Patent ID: 9351059
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. An orthogonal open back speaker system comprising: a duct housing defining an interior acoustic space, said duct housing having a top end and a bottom end, wherein said duct housing is closed at said bottom end and open at said top end; a pair of drivers are provided, each of said pair of drivers separately mounted in said duct housing, wherein the back side of each of said pair of drivers is in acoustic communication with said interior acoustic space of said duct housing, and wherein one of said pair of drivers is a mid-woofer driver; a pair of acoustic diverters are provided, each of said pair of acoustic diverters attached to a separate one of said pair of drivers and positioned relative to the back side thereof in a manner directing acoustic energy of the back side toward said open top end of said duct housing, wherein one of said pair of acoustic diverters is a metal baffle, and wherein said metal baffle is attached to a bottom surface of said mid-woofer driver; and a rigid disk attached to an end of said mid-woofer driver, and wherein said metal baffle extends from a position adjacent to said duct housing to an attachment location on said rigid disk.