, as, for example, automotive vehicles. Why? Because the accumulated stress inside an automotive vehicle is not easily dissipated and, sometimes, is so much that the vehicle with its occupants is compared to a pressure pot about to blow up.  
           [0025]    This invention is directed to an arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus, the vehicle sound apparatus generating a first audio signal, the arrangement comprising an electronic module and an electronic transducer, the electronic transducer comprising means of vibratory pulses conversion into electrical signals, the electronic module comprising a processing unit having reception means of the signals from the electronic transducer and conversion means of these signals into a second audio signal, the processing unit being associated to a mixer unit having means to the junction of the second audio signal to the first audio signal.  
           [0026]    This invention yet is directed to a accompaniment rhythmic method of which comprises the steps of choosing the first audio signal in the sound apparatus, choosing a sound timbre from some percussion musical instrument for the second audio signal in the electronic module, emitting the second audio signal through excitation of the electronic transducer and following the first audio signal through the rhythm of the second audio signal. 
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)  
       [0027]    This invention will be thereafter described in more details based on an example of execution represented in the drawings. The figures show:  
         [0028]    [0028]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus, object of this invention;  
         [0029]    [0029]FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus;  
         [0030]    [0030]FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the electronic transducer of the apparatus object of this invention;  
         [0031]    [0031]FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0032]    [0032]FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the electronic module of the apparatus object of this invention;  
         [0033]    [0033]FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the electronic module illustrated in FIG. 5;  
         [0034]    [0034]FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;  
         [0035]    [0035]FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the electronic module illustrated in FIG. 5;  
         [0036]    [0036]FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a third embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0037]    [0037]FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a fourth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0038]    [0038]FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a fifth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0039]    [0039]FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a sixth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0040]    [0040]FIG. 13 is a schematic front view of the remote control of the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus object of this invention;  
         [0041]    [0041]FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the connections of the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus object of this invention;  
         [0042]    [0042]FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;  
         [0043]    [0043]FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a fifth embodiment of the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;  
         [0044]    [0044]FIG. 17 is a schematic view of a seventh embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0045]    [0045]FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a eighth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0046]    [0046]FIG. 19 is a schematic view of a ninth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0047]    [0047]FIG. 19A is a schematic sectional view of the ninth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0048]    [0048]FIG. 20 is a schematic view of a tenth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0049]    [0049]FIG. 20A is a schematic sectional view of the tenth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 20;  
         [0050]    [0050]FIG. 21 is a schematic view of a eleventh embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0051]    [0051]FIG. 21A is a schematic sectional view of the eleventh embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 21;  
         [0052]    [0052]FIG. 22 is a schematic view of a twelfth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 3;  
         [0053]    [0053]FIG. 22A is a schematic sectional view of the twelfth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 21;  
         [0054]    [0054]FIG. 23 is a schematic perspective view of the ninth embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 19;  
         [0055]    [0055]FIG. 24 is a schematic perspective view of the eleventh embodiment of the electronic transducer illustrated in FIG. 21; and  
         [0056]    [0056]FIG. 25 is a schematic view of the interior of a vehicle and the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with the vehicle sound apparatus, object of this invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
       [0057]    The rhythmic apparatus is based on the mixture of three basic principles, which are: the song, the rhythm and the movement.  
         [0058]    The song is a expression means practiced by every person and its therapeutic value is every day more and more spread and explored, once it is produced a great benefit to the person&#39;s mind causing a psychic, physical and social welfare sensation. Hardly relaxing exercises are carried out without the sound of song. The song stimulates the functioning of several cerebral regions, as the areas responsible for emotion, memory and motor control.  
         [0059]    The rhythm, as one of the song elements, has an extreme importance since through rhythmic repetition it is possible for us to discharge stresses and release ourselves from the daily afflictions.  
         [0060]    The movement, in conjunction with the song and the rhythm, is the fundamental base of the relevant apparatus and method.  
         [0061]    According to a preferred embodiment and as can be seen in FIG. 14, the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus is formed by electronic module  139 , an electronic transducer  137  and an amplifier  140 , which are associated to the vehicle sound apparatus  138  and, accordingly, connected to the left front speaker  141 , to the right front speaker  142 , to the left back speaker  143  and to the right back speaker  144 .  
         [0062]    According to FIG. 1, the electronic module  139  comprises an electronic transducer  1 , a processing unit  2  and a mixer unit  3 .  
         [0063]    The electronic transducer  1  has a vibration sensor  7 , a rectifying unit  284  a first filter circuitry  8 , a comparer  9  and a transmitter  10 .  
         [0064]    [0064]FIG. 3 illustrates a first embodiment of the electronic transducer  1 , where this transducer  1  has the shape of a cylindrical drumstick  43  with or without a consistent section, comprised of a rigid polymeric material, for example, PVC, which grants to the transducer  1  feature as lightness, hardness and strength. In this embodiment, the electronic transducer  1  comprises, in a first end, a vibration sensor  7  preferably piezoelectric which is attached to a first transducer  1  end through a cylindrical rubber screened chock  44  and connected to an electronic circuitry  47  positioned to a second transducer  1  end.  
