US 8,739,921 B1
Sealing, absorbing, and decoupling speaker ring kitGeneral
US 8,739,921 B1
Sealing, absorbing, and decoupling speaker ring kit
Tech Center:
2800 Semiconductors/Memory, Circuits/Measuring and Testing, Optics/Photocopying, Printing/Measuring and Testing
Examiner:
Jeremy Luks
Art Unit:
2837 Electrical Circuits and Systems
Agent:
The Gray Law Group, Ltd
Inventors:
Benjamin Leslie Larson
Assignee:
Priority:
06/24/13
Filed:
06/24/13
Granted:
06/03/14
Expiration:
06/24/33
Abstract
An acoustic system kit for a vehicle speaker and associated methods of installation and manufacture are disclosed. A drum of open-cell foam, preferably several inches thick, having a peel-and-stick pressure-sensitive adhesive backing is cut with two concentric circles to create an outer ring, and inner ring, and a core. The parts are sized to correspond in diameter, respectively, to the front edge, rear edge, and back disc of a particular size of speaker. The inner ring is cut circumferentially to reduce its height to a thin strip relative to the outer ring and drum. Using the pressure-sensitive adhesive, the core is affixed to the inside wall of vehicle door directly behind the door's speaker mount, the inner ring is affixed to the rear edge of a speaker to be installed, and the outer ring is affixed to front edge of the speaker. The speaker is then installed on its mount.