Watercraft Light

Abstract

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.

Description

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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Benefits of technology

This patent describes a watercraft with a hull that includes a light source and a controller that synchronizes the operation of the light source with a sound signal. The watercraft can have a translucent hull portion with the light source positioned to show through the translucent portion or it can have all of the hull covered in translucent material. The controller can be sensitive to sound and enable the output (turning on, affecting brightness, etc.) of an LED. The controlled light source can be standard green and red navigation lights or it can include red, green, and blue bulbs. Other embodiments involve personal watercrafts with a substantially watertight hulls having a translucent portion and a light source for showing through the translucent portion when operating. The light source can be synchronized with music sources using a media player, microphone, or electronic memory.

Problems solved by technology

Control of the navigation lights is typically limited to ON and OFF.

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