         [0065]    This electronic circuitry  47  is comprised preferably of operational amplifiers, radio frequency (RF) transmitter  10  and a 12 Volts battery  48 . Also coupled to the circuitry  47  is a on/off button  49 .  
         [0066]    The transducer  1  still comprises a handle  46  comprised of aired or foamed rubber, coupled to the second end.  
         [0067]    When being excited, the vibration sensor  7  emits a signal with electrical pulses of varying frequencies and amplitudes which are rectified in the rectifying unit  284 . Thereafter, these pulses are filtered in the first filter circuitry  8  and then sent to the comparer circuitry  9 , which compares the signal to pre-established forces levels, so that the digital signal can be defined, which will be emitted by radio frequency transmitter  10  to the processing unit  2 .  
         [0068]    According to FIGS. 1 and 15, the processing unit  2  comprises a radio frequency receptor  11 , a function selector  12 , a equalizer alphanumeric dial or display  13 , a microprocessor  14 , a digital-analogical converter  15 , sound memory  17 , a second filter circuitry  18  and a pre-amplifier  19 .  
         [0069]    The user selects, in the sound memory  17 , a kind of sound of the instrument of his/her preference through the function selector  12 . This memory  17  stores, digitally, several kinds of percussion sounds such as, for example, cymbals, bass drum, ximbau, muffled drum, among others. The number or name of the sound kind chosen appears on display  13  and from this choice the unit  2  plays such sound selected with de defined amplitude and according to the excitation frequency designed to the transducer  1 .  
         [0070]    The processing unit  2  senses the digital signal transmitted by the electronic transducer  1  through the radio frequency receptor  11  and transmits to the microprocessor  14  which, with the excitations pace, forms the rhythmic standards which comprises the accompaniment of some relevant song. The previously chosen sound is converted from digital to analogical  15  passing, thereafter, to the second filter circuitry  18  and afterward to the pre-amplifier  19 .  
         [0071]    The output signals from the processing unit  2  are sent to the mixer unit  3  which comprises a first inlet  20 , a third filter circuitry and volume amplifier  21 , a second inlet  22 , a fourth filter circuitry and volume amplifier  23 , a mixer circuitry A 24  and a outlet socket  25 .  
         [0072]    The mixer unit  3  receives the audio signal from the electronic transducer  1  through the first inlet  20  and mixes it with the audio signal from the vehicle sound apparatus  26  and which enters the unit  3  through the second inlet  22 . The audio signal of the first inlet  20  passes through the third filter circuitry and volume amplifier  21  while the audio signal form the second inlet  22  passes by the fourth filter circuitry and volume amplifier  23  and, thereafter, they join together in the mixer circuitry  24 . This circuitry A 24  generates a mixed audio signal which will get out to the vehicle speakers through the outlet socket  25 .  
         [0073]    The electronic transducer  1  is fed by a 12 Volts cell, while the processing unit  2  and the mixer unit  3  are fed by the vehicle battery of about 12 Volts.  
         [0074]    [0074]FIG. 5 illustrates the outer portion of the electronic module which is comprised of a plastic or metal lodging box  54  comprising, on one of its faces, a Led  55  indicating that the module is on, an on/off button  56 , a vehicle sound volume button  57 , a volume button  58  of the transducer  1 , an alphanumeric dial or display  59  with equalizer and buttons from 0 to 9 to type the sound number to be chosen.  
         [0075]    Inside the box  54  the processing unit  2  and the mixer unit  3  are coupled.  
         [0076]    This apparatus is fed by the 12 Volts vehicle battery.  
         [0077]    [0077]FIGS. 2 and 16 illustrate a block diagram of a second embodiment of the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus. According to this FIG. 2, the electronic module  139  comprises an electronic transducer  4 , a processing unit  5  and a mixer unit  6 .  
         [0078]    [0078]FIG. 4 illustrates a second embodiment of the electronic transducer, in which this transducer  4  has the shape of a cylindrical drumstick  70  with or without a consistent section, comprised of a rigid polymeric material, for example, PVC, which grants to the transducer  4  feature as lightness, hardness and strength. In this embodiment, the electronic transducer  4  comprises, in a first end, a vibration sensor  7  preferably piezoelectric which is attached to a first transducer  4  end through a cylindrical rubber screened chock  44 . The sensor  7  is connected to a Jack-type switch positioned in a second transducer  4  end.  
         [0079]    The transducer  1  still comprises a handle  72  comprised of aired or foamed rubber, coupled to the second end.  
         [0080]    When being excited, the vibration sensor  7  emits a signal with electrical pulses of varying frequencies and amplitudes which are transmitted to the processing unit  5 , through transmission by electrical cables  53 .  
         [0081]    According to FIGS. 2 and 16, the processing unit  5  comprises a rectifying unit  285 , a first filter circuitry  27 , a comparer circuitry  28 , a function selector, a equalizer alphanumeric dial or display  30 , a microprocessor  31 , a digital-analogical converter  32 , sound memory  34 , a second filter circuitry  73  and a pre-amplifier  35 .  
