Patent ID: 6422337
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A loudspeaker comprising:a loudspeaker cone having an outer marginal edge; and an annular suspension member of laminated structure, connected to said outer marginal edge and adapted to support said loudspeaker cone on a support frame, said annular suspension member including a layer of cloth and a first layer of flexible plastic foam integrally bonded to said layer of cloth, said first layer of foam having an inner surface in contact with said outer marginal edge, said layer of cloth covering an outer surface of said first layer of foam opposite to said inner surface, wherein said annular suspension member further includes a second layer of foam disposed between and bonded integrally to both of said layer of cloth and said first layer of foam, said second layer of foam having a thickness which is smaller than that of said first layer of foam and lining said layer of cloth so as to provide a degree of stiffness and to eliminate wrinkles.