Expandable speaker enclosure

• US 20070131477A1
• Filed: 12/08/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Induction Dynamics, LLC
• Original Assignee: Induction Dynamics, LLC
• Inventors: Combest, Christopher, Hecht, Ken
• Granted Patent: US 7,503,422 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 181/150
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/02 Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein H04R1/28 takes precedence ; attachments for microphones H04R1/08; mounting of transducers in earpieces H04R1/1075

Abstract

An in-wall or ceiling speaker enclosure (10) having a predetermined air volume is provided, and includes a housing (22) designed to support a speaker assembly (18) between a pair of adjacent wall studs (12,14). The enclosure (10) also has an expandable air chamber (24) of predetermined volume operably coupled and in communication with housing (22). The enclosure (10) can be easily mounted within a pre-cut wall opening (32) of minimal size.

Claims

1. An in-wall or ceiling speaker enclosure comprising:

a housing operable to support one or more speakers and sized to fit between a pair of adjacent wall studs; and

an air chamber of predetermined volume operably coupled and in communication with said housing, and configured to be expanded relative to the housing.

2. The enclosure of claim 1, said housing being generally quadrate in configuration.

3. The enclosure of claim 2, said housing including a pair of opposed, upright sidewalls, a top wall, and an apertured bottom wall.

4. The enclosure of claim 3, said air chamber operably coupled with said bottom wall and in communication with said housing through said bottom wall aperture.

5. The enclosure of claim 1, including a circumscribing mounting flange operable to engage the exterior surfaces of wall board supported by said studs.

6. The enclosure of claim 1, said chamber depending from said housing.

7. The enclosure of claim 1, said housing having a width of from about 6-15 inches.

8. The enclosure of claim 1, said housing having a thickness of from about 1-4 inches.

9. The combination, comprising:

a speaker enclosure including

a housing operable to support one or more speakers and sized to fit between a pair of adjacent studs; and

an air chamber of predetermined volume slidingly coupled with and in communication with said housing, and sized to fit between said adjacent studs; and

at least one speaker assembly mounted within said housing.

10. The combination of claim 9, said housing being generally quadrate in configuration.

11. The combination of claim 10, said housing including a pair of opposed, upright sidewalls, a top wall, and an apertured bottom wall.

12. The combination of claim 11, said air chamber operably coupled with said bottom wall and in communication with said housing through said bottom wall aperture.

13. The combination of claim 9, including a circumscribing mounting flange operable to engage the exterior surfaces of wall board supported by said studs.

14. The combination of claim 9, said chamber depending from said housing.

15. The combination of claim 9, said housing having a width of from about 6-15 inches.

16. The combination of claim 9, said housing having a thickness of from about 1-4 inches.

17. The combination of claim 9, said housing including a recessed, speaker-supporting surface, said speaker assembly adjacent said surface and recessed relative to the adjacent wall surfaces.