         [0082]    The user selects, in the sound memory  34 , a kind of sound of the instrument of his/her preference through the function selector  29 . This memory  34  stores, digitally, several kinds of percussion sounds such as, for example, cymbals, bass drum, ximbau, muffled drum, among others. The number or name of the sound kind chosen appears on display  30  and, from this choice, unit  5  plays such sound selected with de defined amplitude and according to the excitation frequency designed to the transducer  4 .  
         [0083]    The processing unit  5  receives the digital signal transmitted by electronic transducer  4  through cable  53 . This signal, with electrical pulses of varying frequencies and amplitudes is rectified in the rectifying unit  285  and, through electrical cables, goes on to the first filter circuitry  27 , thereafter being sent to the comparer circuitry  28 , which compares this signal to the forces pre-established levels, in order to be defined the digital signal which will be emitted by the processing unit  31 .  
         [0084]    The excitations pace of the transducer  4  forms the rhythmic standards which composes the accompaniment of some relevant song. The previously chosen sound passes from microprocessor  31 , goes to the digital/analogical converter  32 , hence to a second filter circuitry  73  and to a pre-amplifier circuitry  35 .  
         [0085]    The output signals from the processing unit  5  are sent to the mixer unit  6  which comprises a first inlet  36 , a third filter circuitry and volume amplifier  37 , a second inlet  38 , a fourth filter circuitry and volume amplifier  39 , a mixer circuitry  40  and a outlet socket  41 .  
         [0086]    The mixer unit  6  receives the audio signal from the electronic transducer  4  through the first inlet  36  and mixes it with the audio signal from the vehicle sound apparatus  42  and which enters the unit  6  through the second inlet  38 . The audio signal of the first inlet  36  passes through the third filter circuitry and volume amplifier  37  and the audio signal form the second inlet  38  pass by the fourth filter circuitry and volume amplifier  39  and, thereafter, they join together in the mixer circuitry  40 . This circuitry  40  generates a mixed audio signal which will get out to the vehicle speakers through the outlet socket  41 .  
         [0087]    The processing unit  5  and the mixer unit  6  are fed by the vehicle battery of about 12 Volts.  
         [0088]    [0088]FIG. 6 illustrates the outer portion of the electronic module which is comprised of a plastic or metal lodging box  71  comprising, on one of its faces, a Led  62  indicating that the module is on, an on/off button  63 , a vehicle sound volume button  64 , a volume button  65  of the transducer  4 , a connector  66  which receives the electrical cables from the transducer  4 , an alphanumeric dial or display  67  with equalizer and buttons  68  from 0 to 9 to type the sound number to be chosen.  
         [0089]    Inside the box  54  the processing unit  5  and the mixer unit  6  are coupled.  
         [0090]    This apparatus is fed by the 12 Volts vehicle battery.  
         [0091]    [0091]FIG. 7 illustrates a third embodiment of the arrangement of a rhythmic apparatus with a vehicle sound apparatus which has an electronic module  100  which comprises an electronic transducer  24 , a processing unit  89 , a mixer unit  90  and a remote control circuitry  79 .  
         [0092]    The electronic transducer  24  has a vibration sensor  75 , a rectifying unit  286 , a first filter circuitry  76 , a comparer  77  and a transmitter  78 .  
         [0093]    When being excited, the vibration sensor  75  emits a signal with electrical pulses of varying frequencies and amplitudes which are rectified in the rectifying unit  285 . Following, these pulses are filtered in the first filter circuitry  76  and then sent to the comparer circuitry  77 , which compares the signal to forces pre-established levels so that the digital signal can be defined, which will be emitted by the radio frequency transmitter  78  to the processing unit  89 .  
         [0094]    According to FIG. 7, the processing unit  89  comprises a radio frequency receptor  81 , an alphanumeric equalizer dial or display  82 , a microprocessor  83 , a digit-analogical converter  84 , a sound memory  84 , a second filter circuitry  87  and a preamplifier  88 .  
         [0095]    The processing unit still comprises a stress regulator (not shown).  
         [0096]    The user selects, in the sound memory  86 , a kind of sound of the instrument of his/her preference through the remote control circuitry  79  which comprises an infrared remote control  80 . This memory  86  digitally stores several kinds of percussion sounds such as, for example, cymbals, bass drum, ximbau, muffled drum, among others. The number or name of the sound kind chosen appears on display  82  and, from this choice, unit  89  plays such sound selected with de defined amplitude and according to the excitation frequency designed to the transducer  24 .  
         [0097]    The processing unit  89  senses the digital signal transmitted by the electronic transducer  24  through the radio frequency receptor  81  and transmits to the microprocessor  83  which, with the excitations pace, forms the rhythmic standards which comprises the accompaniment of some relevant song. The previously chosen sound is converted from digital to analogical  84  passing, thereafter, to the second filter circuitry  87  and afterward to the pre-amplifier  88 .  
         [0098]    The output signals from the processing unit  89  are sent to the mixer unit  90  which comprises a first inlet  92 , a third filter circuitry and volume amplifier  94 , a second inlet  93 , a fourth filter circuitry and volume amplifier  95 , a mixer circuitry  96  and a outlet socket  97 .  
