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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Travis E. Nicholson, Pepperell, MA (US);
Paul Warren, Auburn, MA (US);
Stephen J. Maguire, Grafton, MA (US);
Tommy Marincic, Boston, MA (US);
Leslie L. Scott, Weston, MA (US);
Travis E. Nicholson, Pepperell, MA (US);
Paul Warren, Auburn, MA (US);
Stephen J. Maguire, Grafton, MA (US);
Tommy Marincic, Boston, MA (US);
Leslie L. Scott, Weston, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A portable loudspeaker includes an electro-acoustic driver which creates sound waves when operated and a housing having a front side to which the driver is secured. The loudspeaker also includes a battery supported by the housing for providing electrical power to the driver and a cover having an upper portion and a lower portion, and secured to the housing which can be moved between (i) a closed position in which the upper and lower portions overlie the driver, and (ii) an open position in which the upper and lower portions do not overlie the driver and are substantially disposed beneath a supporting base of the housing. A controller controls operation of the loudspeaker. When the cover is moved to the closed position, the controller mutes the driver if the driver was outputting acoustic waves when the cover was moved to the closed position.