Patent ID: 6493455
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A loudspeaker assembly, comprising:a housing constructed from a material which resonates to transmit sound from within the housing, the housing includes a central driver mounting plate upon which a driver is mounted, the central driver mounting plate and the driver divide the housing into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, the housing further includes a cover plate, a plurality of side walls extending therefrom to form an enclosure and an open end opposite the cover plate, wherein the lower compartment is defined by the central driver mounting plate, the plurality of side walls and the open end of the enclosure, and the upper compartment is fully closed off and defined by the cover plate, the plurality of side walls and the central driver mounting plate; and wherein the lower compartment includes at least one slot formed in one of the plurality of side walls providing fluid communication between an interior of the lower compartment and an external environment.