Patent ID: 9307309
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,H04R

Claim Text:
1. An in-line sound module for use in a stack light of a type providing a set of beacon modules interlocking to each other and to a base unit by means of interlocking mechanical connectors and interfitting electrical connectors positioned at a top and bottom of each beacon module and at a top of the base unit, the mechanical connectors and electrical connectors together allowing multiple beacon modules and one base to be mechanically assembled into a tower with electrical communication between the base and each beacon module, the in-line sound module comprising: a housing having sidewalls defining a chamber between an upper and lower face; first and second mechanical connectors positioned, respectively, at the upper and lower face and adapted to releasably interlock with corresponding mechanical connectors of the beacon modules or a base; first and second electrical connectors positioned, respectively, at the upper and lower face and adapted to releasably interface with corresponding electrical connectors of beacon modules or a base, wherein the first and second electrical connectors are substantially centered within the upper and lower face; an audio transducer positioned within the chamber to direct sound into the chamber and through openings in the sidewall; and electrical conductors extending between the first and second electrical connectors and from the second electrical connector to the audio transducer.