Patent ID: 8369547

Claim:
An enclosure for a speaker for a communication device, said enclosure comprising: a casing for said communication device, said casing having a back side and a casing opening in said back side; a speaker mounted inside said casing and in communication with said casing opening; and a cover shaped to mate with and to cover said casing opening, said cover having a central portion; a first rail protruding outwardly from a surface of said cover and located in said central portion; a second rail protruding outwardly from said surface and located in said central portion; a speaker grill having an opening therein providing an air channel for said speaker; and at least one bottom flange extending from a bottom side of said central portion, wherein said enclosure houses a microphone for said communication device; and when said communication device is placed on a flat surface with said back side of said casing facing said flat surface, said first and second rails and a portion of said back side contact said flat surface to cause said back side of said casing to be canted from said flat surface to expose said speaker grill to ambient air and said first and second rails and said portion of said back side define boundaries for a volume of space defined by said cover, said back side of said casing, said first and second rails, said flat surface and said portion of said back side.