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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
John A. Schaffer, Albany, CA (US);
Jacob T Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
John S Graham, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/30 (2006.01); H04R 1/34 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/345 (2013.01); H04R 1/30 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A desktop device comprises a housing having a bottom side configured to face a surface on which the device is to be placed, such as a desktop, and a front side configured to face a user of the device. A down-firing speaker is placed inside the housing. A speaker port is disposed on the bottom side of the housing. A horn assembly on the housing is arranged to define a speaker horn in combination with the surface on which the device is placed.