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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Cortez Corley, Waterloo, CA;
Frank Tyneski, Kitchener, CA;
Norman Ladouceur, Waterloo, CA;
Larry Hawker, Waterloo, CA;
Cortez Corley, Waterloo, CA;
Frank Tyneski, Kitchener, CA;
Norman Ladouceur, Waterloo, CA;
Larry Hawker, Waterloo, CA;
Research in Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Disclosed is an enclosure for a speaker for a communication device. The enclosure comprises: a surface; a speaker grill located in the surface, the grill having an opening therein providing an air channel to the speaker; and at least one structure located in a first region in the surface and protruding from the surface. The enclosure is shaped such that when the enclosure is placed on a flat surface with the surface facing the flat surface, the structure causes the surface to be canted from the flat surface to expose the speaker grill to ambient air.