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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Carl J. Price, Marlborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 3/181 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/0217 (2013.01); H03F 3/181 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/023 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0022 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A loudspeaker includes an electro-acoustic transducer for converting electrical audio signals into sound waves, and a housing that supports the electro-acoustic transducer. The loudspeaker also includes a shutter that is supported by the housing and is displaceable between a first, closed position in which the shutter substantially covers the transducer, and a second, open position in which the transducer is exposed.