Scott A Small

US Patent:

6798888, Sep 28, 2004

Filed:

Nov 5, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/289899

Inventors:

Thomas R. Howarth - Washington DC
Walter L. Carney - Bloomfield IN
James L. Merryfield - Bedford IN
Patrick L. Arvin - Loogootee IN
Phillip W. Meadows - Mitchell IN
Scott L. Small - Newberry IN
James F. Tressler - Alexandria VA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

H04R 2500

US Classification:

381162, 381190, 381163, 381339, 181149

Abstract:

A mount for acoustic transducers has a resilient sheet with a plurality of mounting apertures therein. Each mounting aperture has an annular groove formed about the inside surface of the sheet to accommodate one of the acoustic transducers. A pair of rigid, acoustically transparent plates are mounted on each side of the resilient sheet. Each plate has a plurality of communication apertures in it which correspond to the mounting apertures of the resilient sheet. The acoustic transducers are inserted into the mounting aperture of the resilient sheet. The acoustically transparent plates provide structural support for the mount.