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Taddeo
Patent Number:
Date of Patent:
[54] LOUDSPEAKER
[76] Inventor:
Nov. 5, 1987
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181/151; 181/146
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ABSTRACT
The ef?ciency of a loudspeaker housing is substantially
increased by incorporating in the housing, in the form
of a lining or stuffing, a quantity of goats hair, prefera
bly mohair.
181/151
Tamura
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4/1975 Okawa
8/1977
Shlesinger
181/289 X
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damping material.
A primary purpose of this invention, therefore, is to
improve the ef?ciency of a speaker housing by increas
housing or enclosure has an open tunnel or port which 20 for speaker housings of the type described a damping
allows the passage of air in and out of the housing. Still
material which can be used in large quantities without
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materials are used effectively to increase the box com 65 ?bers. In seeking some reason for this distinction it was
discovered that natural wool ?bers, despite having a
pliance or size.
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which would represent a Q loss of about 7, was se 20 materials in loudspeaker enclosures of the type de
scribed, as compared to natural ?bers such as wool.
obvious that one may use a greater weight or amount of 30 with only certain embodiments thereof, it will be appar
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