Patent ID: 6275590
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G10K

Abstract:
An engine noise simulating novelty device comprising, in combination:a stereo system mounted within the vehicle with at least a pair of speakers for audibly transmitting audio signals upon the receipt thereof;a tachometer positioned within the vehicle and adapted to indicate an amount of revolutions per minute of an engine of the vehicle as controlled by an acceleration pedal of the vehicle;a housing with a rectilinear configuration having a square top face, a square bottom face, and a thin periphery formed therebetween defined by a front face, a rear face and a pair of side faces, the top face having a pair of laterally spaced J-shaped clips each having an inboard portion mounted on the top face with an outboard portion spaced above the inboard portion with a free edge directed rearwardly, the top face further having a recess formed therein in front of the clips;a mounting assembly mounted below a dash of the vehicle with a pair of laterally spaced sleeves for receiving the outboard portions of the clips of the housing and a resilient tongue extending forwardly from the sleeves with a downwardly extending tab for snappily engaging the recess of the housing to maintain the clips of the housing in engagement with the mounting assembly;a speaker mounted on the front face of the housing for audibly transmitting audio signals upon the receipt thereof;an amplifier connected to the speakers of the stereo system and the speaker mounted on the housing for amplifying received audio signals and transmitting the same to the speakers, wherein the amplifier has a volume control dial mounted on the front face of the housing for allowing the manual control of the extent to which the audio signals are amplified;a speaker selection switch mounted on the front face of the housing and connected between the amplifier and the speakers for selecting to which speaker the signals are transmitted from the amplifier; anda sound module positioned with the housing and connected to the amplifier, the tachometer of the vehicle, and a selector dial mounted on the front face of the housing, the sound module adapted to transmit audio signals to the amplifier which represent various sounds as selected by the selector dial, wherein a frequency of the sounds is increased with an increase in the revolutions per minute of the engine of the vehicle as indicated by the tachometer.