         [0099]    The mixer unit  90  receives the audio signal from the electronic transducer  24  through the first inlet  92  and mixes it with the audio signal from the vehicle sound apparatus  91  and which enters the unit  90  through the second inlet  93 . The audio signal of the first inlet  92  passes through the third filter circuitry and volume amplifier  94  and the audio signal form the second inlet  93  pass by the fourth filter circuitry and volume amplifier  95  and, thereafter, they join together in the mixer circuitry  96 . This circuitry  96  generates a mixed audio signal which will get out to the vehicle speakers through the outlet socket  97 .  
         [0100]    The electronic transducer  24  is fed by a 12 Volts cell, while the processing unit  89  and the mixer unit  90  are fed by the automotive vehicle battery of about 12 Volts.  
         [0101]    [0101]FIG. 8 illustrates an outer portion of the electronic module  100  comprised of a plastic or metal lodging box and which has in one of its faces vent ribs  99 .  
         [0102]    As can be seen by FIG. 25, the module  100  is placed under the vehicle panel, in non apparent place, and connected to a device  104  through electrical cables. Such device  104  is fixed to the panel and comprises an on/off button  102 , an alphanumeric dial or display  103  where the number and the name of the selected song will appear through an infrared remote control  136 .  
         [0103]    According to FIG. 13, the infrared remote control  136  comprises a plastic box  136 , a first selector button  131  of the vehicle sound volume control, a second selector button  134  of the sound volume of the electronic transducer, an on/off button  132 , a infrared ray beam emitter receptacle  133 , selection buttons  135  of the chosen sound number, a potentiometer  160  and a sequential search device  161 .  
         [0104]    Through the potentiometer  160 , the remote control has the function of sound control after mixed, that is, it controls the sequential search device  161  forward and backward in order to the digital sounds be chosen, it controls the energy supply to the apparatus through the on/off button  132 , in addition to control the sound volume both of the transducer  24  and the vehicle sound volume. Such control signals are sent through the infrared ray emission receptacle  133  and received by the remote control circuitry  79 .  
         [0105]    [0105]FIG. 9 illustrates a third embodiment of the electronic transducer in shape of bottle  109 , made of plastic material similar to the soda or mineral water bottle plastic, having signal transmission means through radio frequency waves to the electronic module  139 , more precisely to the processing unit  2 .  
         [0106]    The bottle-shaped transducer  109  presents a cylindrical shape with varying section, made of a rigid polymeric material and having internally a vibration sensor  110  preferably piezoelectric, attached to the first bottle end through a cylindrical screened rubber shock. The vibration sensor  110  is connected to an electronic circuitry  106  positioned at a second end and kept attached through radial shocks  107  which encloses the circuitry board  106 .  
         [0107]    This electronic circuitry  106  is preferably composed of operating amplifiers, radio frequency (RF) transmitter and a 12 Volts battery, a comparer circuitry and a filter circuitry. Also coupled to the circuitry  106  is an on/off button positioned in the cap bottle  105  which is split and can be open in the hinge  108 . The bottle  109  shall be handled by its smaller section.  
         [0108]    [0108]FIG. 10 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the electronic transducer, in which this transducer has the shape of a cylindrical bottle  114  with varying section, made of a rigid polymeric material and having internally a vibration sensor  115 , preferably piezoelectric, attached to a first bottle end through a cylindrical screened rubber shock. The vibration sensor is connected to a Jack-type switch proximate to a second bottle end  112  and, through electrical cables  111 , this bottle-shaped transducer  114  then will be electrically connected to the electronic module, more precisely to a processing unit  5 .  
         [0109]    The bottle  114  is split and can be open in the hinge  113 . The bottle  114  shall be handled by its smaller section.  
         [0110]    [0110]FIG. 11 illustrates an electronic transducer  120  similar to a computer mouse and which transmits electronic signals, emitted by manual touch, through radio frequency waves to the electronic module  139 , more precisely to the processing unit  2 .  
         [0111]    This transducer  120  is comprised of a plastic or metal box, venting support  123  for its fixing to some surface, as for example over the vehicle panel, in the vehicle assent, etc. and an electronic circuitry  121 .  
         [0112]    The electronic circuitry  121  is preferably composed of operating amplifiers, radio frequency (RF) transmitter  10 , a 12 Volts battery  48 , a comparer circuitry  9 , a first filter circuitry  8 , a rectifying unit  284  and other circuitries.  
         [0113]    A vibration sensor  117 , preferably piezoelectric, is attached to a first inner portion of a flexible board  116 . A touch button  118  is fixed on a stainless steel spring  119 , in a second outer portion of the flexible board  116 , so that it protrudes to the transducer box  120 .  
         [0114]    The button  118  has the function of receiving the rhythm impact transmitted by rhythmic apparatus user&#39;s hands or feet. This impact is absorbed by the button  118  which, in conjunction with the spring  119 , moves the flexible board  116 . Following, the vibration sensor  117  is excited, transmitting signals to the electronic circuitry  121  which, in turn, will transmit them to the electronic module  139 .  
