IP Library Granted Patent US 7,826,633
Granted Patent B2
US 7,826,633 · App. 11/188,920 · Granted Nov 2, 2010

Speaker cover

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Patent No.
US 7,826,633
App. No.
11/188,920
Granted
Nov 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover for a speaker device having a sound producing portion and a structure for supporting the sound producing portion, the cover includes an opening and an internal cavity therein for receiving and enclosing the speaker device, a first portion capable of passing produced sound therethrough, wherein the first portion is formed to be disposed opposite the sound producing portion of the speaker device.

Claims (23)

1. A cover for a speaker device having a sound producing portion and a structure for supporting the sound producing portion, the cover comprising:

an opening and an internal cavity for receiving and enclosing the speaker device; and

a first portion capable of passing produced sound therethrough,

wherein the first portion is formed to be disposed opposite the sound producing portion of the speaker device,

wherein the structure for supporting the sound producing portion comprises a speaker cabinet in which the sound producing portion is mounted, and the speaker cabinet sits on a surface and is surrounded by the cover sitting on the same surface as the speaker cabinet,

wherein the cover comprises an edge part having a long side extending substantially parallel to a top surface of the speaker cabinet, wherein the edge part fits into a groove formed in and extending along the top surface of the cabinet.

2. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is acoustically transparent.

3. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is acoustically modifying.

4. The cover of claim 1 , further comprising a second portion comprising a soundproofing material.

5. The cover of claim 4 , wherein the second portion further comprises a sound dampening material.

6. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the first portion includes at least one of cloth, a grill, perforations, acoustic foam or venting.

7. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the first portion includes at least one opening.

8. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the speaker device is one of a subwoofer, a woofer, a full-range, a mid-range, a tweeter or a combination thereof.

9. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the cover is shaped as a wall sconce.

10. The cover of claim 1 , further comprising a light fixture.

11. The cover of claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit.

12. A cover for a speaker device having a sound producing portion and a cabinet for housing the sound producing portion, the cover comprising:

an opening and an internal cavity for receiving and enclosing the speaker device; and

a first portion capable of passing produced sound therethrough,

wherein the sound producing portion is mounted in the cabinet, the cabinet sits on a surface and the cabinet is surrounded by the cover sitting on the same surface as the cabinet,

wherein the cover comprises an edge part having a long side extending substantially parallel to a top surface of the cabinet, wherein the edge part fits into a groove formed in and extending along the top surface of the cabinet.

13. The cover of claim 12 , wherein the first portion is formed to be disposed opposite the sound producing portion of the speaker device.

14. The cover of claim 12 , further comprising a second portion comprising a soundproofing material.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT R/F 027890/0319 Recorded Apr 3, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070739/0831 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 20, 2012
From: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: WELLS FAGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 027890/0319 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2012
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CODE SYSTEMS, INC.; KLIPSH GROUP INC.; TECHNUITY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027864/0905 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 7, 2011
From: AUDIOVOX CORPORATION; AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CODE SYSTEMS, INC.; KLIPSCH GROUP, INC.; TECHNUITY, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 026587/0906 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2005
From: DAVI, LEONARD A.
To: AUDIOVOX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016809/0880 →