Patent ID: 6859543

Claim:
A speaker system, comprising: a rigid, cylindrically shaped body member having an open top, a closed bottom, and a hollow interior which defines an internal sound chamber; said body member including a radially extending upper opening disposed a predetermined distance from the top of said body member, and a radially extending lower opening disposed a predetermined distance from the bottom of said body member; a base member connected with the bottom of said body member, and configured to support said speaker system in a generally vertical and freestanding fashion within an associated building room of the type having a ceiling; a high-range speaker unit positioned within the hollow interior of said body member, and having a sound emitting diaphragm disposed within the upper opening of said body member, and oriented to direct high-range sound emitted therefrom generally horizontally toward a listener within the room; a bass port positioned within the hollow interior of said body member, and having a sound transmitting portion disposed within the lower opening of said body member, and oriented to direct low-range sound generated within said sound chamber generally horizontally toward the listener; a head member connected with the top of said body member, and including a mid-bass speaker unit having a sound emitting diaphragm oriented vertically upwardly, whereby sound emitted from said mid-bass speaker unit is directed generally vertically onto the ceiling of the room to naturally equalize speaker system output; said head member is cap-shaped with a perforate top and a cylindrical sidewall depending therefrom; said mid-bass speaker unit has a generally circular plan shape, and is closely received in said head member to support said mid-bass speaker unit directly on the open top of said body member without an intermediate baffle; said body member includes a cylindrically shaped outer surface; said sidewall of said head member includes an inclined interior surface which engages the exterior surface of said body member in a taper fit to securely attach said head member to the top of said body member without separate fasteners; said head member is detachably connected with the top of said body member by a friction taper fit to facilitate repair and replacement; and said head member top includes a plurality of triangularly shaped sound openings arranged in a circular pattern with ribs disposed between said sound openings to define a speaker grill.