Patent ID: 9571917
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04R

Claim:
1. An acoustic device, comprising: a neck loop that is constructed and arranged to be worn around at least a portion of a user's neck, the neck loop comprising a generally “U”-shaped portion that comprises a central portion and first and second leg portions that depend from the central portion, the neck loop further comprising a first acoustic waveguide that extends through the central portion and has a first sound outlet opening located in the second leg, and a second acoustic waveguide that extends through the central portion and has a second sound outlet opening located in the first leg; a first open-backed acoustic driver located in the first leg and acoustically coupled to the first waveguide, where the first driver is arranged to radiate sound outwardly from the first leg of the neck loop, and is also arranged to radiate sound into the first waveguide, through the central portion, and out the first sound outlet opening; and a second open-backed acoustic driver located in the second leg and acoustically coupled to the second waveguide, where the second driver is arranged to radiate sound outwardly from the second leg of the neck loop, and is also arranged to radiate sound into the second waveguide, through the central portion, and out the second sound outlet opening.