Decorative speaker enclosure

• US 5,444,194 A
• Filed: 08/12/1994
• Issued: 08/22/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Anthony D. Lutz
• Original Assignee: Rayad Of Boise, Inc.
• Inventors: Reinke, Raymond E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dang, Khanh
• Application Number:
  US08/289,914
• Time in Patent Office: 375 Days
• Field of Search: 181/150, 181/152, 181/153, 181/156, 181/199
• US Class Current: 181/150
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Abstract

A decorative vase or urn having a high fidelity audio speaker mounted within on a composite ring attached to the inside of the vase by a flexible adhesive to permit dampening of vibrations produced between the speaker and the rigid side of the vase. A plurality of openings are formed in the vase to permit distribution of the audio sound, the total area of the openings having a relation to the surface area of the speaker cone of 36% or greater.

Claims

1. A high compliance audio speaker apparatus comprising;

a hollow housing in the shape of a decorative vase having a generally circular body and a top and a bottom and having at least one opening of a area formed in the circular body thereof, said opening proximate the bottom of the housing;

a mounting ring of a composite medium density fiber mounted to the inside of the housing at a point between the opening and the top of the housing by the use of a flexible adhesive;

at least a first audio speaker having an output and a cone with a predetermined surface area mounted on the ring opposite the housing opening and with the speaker output directed through the opening in the ring toward the opening in the housing; and

wherein the area of the opening in the housing is at least 36% of the area of the surface of the speaker cone.

2. The speaker arrangement of claim 1 wherein said audio speaker is connected through a cross-over network to an input from a drive source.

3. The speaker arrangement of claim 1, wherein said audio speaker is a mid-range/woofer audio speaker.

4. The speaker arrangement of claim 1, wherein said audio speaker is a sub-woofer audio speaker.

5. The speaker arrangement of claim 1 wherein said flexible adhesive is selected from a group of low temperature hot application glues.

6. The speaker arrangement of claim 1, wherein said housing includes an opening formed in the top thereof;

a lid predimensioned to fit on the top of said housing and cover in a snug fit said opening formed in the top of said housing;

said lid having an opening formed in the center thereof;

a second mounting ring of medium density fiber attached to the lid by a flexible adhesive such that when the lid is placed on the housing top the ring is on the interior of the housing;

a second audio speaker having an output mounted to said second ring and positioned to permit the second speaker output to be directed through the opening in the lid; and

a silicon based adhesive placed at the point of contact between the lid and the housing top to seal the lid to the housing.

7. The speaker arrangement of claim 6, wherein said second speaker is connected through the cross-over network to the input.

8. The speaker arrangement of claim 6, wherein said second speaker is a high-range/tweeter audio speaker.

9. A high compliance audio speaker comprising;

a hollow housing having a generally circular body and a top and a bottom and having an opening formed in the top;

a lid predimensioned to fit on the opening of said housing and cover in a snug fit said opening in the top of said housing including a silicon based adhesive placed at the point of contact between the lid and the housing to seal the lid to the housing;

said lid having an opening formed in the center thereof;

a ring of medium density fiber attached to the lid by a flexible adhesive such that when the lid is placed on the housing the ring is on the interior of the housing;

an audio speaker having an output and a cone with a predetermined surface area mounted on the ring opposite the opening in the lid and with the speaker output directed through the opening in the ring toward the opening in the lid; and

wherein the area of the opening in the lid is at least 36% of the area of the surface of the speaker cone.