US 12,284,471 B2
Portable speaker with light reflector
Matthew Braun, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Jonathan Salerno, Newport, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/639,696
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 3, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/048990
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/132250, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/128,003, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0114274 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 1/02 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/028 (2013.01) [F21V 7/0075 (2013.01); F21V 33/0056 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable speaker comprising:
a frame comprising a bottom portion adapted to support the frame in a predetermined orientation when the bottom portion is resting on a surface;
a speaker adapted to produce sound;
a light source adapted to emit light;
a reflector adapted to redirect at least a portion of the light to illuminate the surface when the bottom portion is resting on the surface and the frame is supported in the predetermined orientation; and
a speaker grille,
wherein the light source is positioned at one end of the speaker grille and the reflector is positioned adjacent to the speaker grille between the one end of the speaker grille and a bottom portion of the portable speaker.