Sound and light apparatus

• US 7,066,613 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2003
• Issued: 06/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Broan-Nutone LLC (Melrose Industries Plc)
• Original Assignee: Broan-Nutone LLC (Melrose Industries Plc)
• Inventors: Vishwamitra, Tejaswi
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sawhney, Hargobind S.
• Application Number:
  US10/633,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20050024857A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• Field of Search: 362/86, 362/253, 362/236, 362/237, 362/249, 362/276, 362/290, 362/20, 362341-344, 362/395, 362/414, 362/412, 362/410, 362/96, 362/260, 362/431, 181/153, 181/156, 181/199, 181/141, 181/148, 381/387, 381/182, 381/336, 381/386, 340/907, 340/928
• US Class Current: 362/86
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 17/00 Apparatus for performing colour-music
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/083 of bollard type, i.e. with lighting fixture integrated into the standard or mounted on top of it and having substantially the same diameter
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/10 Outdoor lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/109 of gardens

Abstract

A sound and light apparatus including a lamp and a speaker. The sound and light apparatus can be used indoors or outdoors to enhance a landscape plan or an interior design plan. Multiple sound and light apparatuses can be used to further enhance the ambiance of the indoors or outdoors location.

Claims

1. An outdoor illumination apparatus, comprising:

a housing;

a speaker mounted in the housing;

a lamp mounted in the housing, the housing including a first plurality of outwardly extending fins positioned to direct light from the lamp; and

an acoustic reflector positioned below the speaker and within a sound wave path, the housing including a second plurality of outwardly extending fins positioned circumferentially around the acoustic reflector to direct sound from the speaker.

2. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes an upper portion and a lower portion, and wherein the speaker is positioned in the lower portion and the lamp is positioned in the upper portion.

3. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an acoustic reflector mounted in the lower portion of the housing.

4. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the acoustic reflector is generally cone-shaped, and wherein the speaker is positioned above the acoustic reflector.

5. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first plurality of outwardly extending fins and the second plurality of outwardly extending fins extend circumferentially about the housing.

6. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a base positioned to support the housing over a surface.

7. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the base includes an electrical terminal for providing power to the speaker.

8. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a transformer mounted in the base.

9. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the base includes an electrical terminal that connects to at least one additional outdoor illumination apparatus to define a multi-speaker sound system.

10. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a controller coupled to the system, wherein the controller controls the sound produced by the speaker at least partially independently of at least one additional outdoor illumination apparatus.

11. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the speaker has a front and a rear, and wherein the rear of the speaker is located in a substantially enclosed chamber.

12. An outdoor illumination apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a controller coupled to the speaker, the controller remotely located from the housing.