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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Zachariah E. Tripp, Milford, NH (US);
Daniel J. Sheehan, Holliston, MA (US);
Timothy Benjamin Stonelake, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/00 (2006.01); H04R 9/04 (2006.01); H04R 7/16 (2006.01); H04R 7/18 (2006.01); H04R 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/04 (2013.01); H04R 7/16 (2013.01); H04R 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a suspension element coupling a first rigid element to a second rigid element such that the first rigid element is movable in a reciprocating manner relative to the second rigid element. The suspension element includes radial features, some of which may have radial segments of opposite concavity. The segments with opposite concavity provide added stiffness in the primary axis of vibration and may contribute to a more symmetrical force-deflection relationship.