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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
Skullcandy, Inc., Park City, UT (US);
John Timothy, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Sam Noertker, Park City, UT (US);
Skullcandy, Inc., Park City, UT (US);
Abstract
A speaker assembly includes a support structure and a tactile vibrator coupled to the support structure. The tactile vibrator includes a plurality of rigid members coupled to a plurality of suspension members. Each rigid member of the plurality of rigid members has at least one magnetic member coupled thereto for generating tactile vibrations during operation of the speaker assembly. A headphone includes the speaker assembly. A method of operating a speaker assembly includes driving a tactile vibrator having a plurality of magnetic members coupled to a plurality of rigid members and a plurality of suspension members to cause tactile vibrations in the speaker assembly.