Loud speaker housing systems

Claim 2

A loud speaker system having a housing comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in A direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, and means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material and the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of corrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, spaced apart front and rear walls interconnecting said side walls, said top wall and bottom wall, said front wall having an aperture therein and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.

Claim 3

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein said bendable carrier sheet is fiberboard.

Claim 4

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein said bendable carrier sheet is a synthetic organic resin.

Claim 5

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein a synthetic organic resin is fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet on the side thereof opposite to said layers of corrugated material, said synthetic organic resin being coextensive with the surface of said bendable carrier sheet and providing a decorative covering therefor.

Claim 6

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein said housing is in the shape of a rectangular parallelopiped.

Claim 7

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein two layers of corrugated material are fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet.

Claim 8

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein said V-shaped grooves are at four of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls.

Claim 9

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein said means for connecting together the junctures at said V-shaped grooves is an adhesive material in the grooves.

Claim 10

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein the V-shaped grooves extend through said corrugated material and partially into said carrier sheet.

Claim 11

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 1, wherein said means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet is adhesive material on the ends of said bendable carrier sheet.

Claim 12

A loud speaker system having a housing comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, said layers of corrugated material having a width less than the width of said carrier sheet and mounted on said carrier sheet to provide a peripheral border along each longitudinal edge of said carrier sheet, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, and means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material and the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of coRrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, spaced apart front and rear walls interconnecting said side walls, said top wall and bottom wall, said front wall having an aperture therein and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.

Claim 13

A loud speaker system having a housing comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, said layers of corrugated material having a width less than the width of said carrier sheet and mounted on said carrier sheet to provide a peripheral border along each longitudinal edge of said carrier sheet, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, and means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material and the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of coRrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, spaced apart front and rear walls interconnecting said side walls, said top wall and bottom wall, said front wall having an aperture therein and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.

Claim 14

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 11, wherein said peripheral border along one of said longitudinal edges of said carrier sheet has a greater transverse extent than the other of said borders.

Claim 15

A loud speaker system having a housing comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, said layers of corrugated material having a longitudinal extent substantially the same as said carrier sheet and mounted on said carrier sheet to provide a border at one end of said carrier sheet between said one end and the corresponding end of the adjacent corrugated layer and a border between said corresponding end of said adjacent corrugated layer and the end of the other layer of corrugated material, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, and means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material to provide staggered seams and for connecting together the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of corrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, spaced apart front and rear walls interconnecting said side walls, said top wall and bottom wall, said front wall having an aperture therein and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.

Claim 16

A loud speaker system having a housing comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, said layers of corrugated material having a longitudinal extent substantially the same as said carrier sheet and mounted on said carrier sheet to provide a border at one end of said carrier sheet between said one end and the corresponding end of the adjacent corrugated layer and a border between said corresponding end of said adjacent corrugated layer and the end of the other layer of corrugated material, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, and means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material to provide staggered seams and for connecting together the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of corrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, spaced apart front and rear walls interconnecting said side walls, said top wall and bottom wall, said front wall having an aperture therein and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.

Claim 17

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 13, wherein said means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material to provide staggered seams is an adhesive material applied to said border of one end of said carrier sheet and to said border between said corresponding end of said adjacent corrugated layer and the end of the other layer of corrugated material.

Claim 18

A loud speaker system comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, said layers of corrugated material having a width less than the width of said carrier sheet and mounted on said carrier sheet to provide a peripheral border along each longitudinal edge of said carrier sheet, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material and the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide a housing including parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of corrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, a front wall mounted to said housing and to one of said peripheral borders of said carrier sheet, said front wall having an aperture therein to facilitate the emission of sound waves therethrough, a back wall formed of at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said housing and to the other of said peripheral borders of said carrier sheet, said back wall being arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.

Claim 19

A loud speaker system comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, said layers of corrugated material having a width less than the width of said carrier sheet and mounted on said carrier sheet to provide a peripheral border along each longitudinal edge of said carrier sheet, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material and the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide a housing including parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of corrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, a front wall mounted to said housing and to one of said peripheral borders of said carrier sheet, said front wall having an aperture therein to facilitate the emission of sound waves therethrough, a back wall formed of at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said housing and to the other of said peripheral borders of said carrier sheet, said back wall being arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.

Claim 20

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said bendable carrier sheet is fiberboard.

Claim 21

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said bendable carrier sheet is a synthetic organic resin.

Claim 22

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein a synthetic organic resin is fixedly mounted to the carrier sheet on the side thereof opposite to said layers of corrugated material, said synthetic organic resin being coextensive with the surface of said bendable carrier sheet and providing decorative covering therefor.

Claim 23

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said housing is in the shape of a rectangular parallelopiped.

Claim 24

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein two layers of corrugated material are fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet.

Claim 25

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said V-shaped grooves are at four of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls.

Claim 26

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said means for connecting together the junctures at said V-shaped grooves is an adhesive material in the grooves.

Claim 27

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said V-shaped grooves extend through said corrugated material and partially into said carrier sheet.

Claim 28

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet is adhesive material on the ends of said bendable carrier sheet.

Claim 29

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said peripheral border having said front wall mounted thereto has a greater transverse extent than said peripheral border having the back wall mounted thereto.

Claim 30

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said front wall includes a speaker mounting board removably secured to said housing to facilitate the mounting of a loud speaker thereto.

Claim 31

The loud speaker system set forth in claim 15, wherein said front wall includes a speaker mounting board secured to one side thereof and a grille cloth covering the other side thereof to facilitate the mounting of a loud speaker on the one side thereof and to provide a decorative covering to the other side thereof.

Claim 32

A loud speaker system comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, said layers of corrugated material having a width less than the width of said carrier sheet and mounted on said carrier sheet to provide a peripheral border along each longitudinal edge of said carrier sheet, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material and the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide a housing including parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of corrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, a frame fixedly mounted to said housing and to one of said peripheral borders of said carrier sheet, a front wall having an aperture therein to facilitate the emission of sound waves therethrough mounted on said frame, a back wall formed of at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said housing and to the other of said peripheral borders of said carrier sheet, said back wall being arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.

Claim 33

A loud speaker system comprising a bendable carrier sheet of sufficient length to form a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall, at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said carrier sheet and to each other and arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers, said layers of corrugated material having a width less than the width of said carrier sheet and mounted on said carrier sheet to provide a peripheral border along each longitudinal edge of said carrier sheet, a V-shaped groove in the laminated stack of corrugated material at at least three of the points at which junctures are to be formed between said walls, each of said V-shaped grooves extending transversely of the corrugated material along the entire width thereof and through the corrugated material, means for connecting together the ends of said bendable carrier sheet and the ends of said corrugated material and the junctures at said V-shaped grooves to provide a housing including parallel spaced apart top and bottom walls interconnected by parallel and spaced apart first and second side walls, each of said walls including a portion of said carrier sheet and two superimposed layers of corrugated material in which the corrugations in one layer extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the corrugations in the other layer, a frame fixedly mounted to said housing and to one of said peripheral borders of said carrier sheet, a front wall having an aperture therein to facilitate the emission of sound waves therethrough mounted on said frame, a back wall formed of at least two layers of corrugated material fixedly mounted to said housing and to the other of said peripheral borders of said carrier sheet, said back wall being arranged in a laminated stack with the corrugations of one of said layers extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the corrugations of the other of said layers and loud speaker means mounted in said housing in registry with said aperture.