         [0115]    [0115]FIG. 12 illustrates an electronic transducer  127  similar to a computer mouse and which transmits the electronic signals, emitted by manual touch, through electrical cables  128  to the electronic module  139 , more precisely to the processing unit  5 .  
         [0116]    This transducer  127  is comprised of a plastic or metal box and venting support  130  for its fixing to some surface and a vibration sensor  145 .  
         [0117]    This vibration sensor  145 , preferably piezoelectric, is fixed in a first inner portion of a flexible board  124 . A touch button  125  is fixed on a stainless steel spring  126 , in a second outer portion of the flexible board  124 , so that it protrudes to the transducer box  127 .  
         [0118]    The button  125  has the function of receiving the rhythmic impact transmitted by the rhythmic apparatus user&#39;s hands. This impact is absorbed by button  125  which, in conjunction with spring  126 , moves the flexible board  124 . Following, the vibration sensor  145  is excited, transmitting signals to the electronic module  139 . Fixating elements  129  grips the flexible board  124  to a lower inner portion of the transducer box  127 , proximate to the vents  130 .  
         [0119]    [0119]FIG. 17 illustrates a seventh embodiment of the electronic transducer, where this transducer  206  has the shape of a cylindrical drumstick with or without consistent section, made of a rigid polymeric material, for example, PVC, which grants to the transducer  206  feature such as lightness, rigidity and strength. In this embodiment, the electronic transducer  206  comprises, in a first end  205  lined by rubber  204  and a electret vibration sensor  207  fixed in the transducer  206  tube center through a rubber cylindrical shock  208 . The electret vibration sensor  207  is connected to an electronic circuitry  209  positioned near to the second transducer  206  end, proximate to a 12 Volts battery  212 .  
         [0120]    This electronic circuitry  209  is preferably composed of operating amplifiers, rectifying unit, radio frequency (RF) transmitter  10  and a comparer circuitry  9 . The handle  210  of the transducer  206  is composed of aired or foamed rubber, while the second end has a rubber shock  211  closing the transducer.  
         [0121]    [0121]FIG. 18 illustrates an eighth embodiment of the electronic transducer, in which this transducer  215  has a shape of a cylindrical drumstick with or without consistent section, made of a rigid polymeric material, for example, PVC, which grants to the transducer  215  features such as lightness, rigidity and strength. In this embodiment, the electronic transducer  215  comprises, in a first end  213  lined by rubber  214  and a electret vibration sensor  216  attached to the transducer  215  tube center through a rubber cylindrical shock  217 . A Jack-type switch  219  is positioned in a second transducer end  215 , for the electrical cables  219  connection, which transmit the data emitted by the electret sensor  216  to the module  139 .  
         [0122]    The handle  218  of the transducer  215  is composed of aired or foamed rubber, while the second end has a rubber shock  220 , closing the transducer.  
         [0123]    [0123]FIG. 19 illustrates a ninth embodiment of the electronic transducer. In this embodiment, transducer  226  emits signals through radio frequency and comprises an touch element which comprises a pad  223  having fixating means  224  and  222  comprising tie beams having adhesive portions made of Velcro®.  
         [0124]    As can be seen by FIG. 25, the pad  223  is gripped to the user&#39;s body through tie beams  224  and  222 . The same can grip it preferably in the thigh or in other places he/she considers convenient.  
         [0125]    According to FIG. 19-A, the transducer  226  is comprised of a plastic box  234 , a sensitive surface  228  comprising, at least, one touch element, stainless steel springs  227 , a pin  229 , a flexible board  232 , a vibration sensor  230  of type piezoelectric, an electronic circuitry  231  and a labelling shaft  235 . Also, the sensitive surface  228  might be provided by two or more touch elements emitting different sounds.  
         [0126]    To excite the transducer  226 , the user transmits a pressure to the sensitive surface  228 , covered by the pad  223 , through the impact of his/her fingers  225 . This surface  228  absorbs this impact and, through a mild rotation of this surface  228  about the labelling shaft  235 , the impact is transmitted to the spring  227 , which, in turn, transmits it to the pin  229 . Such pin  229  projects on the flexible board  232 , which board  232  comprises the vibration sensor  230  fixed in its inner and opposite portion to the region of contact with the pin  229 .  
         [0127]    The sensor  230  is connected to the electronic circuitry  231 . This circuitry comprises the filter circuitry  8 , the comparer circuitry  9 , radio frequency (RF) circuitry  10 , a 12 Volts cell and a rectifying unit  284 .  
         [0128]    The pad  223  comprises the tie beam  224  positioned in a first end and the tie beam  222  positioned in a second end opposite to the first end.  
         [0129]    [0129]FIG. 20 illustrates a tenth embodiment of the electronic transducer. In this embodiment, the transducer  238  emits signals through the electrical cables (not illustrated) and comprises a pad  233  having fixating tie beams  239  and  240  comprising Velcro® portions.  
         [0130]    As can be seen by FIG. 25, the pad  233  is gripped to the user&#39;s body through the tie beams  239  and  236 . The same can grip it preferably in the thigh or in other places the user considers convenient.  
