Seatback audio system

Details Seatback audio system Seatback audio system

2006-01-31

2006-01-31

Barfield, Anthony D. (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Combined

With electrical feature

C181S141000, C181S148000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06991289

ABSTRACT:
A seatback audio system having one or more speakers mounted in a surface of a seatback or a headrest. The speakers may be separated by a sound barrier to reduce cross-talk between the speakers. The surface may have a concave area where the speakers and the sound barrier are mounted. Alternatively, the surface may have two concave areas, and one speaker may be mounted in each concave area. The system may include a manual or an automated positioning system for one or both of the speakers. The system may also include a soft-cell waveguide having a plurality of tubes to direct the sound from one or both of the speakers. The seatback may include a backrest and a removable headrest, each including an electrical connector, where the one or more speakers are mounted to the headrest and the electrical connectors form a circuit when the headrest is mounted to the backrest.

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