US 11,407,362 C1 (12,708th)
Sound bar for mounting on a recreational land vehicle or watercraft
Jeff B. Jordan, Baton Rouge, LA (US)
Filed by SOUTHERN AUDIO SERVIVES, INC., Baton Rouge, LA (US)
Assigned to SOUTHERN AUDIO SERVICES, INC., Baton Rouge, LA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,405, Feb. 6, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 11,407,362, issued Aug. 9, 2022, Appl. No. 17/229,490, Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 90/019,405 is a continuation of application No. 16/599,438, filed on Oct. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,285,885.
Application 16/599,438 is a continuation of application No. 15/860,872, filed on Jan. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,471,903.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/442,245, filed on Jan. 4, 2017.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Sep. 18, 2024.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/18 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC B60R 11/0217 (2013.01) [F21V 33/0056 (2013.01); H04R 1/026 (2013.01); H04R 1/18 (2013.01); H04R 1/403 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); H04R 2201/025 (2013.01); H04R 2201/028 (2013.01); H04R 2201/403 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-10 is confirmed.
1. A sound bar for attachment to a recreational vehicle or watercraft comprising:
an elongated housing having a first end opposite a second end and a middle section disposed between said first end and said second end, the middle section having a generally circular or polygonal cross section along a central longitudinal axis;
wherein the elongated housing contains an array of speakers selected from the group consisting of midrange speakers, tweeters, and combinations thereof, wherein the array of speakers is positioned in the middle section and oriented to emit sound in a direction outward from the central longitudinal axis;
wherein the elongated housing further contains a first bass speaker positioned in the first end of the elongated housing and wherein said first bass speaker is positioned to emit sound in a direction outward from said elongated housing and in line with the central longitudinal axis;
wherein the elongated housing further contains a second bass speaker positioned in the second end of the elongated housing and wherein said second bass speaker is positioned to emit sound in a direction outward from said elongated housing and in line with the central longitudinal axis;
wherein the sound bar further comprises a first mounting assembly comprising a first L-shaped member and a second mounting assembly comprising a second L-shaped member, wherein said first and second mounting assemblies are configured to secure said sound bar to said recreational vehicle or said watercraft and wherein said first L-shaped member and said second L-shaped member are positioned to rotably support the sound bar on a horizontal axis aligned with said central longitudinal axis of said elongated housing, whereby said sound bar may be rotated around said horizontal axis to direct the sound emitted from the array of speakers in a desired direction.