         [0131]    According to FIG. 20-A, the transducer  238  is comprised of a plastic box  248 , a sensitive surface  244  comprising, at least, one touch element, stainless steel springs, a pin  243 , a flexible board  247 , a vibration sensor  242  of the type piezoelectric and a labelling shaft  246 . Also, the sensitive surface  244  might be provided by two or more touch elements emitting different sounds.  
         [0132]    To excite the transducer  238 , the user transmits a pressure to the sensitive surface  244  through the impact of his/her fingers  237 . This surface  244  absorbs this impact and, through a mild rotation of this surface  244  about the labelling shaft  246 , the impact is transmitted to the spring  245 , which, in turn, transmits it to the pin  243 . Such pin  243  projects on the flexible board  247 , which board  247  comprises the vibration sensor  242  fixed in its inner and opposite portion to the region of contact with the pin  243 .  
         [0133]    The sensor  242  is connected through electrical cables to a Jack connector  241 .  
         [0134]    The pad  233  comprises the tie beam  239  positioned in a first end and the tie beam  236  positioned in a second end opposite to the first end.  
         [0135]    [0135]FIG. 21 illustrates a eleventh embodiment of the electronic transducer. In this embodiment, the transducer  250  has the shape of a drum and transmits signals to the electronic module  139  through radio frequency and comprises a pad  253  having fixating tie beams  251  and  249  comprising Velcro® portions.  
         [0136]    As can be seen by FIG. 25, the pad  253  is gripped to the user&#39;s body through the tie beams  251  and  249 . The same can grip it preferably in the thigh or in other places the user considers convenient.  
         [0137]    According to FIG. 21-A, the transducer  250  is comprised of a plastic box  258 , a sensitive surface  255  comprising, at least, one touch element, which may be a plastic or metallic membrane, stainless steel springs, a pin  243 , a flexible board  247 , a vibration sensor  256  of the type piezoelectric which is connected by electrical cables  254  to an electronic circuitry  259 . Also, the sensitive surface  255  might be provided by two or more touch elements emitting different sounds.  
         [0138]    The electronic circuitry  259  comprises the filter circuitry  8 , comparer circuitry  9 , radio frequency (RF) transmitter, a 12 Volts cell and a rectifying unit  284 .  
         [0139]    To excite the transducer  250 , the user transmits a pressure to the sensitive surface  255  through the impact of his/her fingers  252 . This surface  255  absorbs this impact and transmits it to the vibration sensor  256 , which is fixed in an inner portion of the surface  255 .  
         [0140]    [0140]FIG. 22 illustrates a twelfth embodiment of the electronic transducer. In this embodiment, the transducer  261  has the shape of a drum and transmits signals to the electronic module  139  through electrical cables and comprises a pad  269  having fixating tie beams  262  and  260  comprising Velcro® portions.  
         [0141]    The pad  269  is gripped to the user&#39;s body through the tie beams  262  and  260 , as illustrated in FIG. 25. The same can grip it preferably in the thigh or in other places the user considers convenient.  
         [0142]    According to FIG. 22-A, the transducer  250  is comprised of a plastic box  268 , a sensitive surface  267  comprising, at least, one touch element, which may be a plastic or metallic membrane, a vibration sensor  266  of the type piezoelectric which is connected to electrical cables  264 . Also, the sensitive surface  267  might be provided by two or more touch elements emitting different sounds.  
         [0143]    To excite the transducer  261 , the user transmits a pressure to the sensitive surface  267  through the impact of his/her fingers  263 . This surface  267  absorbs this impact and transmits it to the vibration sensor  266 , which is fixed in an inner portion of the surface  267 . From sensor  266  the data are emitted by electrical cables  264  to the electronic module.  
         [0144]    [0144]FIG. 23 better illustrates the embodiments of FIGS. 19 and 20, in which the transducer  226  or  228  has a substantially parallelepiped-shaped format, comprising the pad  223  or  233  on the surface  273 , where the user, through the contact with the fingers  274 , transmits rhythmic movements to the transducer, causing it to move mildly around the labelling shaft  275  and which corresponds to shafts  235  and  246  of FIGS. 19A and 20A, transmitting vibrations to the vibration sensor.  
         [0145]    The padded tie beams  276  and  271  illustrate the location of the Velcro® portions  277  and  270 .  
         [0146]    [0146]FIG. 24 better illustrates the embodiments of FIGS. 21 and 22, in which the transducer  250  or  261  has a substantially circular shape (drum), comprising the pad  253  or  260  on the surface  281 , where the user, through the contact with the fingers  280 , transmits rhythmic movements to the transducer, causing the surface  281  to move mildly and transmit vibrations to the vibration sensor.  
         [0147]    The padded tie beams  282  and  279  illustrate the location of the Velcro® portions  283  and  278 .  
         [0148]    Thus, FIG. 25 illustrates the arrangement of the rhythmic apparatus with the vehicle sound apparatus comprising the electronic module  100  placed under the vehicle panel, in a non apparent place, and connected to a device  104 , this device  104  being fixed to the vehicle panel. The electronic module  100  and the device  104  are connected to the vehicle sound apparatus  138 .  
