Patent ID: 8611575

Claim:
An improved speaker system operatively configured to be concealed and mounted to a surrounding surface, said system comprising: a. a base frame having an open area and a perimeter region, b. a speaker assembly mounted to the base frame, the speaker assembly having a reciprocating portion adapted to move in response to an audio input signal, c. an active member formed of a PVC panel having a peripheral region connected to the base frame, d. the active member having an outward surface and an inward surface, e. wherein the base frame, the active member, and the speaker assembly in conjunction define an acoustic chamber, whereby acoustic energy is transferred from the reciprocating portion of the speaker to the active member so that the outward surface of the active member transmits the acoustic energy as sound, f. the inward surface of the active member further comprises a high-frequency region comprised of a high-frequency inward surface mounted to the driver portion of a high-frequency element, g. where the inward surface of the active member comprises a low-frequency region and a high-frequency region, the high-frequency region attached to the driver portion of the high frequency element within the acoustic chamber, h. the high frequency element comprising the driver portion attached to the high frequency region and a base region, i. whereas the outward surface of the active member is operatively configured to be substantially contiguous with the surrounding surface, j. where the base region of the high-frequency element is attached to the base frame, and k. where the inward surface of the active member has a high-frequency region having a high-frequency inward surface mounted to the driver portion of the high-frequency element.