Speaker grille

- Nifco Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a speaker grille showing my new design, the bottom plan view being symmetrical to the top plan view;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left view being symmetrical to the right side view;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a magnified view showing a part taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of another embodiment of a speaker grille, the bottom plan view being symmetrical to the top plan view;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof, the left view being symmetrical to the right side view;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view taken along line 12-12 in FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view taken along line 13-13 in FIG. 11.

The grille pattern shown by cross hatching in FIG. 4 schematically shows a great number of small holes as shown in FIG. 6 , and the grill pattern in FIG. 4 is the same as the pattern in FIG. 6.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D230996 March 1974 Sandler
D289894 May 19, 1987 Ohtsuji et al.
D317159 May 28, 1991 Kurata et al.
D323327 January 21, 1992 Davidson
D342948 January 4, 1994 Furui
D356089 March 7, 1995 Hedaya
D362442 September 19, 1995 Goldfarb
4832150 May 23, 1989 Just et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
7-288886 October 1995 JPX
Other references
  • Crutchfield, Fall 92, p. 45, Advent 5.7i tweeter with grille, Oct. 1992. Parasound catalog, p. 4, speaker grille, 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D389152
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 13, 1998
Assignee: Nifco Inc. (Yokohama)
Inventor: Kazumasa Kurihara (Fujisawa)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Assistant Examiner: Nanda Bondade
Law Firm: Kanesaka & Takeuchi
Application Number: 0/51,020
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Grille (D14/219); Circular Or Oval Outlet Or Grille (D14/215)
International Classification: 1401;