         [0149]    The arrangement of the rhythmic apparatus with the vehicle sound apparatus, as illustrated in FIG. 25, also comprises the infrared remote control  136  that can control the vehicle sound volume control, the sound volume of the electronic transducer, the chosen sound number and a sequential search device, and an electronic transducer  226  that emits signals to the electronic module  100  through radio frequency. The electronic transducer  226  comprises at least one touch element, a pad  223 , gripped to the user&#39;s body.  
         [0150]    Optionally, the electronic module  100  can be manufacture within the vehicle sound apparatus  138  as single part, that is, the vehicle sound apparatus should be made comprising the processing unit and the mixer unit, besides its own ordinary components.  
         [0151]    The method of use of the rhythmic apparatus above described comprises the following steps:  
         [0152]    a) choosing the first audio signal in the sound apparatus  138 ;  
         [0153]    b) choosing the timbre for the second audio signal in the electronic module  139 ;  
         [0154]    c) emitting the second audio signal through the excitation of the electronic transducer  137 ; and  
         [0155]    d) mixing the first audio signal with the second audio signal  139 .  
         [0156]    After the installation of module  193  in the automotive vehicle panel, the audio from the original vehicle sound apparatus, which can be radio, cassette player, CD player, MP3 player, minidisk player or other sound player and which are connected to the front and back loudspeakers, starts to be mixed with the sound chosen by the rhythmic apparatus user.  
         [0157]    The transducer  1  is connected to the electronic module  139  which is connected to the amplifier  140 , to the vehicle sound apparatus and to the loudspeakers. All this assembly is connected, as shown in FIG. 14, and is fed by the automotive vehicle 12V battery.  
         [0158]    The user then chooses a rhythmic song, preferably of his/her personal liking, in the vehicle sound apparatus. Following, the same chooses, in the electronic module  139 , in its sounds menu, a sound accompaniment which is similar to the instrumental accompaniment of the song of the vehicle sound apparatus.  
         [0159]    Handling the transducer  1 , the user begins to excite it against any inner surface o the vehicle, or touching with the hand, so that the same emits sounds, for instance, of percussion and which, with the rhythmic repetition similar to that of the song chosen, will cause the user feels himself/herself as member of the band.  
         [0160]    The user begins to feel the positive effects of the apparatus. This user&#39;s task is to follow the rhythmic measures, both in frequency and intensity, of the song from the vehicle sound apparatus. The rhythmic repetition added to the song, movement of the arms, head, neck, shoulders and further strong messages to the brain, causes the practitioner to feel relaxed and well humoured, in addition to keep him/her concentrated to the song rhythm and in the own rhythmic standard, which sharpens his/her mind, causing him/her to unbosom and forget the difficulties.  
         [0161]    Another important aspect of the method is that the same enables to follow a song as if there existed in front of us a percussion instrument with, for instance, eight instruments (cymbals, bass drum, ximbau, muffled drum, etc.), then we would choose only one from eight instruments to follow the song. However, during the song we can follow another instrument (obviously stopping following the previous instrument) then we can see that we have a broad range of options and we attain to draw sounds, with scarce practice, or almost no musical knowledge.  
         [0162]    Preference is given to the percussion sounds, because the percussion is rhythmic, whose notes are short.  
         [0163]    The sound timber which more is alike some instrument of the song accompaniment (e.g.,: if the song has percussive accompaniment of cymbals, then we also will choose a timbre in the menu sounds stored of cymbals), the sounds timbres of musical instrument of the electronic transducer will exit from the loudspeakers, with different intensity, in conjunction with the sound from the CD player/cassette player or radio, which will be playing the song. We hold the electronic transducer by hand in its handle and we beat it in any surface of the vehicle, and every beat or exciting it will emit a timbre of the musical instrument sound; then we will try to enter with this sound timbre of the musical instrument in rhythm with the rhythm of the song (which is easily attainable, without the need of much practice or musical theory), getting to be tuned, then we will carry out a rhythmic standard, which is similar to that of the song, or at our discretion it can be in our own way (from tribunal of conscience) without the need of being 100% compatible with the song, the rhythm of the sound from the electronic transducer, with some kind of song accompaniment. We can, therefore, follow through the ternary rhythm, which is a strong beat and two weak ones, within the pace of the rhythm, or many other rhythms the person with the elapsing time will attain, forming a rhythmic standard.  
         [0164]    One of the benefits of the method is that we feel as if we were members of the musical band, referent to the sound apparatus song. And then keeping on with other song, other more, etc, with the elapsing time, this accompaniment will cause us to become musically more refined and then we can have an audible deeper sensation, noting the several accompaniments which there are in every song; and as if we were experienced musicians, we will be successful in most of songs. The most common of the song accompaniments is the percussive part thereof, but it can be also the part of the strings, blow, keyboard, etc. Also we know about the limitations of the apparatus, which is not musically complete, but we remind that the same is designed to the stress combat and to the pleasure.  
