Method of making a decorative stereo speaker enclosure

Abstract

Abstract A decorative enclosure and a method for making such enclosure is disclosed in which a face mask of a person is made by applying a liquid material to the face, the material hardening at body temperature after which a casting is made from the hardened material. A hollow base is positioned in the casting before it is set and a sound speaker is mounted in the frame. A plastic coating is applied to the casting, the coating once hardened being painted in colors to duplicate the face on which the film was cast. In this manner, a personalized hi-fidelity speaker enclosure may be obtained. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a decorative enclosure such as a speaker enclosure for a sound reproducing system comprising making a face mask of a person by applying a liquid polymeric material such as a latex material to the face of a person, said polymeric material being fusible to form a substantially continuous flexible film at about human body temperature, maintaining the polymeric material on the face of a person until said polymeric material forms a substantially continuous cast film having three-dimensional contours conforming to the surface on which it was cast, removing said substantially continuous film and filling said contours with a pourable material that is capable of hardening such as plaster of paris, in order to form a casting. Before the casting is hardened, a hollow frame is embedded in the pourable material at the base or neck of the casting to obtain a three-dimensional casting having a frame secured to the base thereof. The casting is then coated with a plastic material such as a polyester having polymerizable unsaturation, the polyester being mixed with a vinyl monomer and an addition polymerization catalyst such as a peroxide or an azo compound. The casting thus coated is then painted so that the casting will further resemble the features of the face from which it was made. In a further embodiment, a release agent such as a silicone lubricant, e.g., a silicone oil or a silicone grease known in the art is applied to the face prior to applying the polymeric material or latex to the face.

Inventors

• 👤 Peter McCarthy

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