US 11,987,314 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 Sep. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/481,749.
Prior Publication US 2023/0090676 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B62J 45/10 (2020.01); B62J 9/26 (2020.01)
CPC B62J 45/10 (2020.02) [B62J 9/26 (2020.02)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A speaker assembly for mounting on a 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 a motorcycle around a rear shock absorber, the saddlebag having a shock absorber indentation in the back side and an opening in the back side within the shock absorber indentation;
a speaker grill mounted over the opening and within the shock absorber indentation; and
a speaker enclosure, complementary in shape to the interior space of the saddlebag, having a bass speaker mounted in a first cavity therein, the bass speaker surround sealing to the inside of the back side around the opening in the back side;
wherein the speaker enclosure and saddlebag perform as an acoustic suspension enclosure for the bass speaker when the speaker enclosure is in the saddlebag.