Cup-shaped portable speaker with music player adapter

• US 8,369,558 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2010
• Issued: 02/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Baby Trend Incorporated (Alpha Group)
• Original Assignee: Baby Trend Incorporated (Alpha Group)
• Inventors: Conrad, Derek, Tsai, Denny
• Primary Examiner(s): Musleh, Mohamad
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chan, Tsz
• Application Number:
  US12/785,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20110286622A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: 381300-305, 381332-336, 381/386, 381/388, 381/389
• US Class Current: 381/386
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers

Abstract

A portable speaker for a music play such as an iPod® player. The housing of the speaker is shaped and sized as a cup and can be placed inside a commonly seen cup holder, such as a cup holder in a car or other vehicles, a baby stroller, a foldable camping chair, etc. The speaker housing has a slot for receiving a music player, as well as electrical connectors for electrically connecting to the audio output of the music player. The sound producing devices are disposed within the speaker housing and face upwards and/or downwards.

Claims

1. A portable speaker comprising:

a housing having a cylindrical or tapered cylindrical outer shape, the housing defining a slot extending into an interior of the housing for receiving a music player, wherein a top surface of the housing defines a plurality of orifices on the top surface and a bottom surface of the housing defines a plurality of orifices on the bottom surface;

first and second sound producing devices enclosed within the housing, wherein the first sound producing device is disposed near the top surface of the speaker facing upwards toward the top surface, and the second sound producing device is disposed near the bottom surface of the speaker facing downwards toward the bottom surface;

an electrical circuit disposed within the housing for controlling the sound producing devices; and

one or more electrical connectors disposed on the housing and electrically connected to the electrical circuit.

2. The portable speaker of claim 1, wherein the housing has an outer diameter of about 2 to 3.5 inches and a height of at least 2 inches.

3. The portable speaker of claim 1, wherein the slot has a size of about 2 to 3 inches deep, 2.5 to 2.75 inches wide and ½

to ⅝

inches thick.

4. The portable speaker of claim 1, wherein the one or more electrical connectors includes a plug hole disposed on a top surface of the housing.

5. The portable speaker of claim 1, wherein the one or more electrical connectors includes an electrical connector disposed inside the slot.

6. The portable speaker of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a hook disposed near a top of the housing.