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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Richard Warren Little, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H04R 9/04 (2006.01); H04R 7/20 (2006.01); H04R 7/12 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 7/12 (2013.01); H04R 7/20 (2013.01); H04R 9/045 (2013.01); H04R 31/003 (2013.01); H04R 2231/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diaphragm for a loudspeaker may include a continuous primary diaphragm having an upper surface and a lower surface, where the primary diaphragm comprises a ring-shaped, flat region having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The diaphragm may also include a reinforcing ring attached to the upper surface of the primary diaphragm, where the reinforcing ring has an inside diameter and an outside diameter, and where the reinforcing ring is attached to the upper surface of the primary diaphragm such that the inside diameter of the reinforcing ring coincides with the inner diameter of the flat region.