1. A binaural recording system comprising:
a pair of earpieces each including a frame, a microphone, and a transducer, the frame adapted to be worn on an ear, the frame defining an ear-insertion end and a posterior end opposite the ear-insertion end, the ear-insertion end adapted to be positioned within an ear canal, the microphone coupled to the frame for capturing ambient sound, the microphone adapted to be positioned outside the ear canal and substantially coplanar with a tragus of the ear, the transducer coupled to the ear-insertion end of the frame, and the transducer configured to reproduce an incoming sound signal, at least one earpiece including a wireless transmitter coupled to the posterior end of the frame, the wireless transmitter configured to transmit outgoing data representative of the ambient sound and receive incoming data representative of the incoming sound signal, and at least one earpiece including a power supply electrically coupled to the microphones, the transducers, and the wireless transmitter; and
a non-transitory device operatively coupled to the earpieces and having instructions thereon that are configured when executed to selectively operate the microphones and the transducers of the earpieces.
2. The binaural recording system of claim 1, wherein a respective pair of the transducer and the posterior end of the frame defines a common plane, and wherein each microphone is spaced apart from the common plane.
3. The binaural recording system of claim 1, wherein each microphone is respectively housed in a substantially cylindrical opening within the frame.
4. The binaural recording system of claim 3, wherein each ear canal respectively defines a first longitudinal axis, and each substantially cylindrical opening respectively defines a second longitudinal axis extending substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis.
5. The binaural recording system of claim 4, wherein each microphone respectively covers at least a part of the transducer when viewed along the second longitudinal axis.
6. The binaural recording system of claim 1, wherein the ambient sound defines amplitudes having frequency characteristics, and wherein the microphones are positioned such that the outgoing data represents frequency response characteristics substantially without augmentation or attenuation relative to the frequency characteristics of the ambient sound from approximately 20 Hz to approximately 20 kHz.
7. The binaural recording system of claim 1, wherein each microphone is fixedly coupled to a respective frame.
8. The binaural recording system of claim 1 further comprising a pair of deformable bodies respectively coupled to the ear-insertion end of the frame, the deformable bodies adapted to substantially seal the respective ear canal.
9. The binaural recording system of claim 1, wherein the power supply is housed in a respective frame.
10. The binaural recording system of claim 1 further comprising a recorder operatively coupled to the earpieces and the non-transitory device, wherein the non-transitory device further has instructions stored thereon that are configured when executed to record the ambient sound from each earpiece into a respective audio channel.
11. The binaural recording system of claim 10 further comprising a camera operatively coupled to the non-transitory device, wherein the non-transitory device further has instructions stored thereon that are configured when executed to record a video signal.
12. The binaural recording system of claim 11, wherein the non-transitory device further has instructions stored thereon that are configured when executed to determine a command selected from the group consisting of recording only the ambient sound, recording the ambient sound and the video signal, live-streaming only the ambient sound, and live-streaming the ambient sound and the video signal.
13. An earpiece set comprising:
a pair of earpieces each including a frame, a microphone, and a transducer, the frame adapted to be worn on an ear, the frame defining an ear-insertion end and a posterior end opposite the ear-insertion end, the ear-insertion end adapted to be positioned within an ear canal, the microphone coupled to the frame for capturing ambient sound, the microphone adapted to be positioned outside the ear canal and substantially coplanar with a tragus of the ear, the transducer coupled to the ear-insertion end of the frame, and the transducer configured to reproduce an incoming sound signal, at least one earpiece including a wireless transmitter coupled to the posterior end of the frame, the wireless transmitter configured to transmit outgoing data representative of the ambient sound and receive incoming data representative of the incoming sound signal, and at least one earpiece including a power supply electrically coupled to the microphones, the transducers, and the wireless transmitter.
14. The earpiece set of claim 13, wherein a respective pair of the transducer and the posterior end of the frame defines a common plane, and wherein each microphone is spaced apart from the common plane.
15. The earpiece set of claim 13, wherein each microphone is respectively housed in a substantially cylindrical opening within the frame.
16. The earpiece set of claim 15, wherein each ear canal respectively defines a first longitudinal axis, and each substantially cylindrical opening respectively defines a second longitudinal axis extending substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis.
17. The earpiece set of claim 16, wherein each microphone respectively covers at least a part of the transducer when viewed along the second longitudinal axis.
18. The earpiece set of claim 13, wherein each microphone is fixedly coupled to a respective frame.
19. The earpiece set of claim 13 further comprising a pair of deformable bodies respectively coupled to the ear-insertion end of the frame, the deformable bodies adapted to substantially seal the respective ear canal.
