Audio devices configured to emit differing sound profiles and related methods
AssigneeSkullcandy, Inc.
InventorTetsuro Oishi
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Abstract
Audio devices may include a first audio accessory and a speaker assembly configured for releasable attachment to the first audio accessory. The speaker assembly may include a speaker and a speaker housing coupled to the speaker, the speaker housing shaped to form an acoustic cavity proximate at least a portion of the speaker. The speaker assembly may be configured to produce a first emitted sound pressure level (SPL) profile over a range of frequencies when the speaker assembly is attached to the first audio accessory, and to produce a different second emitted SPL profile over the range of frequencies when the speaker assembly is not attached to the first audio accessory.
Claims20
An audio device, comprising:
- a first audio accessory;
- a speaker assembly configured for releasable attachment to the first audio accessory, the speaker assembly comprising:
- a speaker;
- and
- a speaker housing coupled to the speaker, the speaker housing shaped to form an acoustic cavity proximate at least a portion of the speaker;
- wherein the speaker assembly is configured to produce a first emitted sound pressure level (SPL) profile over a range of frequencies when the speaker assembly is attached to the first audio accessory, and to produce a different second emitted SPL profile over the range of frequencies when the speaker assembly is not attached to the first audio accessory.
A method of making an audio device, comprising:
- forming a speaker assembly comprising a speaker and a speaker housing coupled to the speaker, the speaker housing shaped to form an acoustic cavity proximate at least a portion of the speaker;
- configuring the speaker assembly for releasable attachment to a first audio accessory;
- and
- configuring the speaker assembly to emit a first SPL profile over a range of frequencies when the speaker assembly is attached to the first audio accessory and to emit a second, different SPL profile over the range of frequencies when the speaker assembly is not attached to the first audio accessory.
A method of using an audio device, comprising:
- attaching a speaker assembly to a first audio accessory, causing the speaker assembly to produce a first emitted SPL profile over a range of frequencies, the speaker assembly being configured for releasable attachment to the first audio accessory, the speaker assembly comprising a speaker and a speaker housing coupled to the speaker, the speaker housing forming an acoustic cavity proximate at least a portion of the speaker;
- and
- detaching the speaker assembly from the first audio accessory, causing the speaker assembly to produce a different second emitted SPL profile over the range of frequencies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.