Speaker grille and assembly
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorDerrick Rodgers
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Abstract
A speaker grille is provided including a front portion capable of sound transmission and side portions extending from the front portion. Each side portion includes an edge and a projection that extends beyond the edge, where each side portion has a substantially similar capability for sound transmission as the front portion. In one embodiment, the speaker grille comprises a perforated metal material, a fabric cloth material attached to the perforated metal material on an interior surface of the grille, and a metal cloth material attached to the fabric cloth material such that the fabric cloth material is disposed between the metal cloth material and the perforated metal material.
Claims20
A speaker grille, comprising:
- a front portion capable of sound transmission;
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- side portions extending from the front portion, each side portion including an edge and a projection that extends beyond the edge in a plane of the side portion, each side portion having a substantially similar capability for sound transmission as the front portion.
A speaker grille, comprising:
- a body constructed from a perforated metal material, the body having an interior surface, a fabric cloth material attached to the perforated metal material on the interior surface, and a metal cloth material attached to the fabric cloth material such that the fabric cloth material is disposed between the metal cloth material and the perforated metal material.
A speaker assembly, comprising:
- an enclosure arranged to receive at least one speaker therein, the enclosure having a recess on each side thereof;
- a speaker grille arranged to be mounted on the enclosure, the speaker grille including a front portion capable of sound transmission and side portions extending from the front portion, each side portion including an edge and a projection that extends beyond the edge in a plane of the side portion, the projections having a shape complementary to a shape of the enclosure recesses and are arranged to be received in the enclosure recesses, each side portion having a substantially similar capability for sound transmission as the front portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.