         [0165]    Several are the benefits the driver and/or the passengers will have. With the use of the apparatus through the method described, to exteriorise our deepest desires becomes easier, making them acceptable to the ego, because the practitioner venture to draw sounds from his/her apparatus, in the most personal manner as possible.  
         [0166]    The individual acquires greater mobility, shows and sharpens its auditory experience and produces a accompaniment of own form, without the need of being of the musical form, more perfect. It is emphasized that it is not necessary to be a song student, or great cognizant thereof, anyone in a minimal time can follow the rhythm (sometimes in own manner) and, thus, dive into the song, and get all the satisfaction and the benefits it grants us. The main apparatus and method feature is that it is considered as a vehicle for emotional self-expression.  
         [0167]    The driver and/or the passenger who practices the method with the apparatus will be well ready, well humoured, he/she will be relaxed, accordingly he/she will improve his/her self-esteem (the person simply is happy with himself/herself), he/she will improve his/her motor coordination (because with the apparatus at work the person will movement the arms, moving the muscles, articulations, etc), the welfare sensation will increase and the person recover the lost energy in physical and mental wears, an energization occurs. With the improvement of the self-esteem, the brain commands the production of a chemical substance named endorphin, which is a natural anti-stress, which is launched in the blood stream. People show that the humour sense of someone is directly bonded to the endorphin amount, which is produced by the organism, therefore, the bigger is the production, more well humoured we become, and with a welfare sensation. This sundry of sounds produced stimulate the seratonin liberation by the practitioner, which is a neuron-transmitter involved in the pleasure and relaxation sensations. Then we have the driver calm, then he will be more able to exert the function of driving the vehicle with more safety. The pedestrians will be subjected to smaller possibilities of mistakes, or imprudence of the drivers, then they will be also more preserved.  
         [0168]    The drivers will preserve their health and the passengers&#39; one, therefore, that of the adjacent vehicles&#39; passengers and driver.  
         [0169]    Thus, when an individual uses the instrument object of this invention, to follow a song of his/her preference, the benefits will be enormous and, when concentrating to follow its rhythm, and when participating thereof, it becomes more possible to dive in a more intense manner into the song and therewith to unbosom himself/herself and forget the difficulties, the accompaniment of the song will act as an expressive channel in which the pressures suffered and the stress are discharged.  
         [0170]    Neither the most complex Traffic Laws will have so much success with so small investment, as this method and apparatus, certainly will attain in little time. Then the practitioner driver will come home calm, he will talk to the children, to the wife, to the neighbours, tranquilly, without shouts, without threats, without headache, etc. The same will take place when the driver arrives in his/her work. Therefore, it will help people to be happier and less sick.  
         [0171]    Then the use of this invention is recommended to all individuals subjected to the damages of the stress, specifically inside the automotive vehicles, because the method is in plain accordance with the current medical-psychological precepts. It is also indicated to hyperactive persons, to, when practicing the rhythmic accompaniment method, discharge the excess of energy they have (in most cases are the young persons, banging in every place, etc.). It is also indicated as entertainment, sometimes a person who likes song can practice the method/apparatus and spend a lot of time busy, with a pleasant task.  
         [0172]    The method, as we have seen, is based on the simultaneous application of the song, rhythm and movement, which make part of its fundamental principle, which, in conjunction with the apparatus, will reach the summit of the system, which is the anti-stress effect. The method also is considered a vehicle for the emotional self-expression. When practicing the method, the person stimulates the functioning of several cerebral regions, as the areas responsible for the emotion, memory and motor control. The functioning of the apparatus, the electronic transducer when excited, will emit a sound which can be of percussion, keyboard, blow or string instrument, therefore by following a song the sound preferably will be only one, when it is not, in the case of a person changes in the course of the song, varying in intensity and frequency, because the relevant apparatus is directed to the combat to the stress, and it is not directed to a musical perfection. The apparatus will be used in automotive vehicles cabinets, for the combat to the stress, or for a pleasant musical entertainment, it can be still used in persons with excess of energy (young persons in general), to dissipate this excess and keep them nicely humoured, or in other situations and occasions. When practicing, by following with the electronic transducer or the sensor, with rhythmic standard, the song will not function in a passive manner as anti-stress remedy, but it will demand that the practitioner participates, generating a flow of musical anticipations. The practitioner more easily exteriorise his/her deepest desires, making them acceptable to the ego, because the practitioner venture to draw sounds from his/her apparatus, in the most personal manner as possible. The practitioner, through rhythmic repetition, will be concentrated to a such extent, to follow the song rhythm, and, to participate thereof, it becomes possible to dive in a more intense form in the song, and therewith to unbosom and forget the difficulties, the song rhythmic repetition will act as an expressive channel, in which the pressures suffered and the stress are discharged.  
         [0173]    In the automotive vehicles, the driver can be the only one to use the benefits of the method and apparatus, but we can also have an apparatus to be used by the passenger, when thus they will form a pleasant and unforgettable partnership.  
         [0174]    Whereas it has been described an example of a preferred embodiment, it shall be understood that the scope of this invention encompasses other possible variations, being limited only by the content of the appended claims, therein included the possible equivalents.