US 12,342,128 B1
Underwater sound system for watercraft
Charles P. Gros, Eagle Point, OR (US); and Jason Daniel Stoutenburgh, Eagle Point, OR (US)
Assigned to HIGHWAY PRODUCTS, INC.
Filed by Highway Products, Inc., White City, OR (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/085,471.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/421,527, filed on Nov. 1, 2022.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/44 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/44 (2013.01) [H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An underwater sound system for on a watercraft having a transom area, wherein the sound system comprises:
at least one outer surface of the watercraft;
a sound source;
an amplifier installed in a dry and ventilated area near the sound source, wherein the amplifier and the audio source are operatively connected using a two channel RCA cable;
an all-weather transducer having an outer transducer surface and an inner transducer surface opposite the outer transducer surface, wherein a 2-strand speaker wire connects the amplifier with the transducer using one or more waterproof butt splices;
one or more submersible waterproof underwater speakers that use piezoelectric technology to create sound under the water line, each of the speakers having an inner speaker surface facing the outer transducer surface of the all-weather transducer and an outer speaker surface opposite the inner speaker surface, wherein the inner speaker surface is fixedly and water tightly attached to the outer surface at the transom area of the watercraft to provide omnidirectional sound transmission under the waterline;
a plurality of attachment pins/screws configured to facilitate attachment of the waterproof speaker with an outer surface of the watercraft, the attachment pins/screws protruding from the inner speaker surface toward the outer transducer surface;
a central stud or a screw configured to attach the waterproof speaker to the all-weather transducer, the stud or screw spanning between the inner speaker surface and the outer transducer surface; and
a power source operatively connects and supply power to the sound system.