Audio distributor

Abstract

An audio distributor includes a rotor disc rotatably supported by a stationary base. The rotor disc includes a shaft extending within the stationary housing and supporting at least one light emitting diode. Each light emitting diode supported on the shaft is positioned to operably interact with a plurality of photo resistors. Each photo resistor is connected between an input port and an output port for controlling the transfer of the audio signal from the input port to one of a plurality of output ports based on the level of light sensed by the corresponding plurality of photo resistors connected to the circuit for operably receiving the light emitted from the diode supported by the shaft.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An audio distributor comprising: 
 a housing have a stationary portion and a rotatable portion supported by the stationary portion; and    light activated means for selectively connecting at least one audio input with at least one audio output in response to an angular position of the rotatable portion of the housing with respect to the stationary portion of the housing.    
     
     
         2 . The audio distributor of  claim 1  wherein the light activated means further comprises: 
 at least one light emitting diode; and  
 a plurality of photo resistors associated with each audio input, each photo resistor connected to at least one of the plurality of audio outputs, each photo resistor connecting the corresponding audio output with the corresponding audio input in response to receiving emitted light from the at least one light emitting diode.  
 
     
     
         3 . The audio distributor of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 the plurality of photo resistors supported by the stationary portion of the housing.  
 
     
     
         4 . The audio distributor of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 the light emitting diode supported for rotational movement relative to the stationary portion of the housing.  
 
     
     
         5 . The audio distributor of  claim 4  further comprising: 
 the light emitting diode supported by the rotatable portion of the housing.  
 
     
     
         6 . The audio distributor of  claim 5  further comprising: 
 a battery supported within the rotatable housing for energizing the light emitting diode.  
 
     
     
         7 . The audio distributor of  claim 6  further comprising: 
 a switch supported on the rotatable housing for turning the light emitting diode on and off.  
 
     
     
         8 . The audio distributor of  claim 6  further comprising: 
 a second light emitting diode supported by the rotatable portion of the housing and aligned angularly with respect to the other light emitting diode.  
 
     
     
         9 . The audio distributor of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a shaped contour formed on the rotatable portion of the housing for facilitating rotation of the rotatable portion of the housing with respect to the stationary portion of the housing by an operator.  
 
     
     
         10 . The audio distributor of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a switch supported on the rotatable portion of the housing for turning the light activated means on and off.  
 
     
     
         11 . An audio distributor comprising: 
 a stationary base having at least one audio input and a plurality of audio outputs associated with each audio input;    a disc rotatably supported by the base; and    light activated means for selectively connecting at least one audio input with at least one audio output in response to an angular position of the disc with respect to the stationary base.    
     
     
         12 . The audio distributor of  claim 11  wherein the light activated means further comprises: 
 at least one light emitting diode; and  
 a plurality of photo resistors associated with each audio input, each photo resistor connected to at least one of the plurality of audio outputs, each photo resistor connecting the corresponding audio output with the corresponding audio input in response to receiving emitted light from the at least one light emitting diode.  
 
     
     
         13 . The audio distributor of  claim 12  further comprising: 
 the plurality of photo resistors supported by the stationary base.  
 
     
     
         14 . The audio distributor of  claim 12  further comprising: 
 the light emitting diode supported for rotational movement relative to the stationary base.  
 
     
     
         15 . The audio distributor of  claim 14  further comprising: 
 the light emitting diode supported by the disc.  
 
     
     
         16 . The audio distributor of  claim 15  further comprising: 
 a battery supported within the disc for energizing the light emitting diode.  
 
     
     
         17 . The audio distributor of  claim 16  further comprising: 
 a second light emitting diode supported by the disc and aligned angularly in a predetermined orientation with respect to the other light emitting diode.  
 
     
     
         18 . The audio distributor of  claim 11  further comprising: 
 a shaped contour formed on the disc for facilitating rotation of the disc with respect to the stationary base by an operator.  
 
     
     
         19 . The audio distributor of  claim 11  further comprising: 
 a switch supported on the disc for turning the light activated means on and off.  
 
     
     
         20 . An audio distributor comprising: 
 a stationary base having at least one audio input and a plurality of audio outputs associated with each audio input;    a disc rotatably supported by the base, the disc supporting at least one light emitting diode for rotational movement relative to the base; and    a plurality of photo resistors associated with each audio input, each photo resistor connected to at least one of the plurality of audio outputs, each photo resistor connecting the corresponding audio output with the corresponding audio input in response to receiving emitted light from the at least one light emitting diode.