US3256953A

US3256953A - Musical flower pot

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Publication number: US3256953A
Application number: US432665A
Authority: US
Inventors: John J Rimi
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1965-02-15
Filing date: 1965-02-15
Publication date: 1966-06-21
Anticipated expiration: 1983-06-21

Description

June 2l, 1966 J. J. RlMl MUSICAL FLOWER POT Filed Feb. l5. 1965 IN VENTOR,

United States Patent Oce 3,256,953 Patented June 21, 1966 3,256,953 MUSICAL FLOWER POT John J. Rimi, Brooklyn, N.Y. (90--17 133rd Ave., Ozone Park 17, N.Y.) Filed Feb. 15, 1965, Ser. No. 432,665 2 Claims. (Cl. 181-31) My invention is directed toward flower pots containing loudspeakers whereby sounds and music can be emitted therefrom.

Accordingly, it is an object of my invention to provide a new and improved type enclosure in the form of a flower pot containing a loudspeaker.

Another object of my invention is to provide a new and improved flower pot speaker enclosure of the character indicated wherein the flowers are artificial.l

'Still another object of my invention is to provide a new and improved ower pot speaker enclosure of the character indicated which can be manufactured easily and inexpensively.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of my invention will now be explained with reference |both to this specification and to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIGUR'E l is a front view of my invention.

FIGURE 2 is a view taken along 2-2 in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a front view thereof, partially in cross section.

FIGURE 4 is a cross section through 44 of FIG- URE 3.

FIGURE 5 is a cross section through 5 5 of FIG- URE 4.

yReferring now to FIGURES 1-5, there is shown a hollow container in the form of a truncated quasi-cone closed at both ends by plaster. The surface of the quasicone in cross section defines a regular polygon, for example the sixteen sided polygon of sides t12 (as shown in FIG- URES -1 and 2).

A vertical post or board 14 has a bottom end resting in a rectangular slot -16 in the bottom of container 10.

The other end of post 14 extends through a rectangular opening in the top of the container. Slot -16 and opening 20 are vertically aligned.

The container is hollow and contains a loudspeaker 22 having a cone 22a and magnet and vertically mounted on a frame 22b by being secured by nuts and bolts 24 to post 14. A coaxial cable Z6 (for supplying electric signals to the loudspeaker) extends from the loudspeaker through hole in the back of the container to a jack 32 on the outside of the container and adapted to be connected to a radio, amplifier or the like. The top end of the container is decorated by simulated soil 34 and artificial flowers 36. An opening 38 of various designs is provided in the surface of the container in front of the cone of the loudspeaker and is covered with speaker cloth 40.

The loud speaker 22 includes the conventional frustoconical shaped diaphragm 22a and the usual housing for the armature and coil.

Accordingly, when the diaphragm vibrates, the vibrations are transferred to the post 11-4 which acts as a resonating element extending exteriorly of the container 10. The conical diaphragm 22a is secured rigidly to the resonating post 14 by the hexagonal frame 22b, and therefore, when the said diaphragm vibrates, sympathetic vibrations are set up in the resonating post 14. The dimensions of resonating post 14 can be varied in proportion to the particular size power speaker that is employed in order to get the most desirable results. Thus, the pro- CII portions as appear in the drawings are not to be regarded as fixed proportions, but merely represent schematically the type of element that is used as a resonating function that is used exteriorally of t-he container. It is to be noted, as seen in FIGURE 2, the resonating post 14 is tapered to a thin edge at its rear side, and therefore will facilitate the transfer of vibrations from the diaphragm to the resonating post 14. The vibrations that are set up in the resonating post 1-4 produce the greatest possible emission exteriorly of the container, because as seen clearly in 'FIGURE 4, the said post 14 is mounted in cantilever fashion at its bottom end, in the slot 16, and is free to vibrate at its outer or upper end due to the clearance provided in the slot 2). Thus the maximum amplitude of vibration will be at the outermost portion which is at the exterior of the container 10, and will cause significant sound waves thereat, which will combine with the sound waves being emitted through the speaker cloth 4i) due to the direct effect of the frusto-conical speaker. Thus, it is now apparent that the resonating post 14 acts as an auxiliary speaker emitting sound compatible with the sound emitted by the speaker itself, and will combine exteriorly to provide a resulting sound effect of greater magnitude and unique different quality. Thus, the post 14 will have the dual function of providing a background and mounting post for the flowers 36, and a sonic function because of the sound Waves emitted by its resonant vibrations.

