Patent ID: 7672471

Claim:
A light bulb loudspeaker comprising: an evacuated glass bulb attached to a base; an incandescent lamp filament mounted inside said bulb, said incandescent lamp filament wired to an electrical connection point in said base, wherein said lamp filament produces light when an applied voltage is connected to said electrical connection point; an electromechanical transducer attached to an inside surface of said glass bulb; a radio receiver located in said base, said radio receiver being in electrical communication with a piezoelectric transducer; a power supply located in said base, said power supply providing power for said radio receiver from said applied voltage; a radio transmitter remote from said base, said radio transmitter transmitting music modulated upon a radio frequency carrier to said radio receiver; wherein said electromechanical transducer excites said glass bulb causing said glass bulb to act as a sound diaphragm playing said music.