Prefabricated Speaker Enclosure Assembly

Abstract

A method of assembling a prefabricated speaker enclosure and an assembly including left and right side panels, top, front, bottom, and rear panels each having an inner surface with a left channel configured to receive the left side panel and a right channel configured to receive the right, side panel, and a continuous material extending along an outer surface of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels to form a living hinge at each point where two of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels meet.

1 . A speaker enclosure assembly, comprising:
 first and second side panels;   top, front, bottom, and rear panels, each having an inner surface with a first channel configured to receive the first side panel and a second channel configured to receive the second side panel; and   a continuous material extending along an outer surface of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels to form a living hinge.   
   
   
       2 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first and second side panels each comprises a tapered edge. 
   
   
       3 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 2  wherein the first channel in the rear panel is configured to receive the tapered edge of the first side panel, and the second channel in the rear panel is configured to receive the tapered edge of the second side panel. 
   
   
       4 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the top; front, bottom, and rear panels has its first channel extending along an edge and its second channel extending along an opposite edge. 
   
   
       5 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels comprises a first adhesive tape strip disposed in its respective first channel and a second adhesive tape strip disposed in its respective second channel. 
   
   
       6 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels comprises opposite edges substantially perpendicular to the its respective first and second channels, each of the edges having an outward taper extending from its respective inner surface to its respective outer surface. 
   
   
       7 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 1  wherein the continuous material comprises carpet. 
   
   
       8 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 1  wherein a first one of the living hinges is formed between the front and bottom panel, a second one of the living hinges is formed between the bottom and the rear panel, and a third one of the living hinges is formed between the rear and top panel. 
   
   
       9 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a speaker and grill, the front panel having a hole to accommodate the speaker and the grill. 
   
   
       10 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first and second side panels are configured to not be removable from the channels unless at least one of the top, front, bottom and rear panels is repositioned. 
   
   
       11 . A speaker enclosure assembly, comprising:
 first and second side panels; and   a panel strip having top, front, bottom, and rear panels attached by a continuous material that forms a living hinge, each of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels having an inner surface with a first channel configured to receive the first side panel and a second channel configured to receive the second side panel.   
   
   
       12 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 11  wherein the first and second side panels each comprises a tapered edge. 
   
   
       13 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 12  wherein the first channel in the rear panel is configured to receive the tapered edge of the first side panel, and the second channel in the rear panel is configured to receive the tapered edge of the second side panel. 
   
   
       14 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 11  wherein each of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels has its first channel extending along an edge and its second channel extending along an opposite edge. 
   
   
       15 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 11  wherein each of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels comprises a first adhesive tape strip disposed in its respective first channel and a second adhesive tape strip disposed in its respective second channel. 
   
   
       16 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 11  wherein each of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels comprises opposite edges substantially perpendicular to the its respective first and second channels, each of the edges having an outward taper extending from its respective inner surface to its respective outer surface. 
   
   
       17 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 11  wherein the continuous material comprises carpet. 
   
   
       18 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 11  further comprising a speaker and grill, the front panel having a hole to accommodate the speaker and the grill. 
   
   
       19 . The speaker enclosure assembly of  claim 11  wherein the first and second side panels are configured to not be removable from the channels unless at least one of the top, front, bottom and rear panels is repositioned