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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Ronnie S Espiritu, Castaic, CA (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
An audio speaker unit including a low-frequency range speaker providing a first sound output directivity along a center axis with a conical diaphragm extending outwardly from a neck to an outer edge and a high-frequency range speaker rotatably mounted to the unit along the center axis of the low-frequency range speaker and positioned within the conical diaphragm and below the outer edge and having a second sound output directivity fixed at an angle to the center axis of the low-frequency range speaker so that by rotating the high-frequency range speaker, the second sound directivity can be arcuately positioned in at least one plane perpendicular to the center axis.