IWhile I have described my invention with particular reference to the drawings, my protection is to be limited only by the terms of the claims which follow.

Having th-us described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A m-usical ower pot container and speaker shaped to simulate a flower pot, having upper and bottom ends inclosing a speaker chamber within the said container, including a speaker mounted on a resonating post, and a speaker opening in the, container in alignment with the said speaker, said post being secured at the bottom end of the container and projecting through the upper end exteriorly of the container through a slot in the upper end permitting free vibration of the upper end of the resonating post with respect to the container, said speaker being securely mounted on the resonating post between the uplper and bottom ends of the container and generating sound waves at right angles to the post whereby vibrations from the speaker will be transmitted directly to the resonating post, which in turn will vibrate in cantilever fashion about the bottom end of the container -to emit sound waves exteriorly of the container which will thereafter combine with the primary sound waves emit-ted by the speaker through the speaker opening in the container, and whereby the vibrations of the resonating post will `furthermore affect the sound waves produced by the speaker because the said speaker is mounted on the vibrating resonating post.

2. A speaker and container as in claim 1, whereby the resonating post is rectangular in longitudinal cross-section and trapezoidal in transverse cross-section.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,923,870 8/1933 Kressman 181--31 2,839,150 `6/1958 IPerlman 181-31 3,082,839 3/ 1963 Whtcas 181-431 3,143,182 8/1964 Sears et al 181--31 LOUIS J. CAPOZI, Primary Examiner.

STEPHEN I. TOMSKY, LEO SMILOW, Examiners.

Claims

1. A MUSICAL FLOWER POT CONTAINER AND SPREADER SHAPED TO SIMULATE A FLOWER POT, HAVING UPPER AND BOTTOM ENDS INCLOSING A SPEAKER CHAMBER WITHIN THE SAID CONTAINER, INCLUDING A SPEAKER MOUNTED ON A RESONATING POST, AND A SPEAKER OPENING IN THE CONTAINER IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SAID SPEAKER, SAID POST BEING SECURED AT THE BOTTOM END OF THE CONTAINER AND PROJECTING THROUGH THE UPPER END EXTERIORLY OF THE CONTAINER THROUGH A SLOT IN THE UPPER END PERMITTING FREE VIBRATION OF THE UPPER END OF THE RESONATING POST WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTAINER, SAID SPEAKER BEING SECURELY MOUNTED ON THE RESONATING POST BETWEEN THE UPPER AND BOTTOM ENDS OF THE CONTAINER AND GENERATING SOUND WAVES AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE POST WHEREBY VIBRATIONS FROM THE SPEAKER WILL BE TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE RESONATING POST, WHICH IN TURN WILL VIBRATE IN CANTILEVER FASHION ABOUT THE BOTTOM END OF THE CONTAINER TO EMIT SOUND WAVES EXTERIORLY OF THE CONTAINER WHICH WILL THEREAFTER COMBINE WITH THE PRIMARY SOUND WAVES EMITTED BY THE SPEAKER THROUGH THE SPEAKER OPENING IN THE CONTAINER, AND WHEREBY THE VIBRATIONS OF THE RESONATING POST WILL FURTHERMORE EFFECT THE SOUND WAVES PRODUCED BY THE SPEAKER BECAUSE THE SAID SPEAKER IS MOUNTED ON THE VIBRATING RESONATING POST.