Patent ID: 6219428
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A bicycle sound system comprising, in combination:a bicycle including a frame with a cross bar, an angled front support bar connected to the cross bar to define a pivot shaft for a fork that receives a front wheel of the bicycle and a pair of handle bars, an angled rear support bar mounted between the cross bar and the front support bar to define a crank shaft for housing a pedal assembly, a rear fork assembly connected to the rear support bar to support a rear wheel of the bicycle wherein the rear fork assembly includes a pair of downwardly extending members and a pair of horizontal members, and a rear baggage platform having a pair of stanchions extending upwardly from the rear fork assembly for supporting the platform above the rear wheel;a rear light mounted on a rear edge of the platform of the bicycle for illuminating upon the receipt of power;a front light having a generally cylindrical configuration mounted on the handle bars of the bicycle for directing light forwardly therefrom upon the receipt of power;a tote bag including a front face, a rear face and a periphery formed therebetween for defining an interior space, the periphery including a top opening for allowing access to an interior space thereof, the tote bag further including a pair of laterally spaced straps mounted to the periphery of the tote bag for encompassing the handle bars such that the tote bag rests on the cross bar of the bicycle;a portable radio/cassette unit removably positioned within the tote bag for transmitting audio signals from an output thereof upon the receipt of power;a speaker unit including a casing mounted between the pair of downwardly extending members adjacent to the rear support bar of the bicycle along an underside of the downwardly extending members of the bicycle, the speaker unit including an amplifier and a speaker for audibly transmitting audio signals upon the receipt thereof in combination with the receipt of power, wherein the speaker unit is connected to the radio/cassette unit via connector wires positioned within the crossbar and one of the downwardly extending members of the bicycle;a rechargeable battery pack mounted on an underside of the crossbar of the bicycle adjacent to the pivot shaft thereof; anda switch unit including a small rectangular housing having a first face mounted on one of the handle bars of the bicycle adjacent to a handle grip thereof with a second face opposite the first face directed rearwardly, the second face of the housing of the switch unit including a first push button toggle switch connected between the battery pack and the lights via connector wires positioned within the crossbar, one of the downwardly extending members, and the platform of the bicycle, the first push button toggle switch adapted to provide the lights with power upon the depression thereof, the second face of the housing of the switch unit further including a second push button toggle switch connected between the battery pack and the portable radio/cassette unit and the speaker unit via connector wires positioned within the crossbar and one of the downwardly extending members of the bicycle, the second push button toggle switch adapted to provide the portable radio/cassette unit and the speaker unit with power upon the depression thereof, the second face of the housing further including a light connected between the second switch and the battery pack for illuminating upon the transmission of power to the portable radio/cassette unit and the speaker unit for indicating the same.