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Antenna configurations for wireless speakers

  • US 9,871,285 B2
  • Filed: 04/11/2016
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A playback device comprising:

  • a housing comprising;

    a first base on which the housing is configured to rest when the housing is in a first orientation;

    a second base on which the housing is configured to rest when the housing is in a second orientation;

    a first side surface comprising a metallic material and a plurality of apertures; and

    a second side surface opposite to lithe first base and substantially perpendicular to the second base;

    one or more transducers carried by the housing, wherein at least one of the one or more transducers is configured to radiate sound through the first side surface in a first direction with respect to the housing;

    a first antenna of a first type positioned within the housing and affixed to the second side surface, wherein the first antenna is oriented perpendicular to the second base, and wherein the first antenna is configured to produce a first electric field in a second direction extending through the first base; and

    a second antenna of a second type positioned above the second base when the housing in the second orientation, wherein the second antenna is configured to produce a second electric field in a third direction substantially aligned with the first direction in both the first orientation and the second orientation.

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