Watercraft Light

a technology for watercraft and lights, applied in vessel construction, canoes/kayaks, color-music instruments, etc., can solve the problem of limited control of navigation lights

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-03-06
ETHINGTON BRADLEY
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Control of the navigation lights is typically limited to ON and OFF.

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[0008]An exemplary embodiment is a watercraft with a hull. It includes a light source and a controller for synchronizing operation of the light source with a sound signal. The personal watercraft may include a translucent hull portion with the light source positioned to show through the translucent portion. Alternatively, substantially all of the hull may be covered in translucent material. In some embodiments, the personal watercraft includes a microphone input for receiving sound as the sound signal.

[0009]The personal watercraft may include a controller that is sensitive to sound and enabled for controlling the output (e.g., turning on, affecting the brightness, etc.) of a light emitting diode (LED). In some embodiments, the controller includes an input for receiving an external signal (e.g., an audio OUT signal from a media player or other line level output) as the sound signal. The signal may be wired or wireless (e.g., Bluetooth™).

[0010]The controlled light source may be standa...

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A watercraft includes a light source illuminated in response to a sound signal. The light source may be a decorative light or color coded to function as a port light, a starboard light, or an aft light. The sound source may be from a wireless transmission, line level output from a media player, or speaker output from media player, as examples.

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BACKGROUND[0001]The present disclosure relates to watercraft lights.RELATED ART DESCRIPTIONS[0002]Watercraft lights used for navigation are typically limited by color to green, red, and white. Control of the navigation lights is typically limited to ON and OFF.BRIEF DRAWING DESCRIPTIONS[0003]FIG. 1 depicts a personal watercraft including lights synchronized to music or sound in accordance with disclosed embodiments;[0004]FIG. 2 is a cross-section view from the front of the personal watercraft from FIG. 1;[0005]FIG. 3 depicts a controller for synchronizing lights in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 to music, sound or other input;[0006]FIG. 4 shows a watercraft paddle with lights synchronized with the lights in FIG. 1 in FIG. 2 or otherwise controlled by the controller in FIG. 3; and[0007]FIG. 5 shows a cross-section view of a personal watercraft hull with transparent portions and light sources on the inside of the watercraft.SUMMARY OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS[0008]An exemplary embodiment is a watercr...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B63B45/00B63B45/06
CPCB63B45/06B63B45/00A63J17/00B63B5/00B63B45/02B63B45/04B63H16/04B63B2231/00B63B34/26
Inventor ETHINGTON, BRADLEY
Owner ETHINGTON BRADLEY
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