Appeal No. 1998-0412
Application No. 08/320,935
1. An electric-acoustic apparatus, comprising:
an electro-acoustic transducer accommodated in a cabinet;
and
a sound guide tube for conducting the sound from the
electro-acoustic transducer unit out of said cabinet;
said sound guide tube having a smaller diameter than an
external acoustic meatus to allow at least a sound radiating
end of the sound guide tube to be inserted into the external
acoustic meatus;
said electro-acoustic apparatus further comprising
supporting means for supporting one of said transducer or said
sound guide tube so that the sound radiating end of said sound
guide tube is at a predetermined position within the external
acoustic meatus;
wherein said cabinet is formed for enclosing the rear
side of said electro-acoustic transducer unit and not a sound
radiating side of said electro-acoustic transducer, said sound
guide tube being L-shaped and having an end opposite to said
sound radiating end connected to a sound conducting opening
provided on a lateral side of said cabinet.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Gefvert et al. (Gefvert) 3,816,672 June
11, 1974
Bellafiore 4,291,203 Sept. 22,
1981
Miura et al. (Miura) 5,022,486 June 11,
1991
(filed Sept. 20,
1989)
Ward et al. (Ward) 5,031,219 July 9,
1991
(filed Sept. 15,
1988)
Claims 1, 5, 6, 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Miura.
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