Acoustical reflectors
OwnerJames W. Downsinventor
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Abstract
A sonic reflector comprising three mutually perpendicular walls of sound reflective material each of a generally right triangular shape. Plural arrays of such reflectors provide acoustical panels useful in assisting performers in monitoring their own performance on stage and in delivering enhanced sound to the audience. Plural reflector arrays have wide applications where it is desirable to return sound waves to the vicinity of the source.
Claims27
A sonic reflector system comprising:
- at least one panel including a plurality of similarly constructed reflectors with each reflector having three mutually perpendicular walls of sound reflective material, with each wall having the general shape of a right triangle with its hypotenuse edge lying in the same plane as the hypotenuse edge of each of the other two walls.
In a performance area adjacent an audience area;
- at least one sound reflector panel positioned on a side of said performance area opposite a substantial portion of said audience area;
- said panel comprising a plurality of corner reflectors each having three mutually perpendicular walls of sound reflective material;
- said corner reflectors having their open ends directed generally toward said audience area whereby substantial portions of sound waves to said panel from a source in said performance area are reflected by said plurality of corner reflectors through vicinity of said source to said audience area.
The arrangement defined in claim 26, wherein at least one corner reflector in each panel has an open end edge in common with one other corner reflector in that panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.