Patent ID: 8259983
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A speaker system configured for installation within a ceiling of a room, the speaker system comprising: a woofer housing; at least one pair of woofers oppositely directed away from one another, the woofers supported by the woofer housing; a mounting frame supported by the woofer housing, the mounting frame configured to accommodate mounting the speaker system to the ceiling, the mounting frame defining a top opening; a driver chamber supported by the mounting frame; a driver supported by the driver chamber, the driver perpendicularly directed relative to the at least one pair of woofers, the driver comprising at least one of a tweeter, a woofer, a midrange driver, and a combination of a tweeter and a midrange driver; the speaker system configured for installation substantially within the ceiling such that the at least one pair of woofers is disposed within the ceiling and each of the woofers of the at least one pair of woofers is directed toward an area within the ceiling, the top opening exposing an interior space defined by the woofer housing; wherein, following installation, intrusion of the speaker system into the room is minimized; and wherein, during operation, vibrations generated by each of the woofers of the at least one pair of woofers is essentially neutralized by essentially-equal-and-opposite vibrations generated by another of the woofers of the at least one pair of woofers; whereby the speaker system generates significant bass in a minimized space within the room and without heavily vibrating the ceiling.