US 12,192,691 B2Granted

Speaker and shower

AssigneeKohler Co.

InventorsKenneth Scott Hanna, Michael James Soetaert, Keith Scott Ruh, William Clement Kuru, Gregory de Swarte

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Abstract

An assembly including a speaker and a stand. The speaker including a speaker housing, speaker components supported in the speaker housing and operable to produce and audio output, and a rechargeable power source operable to power the speaker components. The stand being operable to support the speaker, the stand including a stand housing and a stand electrical circuit connectable to an external power source. The speaker and the stand are operable to perform a charging operation, the charging operation including the speaker supported on the stand and power supplied to the rechargeable power source. During the charging operation, the speaker components are operable to produce the audio output.

Claims16

Dependent claims

An assembly comprising:

a speaker including
a speaker housing,
a magnet operable to releasably retain the speaker on a support,
speaker components supported in the speaker housing and operable to produce an audio output,
a rechargeable power source operable to power the speaker components;
and
a stand operable to support the speaker, the stand including
a stand housing, and
a stand electrical circuit connectable to an external power source;
and
a shower device providing the support, the shower device including a magnetic connecting structure cooperating with the magnet to releasably couple the speaker to the shower device;
wherein the speaker and the stand are operable to perform a charging operation, the charging operation including the speaker supported on the stand and power supplied to the rechargeable power source, and
wherein, during the charging operation, the speaker components are operable to produce the audio output.

10 more elements

An assembly comprising:

a speaker including
a speaker housing,
a magnet operable to releasably retain the speaker on a support,
speaker components supported in the speaker housing and operable to produce an audio output,
a rechargeable power source operable to power the speaker components, and
a secondary coil;
a stand operable to support the speaker, the stand including
a stand housing, and
a primary coil connectable to an external power source;
and
a shower device providing the support, the shower device including a magnetic connecting structure cooperating with the magnet to releasably couple the speaker to the shower device;
wherein the speaker and the stand are operable to perform a charging operation, the charging operation including the speaker supported on the stand and power supplied to the rechargeable power source through the primary coil and the secondary coil, and
wherein, during the charging operation, the speaker components are operable to produce the audio output.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/489,200Filed 18 Oct 2023 · continuation
Priority: 6 Sep 2011
Published: US 2024/0048883 A18 Feb 2024
Granted: 7 Jan 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification27 codes

H04R 1/028
Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein: associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
B05B 1/08
Designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shape:…
B05B 1/16
With multiple outlet openings ; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening: having selectively- effective outlets
B05B 1/18
With multiple outlet openings ; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening: roses; Shower heads

Family

Application61/573,448Us provisional application · filed 6 Sep 2011
Application61/631,912Us provisional application · filed 13 Jan 2012
Application61/637,009Us provisional application · filed 23 Apr 2012
Application13/605,587Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 6 Sep 2012
Application13/605,587Parent of this continuation · filed 6 Sep 2012
Application61/871,054Us provisional application · filed 28 Aug 2013
Application61/932,020Us provisional application · filed 27 Jan 2014
Application14/200,540Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 7 Mar 2014
Application14/470,761Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 27 Aug 2014
Application14/606,831Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Jan 2015
US 9,095,862 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 4 Aug 2015
Application16/002,397Parent of this division · filed 7 Jun 2018
US 10,003,873 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 19 Jun 2018
Application16/237,254Parent of this continuation · filed 31 Dec 2018
US 10,171,900 B2Parent of this division · filed 1 Jan 2019
US 10,945,059 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 9 Mar 2021
Application17/500,348Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Oct 2021
US 11,178,475 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Nov 2021
US 2024/0048883 A1Pre-grant publication · published 8 Feb 2024
US 11,832,042 B2Parent of this continuation
Application16/237,254Parent of this division
Application16/002,397Parent of this continuation
Application14/606,831Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application14/200,540Parent of this continuation
US 2013/0062437 A1Published application
US 2014/0183279 A1Published application
US 2015/0053790 A1Published application
US 2015/0208152 A1Published application
US 2018/0288511 A1Published application
US 2019/0141425 A1Published application
US 2022/0038802 A1Published application
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