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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicants:
David Johnson, Kilnwick, GB;
William John Metheringham, Roos, GB;
Inventors:
David Johnson, Kilnwick, GB;
William John Metheringham, Roos, GB;
Assignee:
Newlands Technology Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An acoustic device has a suspended sheet of a thin flexible material having a rigid rod secured along one edge. An audio frequency actuator, which is preferably a magnetostrictive actuator, is acoustically coupled to an end face of the rod. The audiofrequency actuator is supplied with an audio signal from an audio source such as player device selected from the group which includes a recording tape player, a CD player, a DVD player, and a solid state memory device.