Steven W Calvert

US Patent:

59427345, Aug 24, 1999

Filed:

Aug 6, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/129929

Inventors:

Steven Wade Calvert - Pflugerville TX
Reynold Li Liao - Austin TX

Assignee:

Dresser Industries, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H05K 500

US Classification:

181151

Abstract:

A noise-attenuating shielding unit and method for a speaker according to which a shield is formed by a housing of a noise-attenuating material having a metal plate attached thereto. The housing is located over at least a portion of the speaker and relative to the speaker so that the plate is magnetically attracted to the magnet of the speaker to secure the shielding unit to the speaker.