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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2012
Applicants:
J. Craig Oxford, Nashville, TN (US);
D. Michael Shields, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
J. Craig Oxford, Nashville, TN (US);
D. Michael Shields, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/32 (2006.01); H04R 7/18 (2006.01); H04R 7/12 (2006.01); H04R 1/22 (2006.01); H04R 1/24 (2006.01); H04R 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 7/12 (2013.01); H04R 1/323 (2013.01); H04R 7/18 (2013.01); H04R 2440/01 (2013.01); H04R 7/122 (2013.01); H04R 1/227 (2013.01); H04R 1/24 (2013.01); H04R 1/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transducer for the creation of acoustic energy omni directionally in a horizontal plane. The transducer includes a base plate, the base plate supporting a centrally located voice coil motor assembly and a hemi-toroidal diaphragm having a proximal edge and a distal edge. The proximal edge is appended to the centrally located voice coil motor assembly and the distal edge is appended to the base plate.