US 2018/0124486 A1 · COVERED PLASTIC ACOUSTIC ENCLOSURE

Abstract

A corrugated plastic sheet with an acoustically effective material with fold lines as centerlines of V-shaped grooves between panels that can be folded by hand into a covered plastic acoustic enclosure, with or without additional corrugated plastic panels. The sheet has a speaker opening and a speaker support fixture, ring, or panel may assist in supporting the speaker on the enclosure. Foldable flanges and foldable narrow panels with adhesive strips, preferably with release layers, enable assembly of the covered enclosure without tools, other than for speaker installation. An amplifier attached to a panel of the enclosure, preferably on an external surface, is presented. An enclosure that supports more than one speaker is presented. The plastic acoustic enclosure can be shipped flat and unassembled and then assembled by a user. The enclosure is lightweight, and so ships economically and does not significantly burden automobiles in which such enclosures may be installed.

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Dependent claims

A covered plastic acoustic enclosure, comprising:

a. a sheet of foldable corrugated plastic having:
i. a first side that will be an exterior side when said sheet is folded;
and
ii. a second side that will be an interior side when said sheet is folded;
iii. a plurality of panels;
b. a plurality of fold lines delineating said plurality of panels;
c. an acoustically effective covering attached on at least a portion of said first side, wherein said covering is not corrugated plastic;
and
d. at least one of:
i. at least one opening in said sheet of corrugated plastic;
and
ii. at least one speaker support shaped to correspond to said at least one opening.

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A covered plastic acoustic enclosure, comprising:

a. a sheet of foldable corrugated plastic having:
i. a first side that will be an exterior side when said sheet is folded;
ii. a second side that will be an interior side when said sheet is folded;
and
iii. a plurality of panels;
b. a plurality of fold lines delineating said plurality of panels;
c. an acoustically effective covering attached on at least a portion of said first side, wherein said covering is not corrugated plastic;
d. at least one of:
i. at least one opening in said sheet of corrugated plastic;
and
ii. at least one speaker support shaped to correspond to said at least one opening;
e. wherein each said fold line of said plurality of fold lines comprises a centerline of a V-shaped groove in said second side of said sheet of corrugated plastic;
f. at least one adhesive strip adapted to secure said sheet of corrugated plastic in a folded configuration, when assembled;
g. at least one adhesive foldable flange extending from said at least one panel of said sheet of foldable corrugated plastic;
and
h. further comprising at least one of:
i. at least one corrugated plastic side panel adapted to form a part of said plastic acoustic enclosure, when assembled;
ii. said speaker support comprising a speaker support ring adapted to form a part of said plastic acoustic enclosure, when assembled;
iii. said speaker support comprising a speaker support panel adapted to form a part of said plastic acoustic enclosure, when assembled;
iv. said speaker support comprising a speaker support fixture adapted to form a part of said plastic acoustic enclosure, when assembled;
v. a corrugated plastic interior support adapted to form a part of said plastic acoustic enclosure, when assembled;
vi. top and bottom panels of said sheet of corrugated plastic, each said panel having three adhesive foldable flanges, each adhesive foldable flange of said three adhesive foldable flanges extending from one of three edges of said panel, respectively;
vii. an audio amplifier attached to one of;
1) a corrugated plastic panel of said at least one corrugated plastic side panel;
and
2) said corrugated plastic sheet;
viii. acoustic dampening material applied to one of:
1) said V-shaped groove;
2) a portion of said sheet of corrugated plastic;
and
3) a channel in said sheet of corrugated plastic;
and
ix. attachment features on said sheet of corrugated plastic, comprising at least one of:
1) channels;
2) adhesive strips;
3) said adhesive strips with release layers;
4) said channels with adhesive strips;
5) said channels with adhesive strips with release layers;
6) adhesive sound deadening materials;
7) said adhesive sound deadening materials with release layers;
8) said channels with adhesive sound deadening materials;
and
9) said channels with adhesive sound deadening materials with release layers.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Covered plastic acoustic enclosure

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Covered plastic acoustic enclosure

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