Granted Patent B2

US 12,363,466 · App. 18/584,651 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventor: Jonathan Lorenzen (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: Sound Extreme Inc.

H04R1/023H04R1/025H04R1/026H04R2420/07

Abstract

Claims (39)

1. A media playback device comprising:

a cylindrical housing;

a set of mounting features coupled to the cylindrical housing,

wherein each mounting feature in the set of mounting features comprises an L-shaped member having a clamp receptacle with a curved clamp engagement surface and a clamp retention element that allow the cylindrical housing to be coupled to a tubular support via a hose clamp,

wherein the clamp retention element comprises a protruding lip, and

wherein the set of mounting features comprises a first mounting feature located at a first distal end of the cylindrical housing and a second mounting feature located at a second distal end of the cylindrical housing;

a rechargeable battery pack coupled to the cylindrical housing;

an audio amplifier that receives power from the rechargeable battery pack and generates a plurality of audio outputs; and

a plurality of speakers, each speaker in the plurality of speakers associated with at least one audio output from the plurality of audio outputs.

2. The media playback device of claim 1 , wherein the rechargeable battery pack is able to be electrically coupled to a battery of an associated vehicle.

3. The media playback device of claim 1 , wherein the rechargeable battery pack is able to be selectively coupled to and decoupled from the cylindrical housing via a set of coupling features and wherein the cylindrical housing comprises a coupling slot and the set of coupling features comprises a complementary spring-loaded protruding tab associated with the coupling slot.

4. The media playback device of claim 1 further comprising a wireless communication interface that receives media from a connected user device over a wireless communication channel and provides the received media to the audio amplifier.

5. A self-powered mountable speaker bar comprising:

a cylindrical housing;

a first end cap coupled to a first distal end of the cylindrical housing;

a second end cap coupled to a second distal end of the cylindrical housing;

a set of mounting features coupled to the cylindrical housing,

wherein each mounting feature in the set of mounting features comprises an L-shaped member having a clamp receptacle with a curved clamp engagement surface and a clamp retention element that allow the cylindrical housing to be coupled to a tubular support via a hose clamp,

wherein the clamp retention element comprises a protruding lip, and

wherein the set of mounting features comprises a first mounting feature coupled to the first end cap and a second mounting feature coupled to the second end cap;

a plurality of speakers distributed along a length of the cylindrical housing; and

a rechargeable battery pack coupled to the cylindrical housing.

6. The self-powered mountable speaker bar of claim 5 , wherein the rechargeable battery pack is able to be electrically coupled to a battery of an associated vehicle.

7. The self-powered mountable speaker bar of claim 5 , wherein the rechargeable battery pack is able to be selectively coupled to and decoupled from the cylindrical housing via a set of coupling features and wherein the set of coupling features comprises a set of spring-loaded extending tabs.

8. The self-powered mountable speaker bar of claim 5 further comprising a wireless communication interface that receives media from a connected user device over a wireless communication channel.

9. The self-powered mountable speaker bar of claim 5 further comprising a set of user interface features including at least one button or at least one indicator.

10. The self-powered mountable speaker bar of claim 5 , wherein the cylindrical housing is waterproof.

11. A media playback system comprising a media playback device that includes:

a cylindrical housing;

a set of mounting features coupled to the cylindrical housing,

wherein each mounting feature in the set of mounting features comprises an L-shaped member having a clamp receptacle with a curved clamp engagement surface and a clamp retention element that allow the cylindrical housing to be coupled to a tubular support via a hose clamp,

wherein the clamp retention element comprises a protruding lip, and

wherein the set of mounting features comprises a first mounting feature located at a first distal end of the cylindrical housing and a second mounting feature located at a second distal end of the cylindrical housing;

a rechargeable battery pack coupled to the cylindrical housing;

an audio amplifier that receives power from the rechargeable battery pack and generates a plurality of audio outputs;

a plurality of speakers, each speaker in the plurality of speakers associated with at least one audio output from the plurality of audio outputs; and

a wireless communication interface that receives media from a connected user device over a wireless communication channel and provides the received media to the audio amplifier.

12. The media playback system of claim 11 , wherein the rechargeable battery pack is able to be electrically coupled to a battery of an associated vehicle.

13. The media playback system of claim 11 , wherein the rechargeable battery pack is able to be selectively coupled to and decoupled from the cylindrical housing via a set of coupling features and wherein the cylindrical housing comprises a coupling slot and the set of coupling features comprises a complementary spring-loaded protruding tab associated with the coupling slot.

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