Control and audio systems for a boat
AssigneeMasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
InventorsDarren S. Sheedy, David F. Ekern
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Abstract
A boat includes a dash positioned proximate a windshield at a first non-zero angle. A speaker is mounted under a top surface of the dash at a second non-zero angle. The speaker is positioned to direct sound emanating from the speaker through an opening in the dash and the windshield is configured to reflect the sound emanating from the speaker as reflected sound in an aft direction. The boat may also include an enclosure having a reflective surface positioned within a cavity formed between the deck and hull of the boat. A speaker, mounted within the enclosure, and the reflective surface are configured to reflect sound emanating from the speaker off of the reflective surface and through an opening of the enclosure.
Claims16
A boat comprising:
- a hull including a bow, a transom, and port and starboard sides;
- a deck including a floor;
- a windshield mounted at a first non-zero angle with respect to the floor;
- a dash positioned proximate the windshield, the dash including a top surface and an opening;
- and
- a speaker mounted under the top surface of the dash at a second non-zero angle with respect to the floor, the speaker being positioned to direct sound emanating from the speaker through the opening in the dash,
- wherein the windshield is configured to reflect the sound emanating from the speaker as reflected sound, and the first non-zero angle of the windshield and the second non-zero angle of the speaker are configured to direct the reflected sound in an aft direction.
A boat comprising:
- a hull including a bow, a transom, and port and starboard sides;
- a deck including a floor and an opening, the deck being positioned above the hull forming a cavity between the deck and the hull;
- an enclosure positioned within the cavity and including a reflective surface, the reflective surface of the enclosure being positioned at a non-zero angle with respect to the floor;
- and
- a speaker mounted within the enclosure,
- wherein the speaker and the reflective surface of the enclosure are configured to reflect sound emanating from the speaker off of the reflective surface and through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.