20. The earpiece set of claim 13, wherein the power supply is housed in a respective frame.
21. A method for creating a binaural recording, the method comprising:
prompting a user, via a processor, to select a recording option on a touchscreen of a recorder, the recording option selected from the group consisting of recording audio, recording audio and video, broadcasting audio, and broadcasting audio and video;
receiving at least one gesture from the user on the touchscreen;
determining, via the processor, the selected recording option; and
causing, via the processor, the creation of at least one binaural recording using an earpiece set comprising a pair of earpieces each including a frame, a microphone, and a transducer, the frame adapted to be worn on an ear, the frame defining an ear-insertion end and a posterior end opposite the ear-insertion end, the ear-insertion end adapted to be positioned within an ear canal, the microphone coupled to the frame for capturing ambient sound, the microphone adapted to be positioned outside the ear canal and substantially coplanar with a tragus of the ear, the transducer coupled to the ear-insertion end of the frame, and the transducer configured to reproduce an incoming sound signal, at least one earpiece including a wireless transmitter coupled to the posterior end of the frame, the wireless transmitter configured to transmit outgoing data representative of the ambient sound and receive incoming data representative of the incoming sound signal, and at least one earpiece including a power supply electrically coupled to the microphones, the transducers, and the wireless transmitter.
22. A method for communicating a binaural recording, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server, a binaural recording created via a binaural recording system comprising a pair of earpieces each including a frame, a microphone, and a transducer, the frame adapted to be worn on an ear, the frame defining an ear-insertion end and a posterior end opposite the ear-insertion end, the ear-insertion end adapted to be positioned within an ear canal, the microphone coupled to the frame for capturing ambient sound, the microphone adapted to be positioned outside the ear canal and substantially coplanar with a tragus of the ear, the transducer coupled to the ear-insertion end of the frame, and the transducer configured to reproduce an incoming sound signal, at least one earpiece including a wireless transmitter coupled to the posterior end of the frame, the wireless transmitter configured to transmit outgoing data representative of the ambient sound and receive incoming data representative of the incoming sound signal, and at least one earpiece including a power supply electrically coupled to the microphones, the transducers, and the wireless transmitter, and a non-transitory device operatively coupled to the earpieces and having instructions thereon that are configured when executed to selectively operate the microphones and the transducers of the earpieces;
receiving a user election for transmission selected from the group consisting of transmitting the binaural recording to a user device, transmitting the binaural recording via email, and transmitting the binaural recording to a third-party service provider; and
responsive to the user election, transmitting the binaural recording.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A coating material applicator configured to apply a coating material to a structure having a generally planar surface formed by members having opposed surfaces separated by one or more gaps, the coating material applicator comprising:
a base layer having an applicator surface for applying a coating material to the generally planar surface; and
a removable implement for applying the coating material to the opposed surfaces.
2. The coating material applicator of claim 1, wherein the removable implement comprises bristles extending beyond a plane defined by the applicator surface.
3. The coating material applicator of claim 2, wherein the removable implement comprises at least one bristle bundle, each having a plurality of bristles.
4. The coating material applicator of claim 3, wherein the removable implement comprises a base and a pair of bristle bundles secured to the base.
5. The coating material applicator of claim 4, wherein each bristle bundle is secured to the base using a collar.
6. The coating material applicator of claim 4, wherein a first bristle bundle is attached to the base at a first connection point and the second bristle bundle is attached to the base at a second connection point, the first and second connection points being spaced apart along the base.
7. The coating material applicator of claim 6, wherein the first bristle bundle extends from the first connection point toward the second bristle bundle.
8. The coating material applicator of claim 7, wherein the second bristle bundle extends from the second connection point toward the first bristle bundle.
9. The coating material applicator of claim 1, and further comprising a layer having at least one connection mechanism configured to receive at least one corresponding connection mechanism of the removable implement.
10. The coating material applicator of claim 9, wherein the at least one connection mechanism of the layer comprises a pair of rails that are configured to receive the corresponding connection mechanism of the removable implement.
11. The coating material applicator of claim 10, wherein the corresponding connection mechanism of the removable implement comprises a plurality of protrusions that are spaced apart to define a gap, wherein the gap is configured to receive at least one of the pairs of rails.
12. The coating material applicator of claim 9, wherein the layer comprises a coating material dispensing spacer layer positioned between a cover and the base layer.
13. A method of applying a coating material to a deck or deck-like structure of the type having members having opposed surfaces separated by one or more gaps, the method comprising:
removably attaching a tool to an applicator head assembly;
applying the coating material to a generally planar surface of the structure by delivering the coating material to an applicator surface of the applicator head assembly; and
applying the coating material to the opposed surfaces using the tool.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein removably attaching the tool comprises engaging an attachment mechanism of the tool to a corresponding attachment mechanism of the applicator head assembly.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein removably attaching the tool comprises sliding the attachment mechanism of the tool along the corresponding attachment mechanism of the applicator head assembly.
16. The method of claim 14, and further comprising detaching the tool from the applicator head assembly.
17. The method of claim 16, and further comprising removably attaching a second tool to the applicator head assembly.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the second tool is attached to the corresponding attachment mechanism of the applicator head assembly.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the tool comprises at least a first set of bristles.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the second tool comprises at least a second set of bristles, the second set of bristles having a configuration that is different than the first set of bristles.