Patent Document:

turning now to the drawings wherein elements are identified by numbers and like elements are identified by like numbers throughout the 5 figures , the invention is depicted in fig1 that illustrates a speaker housing 1 for use in the unique wiring system . as shown in fig1 and 2 , the speaker housing 1 may have a plurality of sides including a front portion 3 , a first side portion 5 , a second side portion 7 , a top portion 9 and a bottom portion 11 . additionally , a back portion 13 is illustrated in fig4 . as fig1 further illustrates , the front portion 3 exemplifies the majority of the hardware contained within the speaker housing 1 . the speaker housing 1 may contain the speaker 15 which may have a directional setting projecting sound out of the front portion 3 of the speaker housing 1 . in other exemplary embodiments , the speaker 15 may face rearwardly , projecting sound out of the rear portion 13 of the speaker housing 1 . moreover , it is anticipated that the speaker 15 may be positioned anywhere within the speaker housing and may project sound from that location . in an exemplary embodiment illustrated in fig1 , the speaker 15 is contained within the speaker housing 1 and projects through the front portion 3 of the housing 1 . additionally as exemplified , the front portion may also have a tweeter 17 and / or additional smaller speaker contained thereon wherein the tweeter 17 and / or additional smaller speaker may also project sound through the front portion 3 of the speaker housing 1 . in an embodiment , a plurality of tweeters 17 may be adapted for use in a single speaker housing 1 . moreover , in an embodiment , a plurality of speakers 15 may be adapted for use in a single speaker housing 1 . the speaker housing 1 may also allow for configuration of the speaker 15 therein by allowing for replacement of the speaker 15 when necessary by providing a plurality of connection points 21 that may be in the form of a screw 23 . when the screws 23 are removed , the speaker 15 may be detachably removed from the speaker housing 1 which may allow for interchangeability of the speaker 15 relative to the speaker housing 1 . fig1 further illustrates the tubular enclosure 25 in the front portion 3 of the speaker housing 1 . the tubular enclosure 25 extends rearwardly from the front portion 3 of the speaker housing 1 to the rear portion 13 of the speaker housing as illustrated in fig4 . fig2 further illustrates the tubular enclosure 25 that extends between the front portion 3 of the speaker housing 1 and the rear portion 13 of the speaker housing 1 . as illustrated in fig2 , the tubular enclosure 25 may be recessed within a recessed portion 31 from the outside edge 27 of the front portion 3 . providing the enclosure 25 recessed from the outside edge 27 of the front portion 3 may allow for adequate space between the outside edge 27 of the front portion 3 and the tubular enclosure 25 to facilitate storage of the wiring apparatus ( not shown ) within the recessed portion 31 of the speaker housing 1 . fig1 and 2 illustrate wire connectors 29 positioned on the front portion 3 of the speaker housing 1 . in prior art applications , the wire connectors are typically positioned in the rear of the speaker housing which makes getting to those connectors rather difficult and cumbersome . in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention , the wire connectors 29 are position within the recessed portion 31 of the speaker housing , which allows a wire apparatus ( not shown ) to pass through the tubular enclosure 25 from the rear portion 13 of the speaker housing 1 to the front portion 3 of the speaker housing and connected to the wire connectors 29 positioned on the outside surface 33 of the recessed portion 31 of the speaker housing 1 . the tubular enclosure 25 in an exemplary embodiment may be positioned below the speaker 15 in a location within the speaker housing 1 that may facilitate easier and more efficient connection of the wire apparatus to the wire connectors 29 . in an embodiment , the tubular enclosure 25 may be of generally tubular shape , but it should be anticipated that the tubular enclosure 25 may be of any shape to facilitate the insertion of a wire apparatus ( not shown ) from the rear portion 13 of the speaker housing 1 to the front portion 3 of the speaker housing 1 . the configuration of the tubular enclosure is not limited to a generally tubular shape , but can include a plurality of different shapes including rectangular , trapezoidal , oval , triangular and a variety of other geometric shapes . additionally , the tubular enclosure 25 may also have a first gate 37 positioned at the outside edge 39 of the front portion of the tubular enclosure 25 . moreover , the tubular enclosure 25 may also have a second gate 41 positioned at the outside edge 44 of the back portion of the tubular enclosure 25 . the first gate 37 and the second gate 41 ( see fig4 ) may allow for opening and closing of the tubular enclosure 25 when the enclosure 25 is not in use . additionally , the first gate 37 and the second gate 41 may have an opening 45 ( see fig4 ) thereon to allow only the wire apparatus ( not shown ) to pass through the tubular enclosure 25 . ( see fig4 ). fig3 illustrates a cross sectional view of the speaker housing 1 wherein the tubular enclosure 25 extends from the rear portion 13 of the speaker housing 1 to the front portion 3 of the speaker housing 1 . additionally , fig3 illustrates the speaker housing 1 incorporation of the speaker 15 and the tweeter 17 and / or additional speakers . moreover , fig3 illustrates the wire connectors 29 positioned on the outside edge 33 of the recessed portion 31 . as illustrated in fig3 , a wire apparatus ( not shown ) may enter into the tubular enclosure 25 of the speaker housing 1 from the rear portion 13 . the speaker housing 1 may be positioned on a wall and / or a support structure ( not shown ) to suspend the speaker housing 1 therefrom . allowing the wire apparatus to enter from the rear , be navigated through the tubular enclosure 25 and extend outwardly from the front portion 3 of the speaker house 1 and ultimately attached to the wire connectors 29 on the front portion 3 would allow the individual responsible for connecting the speaker to the transmission unit ( not shown ) to do so with relative ease without the need to remove the speaker housing 1 from its support structure . fig4 illustrates a back view of the speaker housing 1 in an embodiment . the back portion 13 may have the tubular enclosure 25 along with the gate 41 including the opening 45 thereon to allow for insertion of the wire apparatus through the enclosure 25 . in an embodiment , speaker housing 1 may have a mounting bracket ( not shown ) attached to a corresponding attachment point 49 . the attachment point 49 may be located on the top portion 9 and the corresponding bottom portion 11 of the speaker housing 1 . however , it is anticipated that the speaker housing may have a standard attachment aperture 51 thereon . in an exemplary embodiment , the standard attachment aperture 51 may be located at the mid point 55 of the back portion 13 of the speaker housing 1 . however , in another embodiment , the attachment aperture 51 may be located at any other position on the back portion 13 of the speaker housing 1 to allow for attachment of the speaker housing 1 to a support structure ( not shown ). additionally , as illustrated in fig5 , the attachment aperture 51 may be located on the bottom portion 11 of the housing 1 to allow for attachment of the speaker housing 1 to a support structure . in another exemplary embodiment , a plurality of attachment apertures 51 may be located at different locations on the speaker housing to allow for multiple configurations and attachment points for different types of support structures having different configurations . it should be understood that various changes and modifications to the presently preferred embodiments described herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art . such changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention and without diminishing its attendant advantages .

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