Low profile loudspeaker

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9008348
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14147327

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Disclosed loudspeakers include a frame, a magnetic yolk affixed to the frame, a voicecoil, a spider, a resilient surround, and a cone. The yoke includes a slotted sidewall and a central slug that form an air-gap. The voicecoil is within the gap and includes a former, with top and bottom edges, and at least one winding on the former. The voicecoil moves when receiving alternating electrical potentials. The spider has a flexible outer portion, has an inner portion with rigid members that always extend through the yolk slots, and is affixed to the former bottom edge. The cone includes an inner portion affixed to the former top edge and an outer portion affixed to the frame through the surround, wherein the inner portion includes rigid members capable of movement within the sidewall slots with movement of the voicecoil.

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ROCKFORD CORPORATION600 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE TEMPE AS 85281

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kallen, Drew Gilbert, US 6 121
Strickland, James C Mesa, US 18 186

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