US 11,601,737 B1 · Watercraft subwoofer system

Abstract

A subwoofer that is enclosed in a housing adapted for tool-less installation and removal on a watercraft using cam-latch mounts on existing vendor mounting locations or on included custom mounting plates. The watercraft subwoofer system includes a waterproof signal and power connector with no tools necessary to connect or disconnect. The down-firing subwoofer acoustically couples the subwoofer to the hollow vehicle hull and increases bass. The enclosure has a passive acoustic radiator to provide increased bass response and pressure equalization when hitting the water or momentarily submerged. The enclosure has marine lights on the rear-facing side. The enclosure also has a one-way pressure valve to release pressure if hitting water at high speeds and becoming submerged. An anti-slip mat is provided on the top of the enclosure to reduce the likelihood of a rider slipping off the rear of the watercraft. Various enclosure shapes may be used.

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Dependent claims

A watercraft subwoofer system comprising:

a) a speaker enclosure including:
i) a water-resistant portion and a non-water-resistant portion;
and
ii) left, right, front, rear, top, and bottom panels;
b) a subwoofer housed within said water-resistant portion and oriented downward through said bottom panel proximate an acoustically responsive hull of said watercraft;
c) left and right camlock actuators in recessed left-side and right-side cavities, respectively, on opposing said left and right panels of said speaker enclosure, respectively;
d) first and second mounting brackets that are one of:
i) attachable to said watercraft on opposed sides of a mountable surface of said watercraft;
and
ii) built-in to a mountable surface of said watercraft;
and
e) a plurality of marine lights mounted one of in and on a rear panel of said enclosure.

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A watercraft subwoofer system comprising:

a) a generally cubic speaker enclosure including:
i) a water-resistant portion and a non-water-resistant section;
and
ii) left, right, front, rear, top, and bottom panels;
b) said subwoofer housed within said water-resistant portion and oriented downward through said bottom panel;
c) left and right camlock actuators in recessed left-side and right-side cavities, respectively, in respective opposing said left and right panels of said speaker enclosure;
d) left and right mounting brackets that are one of:
i) attachable to said watercraft on opposed sides of a mountable surface of said watercraft;
and
ii) built-in to said mountable surface of said watercraft;
e) a plurality of marine lights mounted one of in and on said rear panel of said enclosure
f) wherein said bottom panel of said enclosure is shaped conformally to a shape of said mountable surface of said watercraft;
and
g) an inset speaker cavity panel, comprising an opening for said subwoofer that is within, and set back from, said bottom panel and to which a basket rim of said subwoofer is attachable.

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A watercraft subwoofer system comprising:

a) a speaker enclosure including:
i) a water-resistant portion and a non-water-resistant section;
and
ii) at least two external panels defining surfaces of said speaker enclosure;
b) said subwoofer housed within said water-resistant portion and oriented downward through a bottom panel of said at least two external panels;
c) left and right camlock actuators in recessed left-side and right-side cavities, respectively, in one of:
i) respective opposing left and right portions of a second continuous surface of said at least two surfaces of said speaker enclosure;
and
ii) respective separate second and third surfaces, respectively, of said at least two surfaces of said speaker enclosure;
d) left and right mounting brackets that are at least one of:
i) attached to said watercraft on opposed sides of a mountable surface of said watercraft;
ii) built-in to said mountable surface of said watercraft;
and
iii) configured to receive said left and right cam lock actuators, respectively;
e) wherein a bottom panel of said at least two panels of said enclosure is shaped conformally to a shape of said mountable surface of said watercraft;
f) an inset speaker cavity panel, comprising an opening for said subwoofer, that is within and spaced upwardly from a bottom panel of said at least two panels, to which a basket rim of said subwoofer is attachable;
and
g) left and right mounting bracket receivers recessed in a bottom panel of said at least two panels of said enclosure and configured to nest said left and right mounting brackets, respectfully.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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