Appeal No. 96-2346
Application 08/162,364
Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner's
final rejection of claims 22 through 39, which comprise all
the claims remaining in the application.
Representative claim 22 is reproduced below:
22. A speaker system having increased sound quality
which comprises:
a first and second speaker, said speakers each having a
front and a back;
a duct having a first elongated portion, a second
elongated portion and a third elongated portion, said first
portion having an axial extremity in fluid communication with
said back of said first speaker, said second portion having an
axial extremity in fluid communication with said back of said
second speaker; and said third portion being disposed
intermediate said first and second portion;
said third portion includes an elongated first spur and a
bass port is located at one end thereof, said spur being
intermediate said first and second portions;
each of said speakers having the front thereof in contact
with air outside of said duct and the back thereof in contact
with air inside said duct.
The following reference is relied on by the examiner:
Hudson, III (Hudson) 4,756,382 July 12,
1988
Claims 22 and 28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b)as being anticipated by Hudson. The rejection of other
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