US 12,490,004 B2
Waterproof and illuminated speaker systems and devices
Trevor Kaplan, Newbury Park, CA (US); Eleuterio Lopez, Oxnard, CA (US); and Jesse Vandiver, Ojai, CA (US)
Assigned to SSV Works, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US)
Filed by SSV WORKS, INC., Oxnard, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/236,880.
Prior Publication US 2025/0071455 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. H04R 1/02 (2006.01); F21S 8/00 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); H04R 1/44 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/025 (2013.01) [F21S 8/03 (2013.01); H04R 1/026 (2013.01); H04R 1/44 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); H04R 2201/02 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An illuminated speaker pod comprising:
an outer shell with an open end, a closed end, and a body between said open end and closed end, wherein said body of said outer shell is shaped to define a plurality of openings;
a translucent inner shell configured to be inserted into said outer shell, wherein said translucent inner shell comprises a plurality of raised portions configured to fill and seal said plurality of openings of said outer shell when said translucent inner shell is inserted into said outer shell;
a light-emitting apparatus configured to be inserted into said translucent inner shell, wherein said light-emitting apparatus emits light through said plurality of translucent sections of said outer shell from within said translucent inner shell; and
a pod cover configured to seal said translucent inner shell and said light-emitting apparatus within said outer shell.
 
10. An illuminated speaker cover comprising:
a grille comprising:
a front side;
a back side;
an outer frame;
a center frame; and
at least one arm between said outer frame and said center frame;
a grille insert attached to said front side of said grille;
a plurality of translucent components configured to attach to said grille insert; and
a light-emitting apparatus configured to connect to said back side of said grille and emit light towards said front end of said grille and through said plurality of translucent components;
wherein said back side of said grille is configured to attach to a speaker such that said grille at least partially covers the face of the speaker.
 
17. An illuminated speaker system comprising:
a loudspeaker comprising a front end and a back end;
an illuminated speaker pod comprising:
an outer shell with an open end, a closed end, and a body between said open end and closed end, wherein said body of said outer shell is shaped to define a plurality of openings;
a translucent inner shell configured to be inserted into said outer shell, wherein said translucent inner shell comprises a plurality of raised portions configured to fill and seal said plurality of openings of said outer shell when said translucent inner shell is inserted into said outer shell;
a light-emitting apparatus configured to integrate into said translucent inner shell, wherein said light-emitting apparatus emits light through said plurality of translucent sections of said outer shell from within said translucent inner shell; and
a pod cover configured to seal said translucent inner shell and said light-emitting apparatus within said outer shell; and
an illuminated speaker cover comprising:
a grille comprising:
a front side;
a back side;
an outer frame;
a center frame; and
at least one arm between said outer frame and said center frame;
a grille insert attached to said front side of said grille;
a plurality of translucent components configured to attach to said grille insert; and
a light-emitting apparatus configured to connect to said back side of said grille and emit light towards said front end of said grille and through said plurality of translucent components;
wherein said back side of said grille is configured to attach to a speaker such that said grille at least partially covers the face of the speaker;
wherein said illuminated speaker pod is configured to house said speaker and seal against said illuminated speaker cover.