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madmax
12-20-2005, 02:07 PM
Does anyone know if the midbass drivers and tweeters in the surround bar are user replaceable? Also, is there any protection such as a polyfuse or anything?
Thanks!
madmax
BlueMDPicker
12-20-2005, 02:39 PM
It appears the driver/tweeters are mounted in the baffle with bolts, with intermediate bolts holding the baffle to the case. I went to the patent application for the second part of the question, but found nothing. However, it's an interesting read (couldn't get the drawings to load, however):

What appears to be the SurroundBar patent app (http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=Polk.IN.&OS=IN/Polk&RS=IN/Polk)
HBombToo
12-20-2005, 04:20 PM
Thanks for the link MD and now I'm popping the Advil bottle.... anyone have a pair of needle nose plyers? I think I'll start ripping my toe nails off.

HBomb
cfrizz
12-20-2005, 04:31 PM
WAAAAAAAAAAA!!! :D You're an engineer Henry, this should be a piece of cake for you!!!! :D


Thanks for the link MD and now I'm popping the Advil bottle.... anyone have a pair of needle nose plyers? I think I'll start ripping my toe nails off.

HBomb
bobman1235
12-20-2005, 04:37 PM
As an engineer, I'd liek to point that we are responsible for about FIVE percent of patent applications like this... the other 95% is management and lawyers :)
HBombToo
12-20-2005, 04:52 PM
I have 2 patents on file and when the lawyers filed them I had NO IDEA what they were about :confused:

HBomb
schwarcw
12-20-2005, 10:29 PM
I'm an engineer on our company's Patent Committee. My first reaction was the claims as written were too narrow. It should have been written in broader terms to prevent competitors from designing around it.
madmax
12-22-2005, 05:37 PM
Thanks for the info! I'm trying to sell a few of these for polk but people want to know this stuff.
madmax
BlueMDPicker
12-22-2005, 05:50 PM
Thanks for the info! I'm trying to sell a few of these for polk but people want to know this stuff.
madmax
I've also heard that when Michael Jackson does the "Moon Walk" on music videos through the Surroundbar, you feel like you're right on the moon.

Hmmm, or was that "wish you were on the moon instead"?