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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2011
Applicants:
John Joyce, Canton, MA (US);
Eric J. Freeman, Sutton, MA (US);
Inventors:
John Joyce, Canton, MA (US);
Eric J. Freeman, Sutton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 99/00 (2009.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/26 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/26 (2013.01); H04S 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 2203/12 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
An audio device incorporates a first acoustic driver having a first direction of maximum acoustic radiation and a second acoustic driver having a second direction of maximum acoustic radiation, where the first and second directions of maximum acoustic radiation are not in parallel, and where the audio device employs the first acoustic driver or the second acoustic driver in acoustically outputting a sound of a predetermined range of frequencies in response to the orientation of the casing of the audio device relative to the direction of the force of gravity.
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