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US3097720A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Acoustical enclosure and low frequency sound amplifier for a loudspeaker

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-09-20
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Granted: 1963-07-16
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Expires: 1980-09-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr George H Taylor

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 17:18
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04R; H04R1/00; H04R1/20; H04R1/22; H04R1/30; H04R1/32; H04R1/34; H04R1/345

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 268 words
AN ACOUSTICAL ENCLOSURE FOR A LOUDSPEAKER COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CUBICAL FRAME BODY PORTION HAVING A TOP AND VERTICAL SIDES, A LOUDSPEAKER DISPOSED AT THE TOP OF THE FRAME BODY PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY THEREOF AND HAVING AN UPWARDLY FLARING SPEAKER CONE, HORIZONTAL PANEL MEANS SECURED TO AND SUPPORTING SAID LOUDSPEAKER AT THE TOP OF THE FRAME BODY PORTION AND INCLUDING BAFFLE MEANS FORMING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL SHALLOW INDIVIDUAL LOW FREQUENCY SOUND WAVE PASSAGES EXTENDING FROM THE SIDE WALL OF THE SPEAKER CONE TOWARD THE VERTICAL CORNERS OF SAID FRAME BODY PORTION, A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT TOP PANEL DISPOSED HORIZONTALLY ABOVE SAID PANEL MEANS AND SPEAKER AND ADAPTED TO SERVE AS A TABLELIKE SUPPORT, A DOWNWARDLY TAPERING CONICAL SOUND DEFLECTOR SECURED DEPENDINGLY TO THE TOP PANEL AND INTERFITTING WITH THE SPEAKER CONE CENTRALLY THEREOF, SPACER BAFFLE MEANS BETWEEN SAID TOP PANEL AND PANEL MEANS AND SUPPORTING THE TOP PANEL AND FORMING BETWEEN THE TOP PANEL AND PANEL MEANS A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL SHALLOW INDIVIDUAL OUTWARDLY FLARING HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND WAVE PASSAGES BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE SPEAKER CONE AND THE VERTICAL SIDES OF THE CUBICAL BODY PORTION, SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SOUND WAVE CONDUITS EXTENDING BELOW SAID PANEL MEANS AND COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID LOW FREQUENCY WAVE PASSAGES, AND FOLDED FLARING LOW FREQUENCY SOUND WAVE AMPLIFYING NECTED WITH THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID CONDUITS AND HAVING OPEN DISCHARGE ENDS DISPOSED AT THE VERTICAL SIDES OF SAID CUBICAL BODY PORTION FOR EMITTING AMPLIFIED LOW FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES FROM ALL OF SAID SIDES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE EMISSION OF THE HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES FROM SAID HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND PASSAGES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 268 words
AN ACOUSTICAL ENCLOSURE FOR A LOUDSPEAKER COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CUBICAL FRAME BODY PORTION HAVING A TOP AND VERTICAL SIDES, A LOUDSPEAKER DISPOSED AT THE TOP OF THE FRAME BODY PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY THEREOF AND HAVING AN UPWARDLY FLARING SPEAKER CONE, HORIZONTAL PANEL MEANS SECURED TO AND SUPPORTING SAID LOUDSPEAKER AT THE TOP OF THE FRAME BODY PORTION AND INCLUDING BAFFLE MEANS FORMING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL SHALLOW INDIVIDUAL LOW FREQUENCY SOUND WAVE PASSAGES EXTENDING FROM THE SIDE WALL OF THE SPEAKER CONE TOWARD THE VERTICAL CORNERS OF SAID FRAME BODY PORTION, A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT TOP PANEL DISPOSED HORIZONTALLY ABOVE SAID PANEL MEANS AND SPEAKER AND ADAPTED TO SERVE AS A TABLELIKE SUPPORT, A DOWNWARDLY TAPERING CONICAL SOUND DEFLECTOR SECURED DEPENDINGLY TO THE TOP PANEL AND INTERFITTING WITH THE SPEAKER CONE CENTRALLY THEREOF, SPACER BAFFLE MEANS BETWEEN SAID TOP PANEL AND PANEL MEANS AND SUPPORTING THE TOP PANEL AND FORMING BETWEEN THE TOP PANEL AND PANEL MEANS A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL SHALLOW INDIVIDUAL OUTWARDLY FLARING HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND WAVE PASSAGES BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE SPEAKER CONE AND THE VERTICAL SIDES OF THE CUBICAL BODY PORTION, SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SOUND WAVE CONDUITS EXTENDING BELOW SAID PANEL MEANS AND COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID LOW FREQUENCY WAVE PASSAGES, AND FOLDED FLARING LOW FREQUENCY SOUND WAVE AMPLIFYING NECTED WITH THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID CONDUITS AND HAVING OPEN DISCHARGE ENDS DISPOSED AT THE VERTICAL SIDES OF SAID CUBICAL BODY PORTION FOR EMITTING AMPLIFIED LOW FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES FROM ALL OF SAID SIDES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE EMISSION OF THE HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES FROM SAID HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND PASSAGES.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-07-15 1967-01-14 1967-07-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-07-15 1971-01-14 1971-07-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-07-15 1975-01-14 1975-07-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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