Patent ID: 8724840
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A microphone comprising: an external case including a first opening; an acoustic chamber enclosure within the external case, the acoustic chamber enclosure including a second opening positioned an offset lateral distance from the first opening of the external case, a microphone transducer positioned within the acoustic chamber enclosure; and a gasket positioned between the external case and the acoustic chamber enclosure, the gasket including an acoustic channel extending along the offset lateral distance from the first opening of the external case to the second opening of the acoustic chamber enclosure, wherein the external case includes a thickness perpendicular to the offset lateral distance from the first opening of the external case to the second opening of the acoustic chamber enclosure, and wherein a portion of the acoustic channel extends partially into the thickness of the external case along the offset lateral distance from the first opening of the external case to the second opening of the acoustic chamber enclosure and adjacent to the portion of the acoustic channel formed in the gasket.