Patent ID: 8869931

Claim:
A loudspeaker assembly, comprising: an audio driver, said audio driver further comprising a diaphragm; and a loudspeaker enclosure, said loudspeaker enclosure comprising: an internal wall located within said loudspeaker enclosure, wherein said internal wall separates a portion of an acoustic back volume from a bass-reflex channel, wherein said acoustic back volume is coupled to a rear portion of said audio driver, wherein said acoustic back volume is lateral to said rear portion of said audio driver, wherein said acoustic back volume does not extend behind said audio driver, wherein said bass-reflex channel is lateral to said audio driver, and wherein said bass-reflex channel does not extend behind said audio driver; a sound port defining a volume within said loudspeaker enclosure, wherein a first sound pressure emitted by said diaphragm is directly coupled to said sound port, and wherein a second sound pressure emitted by said rear portion of said audio driver and passing through said bass-reflex channel is combined with said first sound pressure within said sound port; and at least one sound port outlet adjacent to said sound port and located in an exterior wall of said loudspeaker enclosure, wherein said at least sound port outlet couples said sound port to an external ambient environment.