US 12,233,979 B2
Removable bass speaker enclosure for motorcycle saddlebags
Richard Talfryne Jones, Jr., Phoenix, AZ (US); Richard James Agins, III, Phoenix, AZ (US); Bryce Edward Steidler, Phoenix, AZ (US); Brian Michael Von Pasecky, Queen Creek, AZ (US); and Mark Allen Fisher, Casa Grande, AZ (US)
Assigned to ROCKFORD CORPORATION, Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed by Rockford Corporation, Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed on May 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/667,647.
Application 18/667,647 is a continuation of application No. 17/481,749, filed on Sep. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,987,314.
Prior Publication US 2024/0383559 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B62J 45/10 (2020.01); B62J 9/26 (2020.01)
CPC B62J 45/10 (2020.02) [B62J 9/26 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A speaker assembly for mounting on a motorcycle, the motorcycle comprising: a saddlebag having an interior space defined by a lid, a front side, a back side, a front end, a back end and a bottom, the saddlebag adapted for connection to a rear end of the motorcycle, the saddlebag having an opening; and a speaker grill mounted over the opening, the speaker assembly comprising:
a speaker enclosure, complementary in shape to the interior space of the saddlebag, having a bass speaker mounted in a first cavity therein, the speaker enclosure further comprising a bass speaker surround, wherein the bass speaker aligns with the opening when the speaker enclosure is inserted in the saddlebag;
wherein the speaker enclosure and the saddlebag, together, perform as an acoustic suspension enclosure for the bass speaker when the speaker enclosure is in the saddlebag; and
wherein a lid speaker is mounted in the lid of the saddlebag, and wherein the speaker enclosure comprises a second cavity therein for accommodating the lid speaker mounted in the lid such that the lid speaker does not touch the speaker enclosure when the lid is closed.