Patent ID: 7483543

Claim:
A sound system assembly for use in a hand held device having a front facing, a back facing and two opposing side facings, the sound system assembly comprising: a first transducer for producing sound waves, the first transducer having a front facing directed substantially toward one of the front facing and the back facing of the hand held device; a first manifold having a first opening aligned with the front facing of the first transducer, a second opening aligned with a first one of the two opposing side facings of the hand held device, the first opening of the first manifold being coupled to the second opening of the first manifold via a path, wherein the path redirects the sound waves produced by the first transducer away from the one of the front facing and the back facing of the hand held device, toward which the front facing of the first transducer is directed, toward the first one of the two opposing side facings of the hand held device; a second transducer for producing sound waves, the second transducer having a front facing directed substantially toward one of the front facing and the back facing of the hand held device; and a second manifold having a first opening aligned with the front facing of the second transducer, a second opening aligned with a second one of the two opposing side facings of the hand held device, the first opening of the second manifold being coupled to the second opening of the second manifold via a path, wherein the path redirects the sound waves produced by the second transducer away from the one of the front facing and the back facing of the hand held device, toward which the front facing of the second transducer is directed, toward the second one of the two opposing side facings of the hand held device.