CPC H04R 1/342 (2013.01) [H04M 1/035 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A sound enhancing apparatus for a smartphone, comprising:
a housing having an attachment surface;
said attachment surface configured for an engagement to a smartphone rear surface or to a portion of a phone case covering said rear surface;
a deflector in a sliding engagement with said housing, said deflector movable in said sliding engagement between a stowed position and a deployed position;
said deflector having a first surface facing toward said rear surface of said smartphone;
said deflector in said deployed position having a projecting portion thereof, said projecting portion extending between said bottom edge of said smartphone to a distal edge of said deflector;
a reflective curved area positioned on said first surface of said deflector; and
said deflector in said deployed position positioning said reflective curved area to reflect sound waves contacting said reflective curved area toward a microphone of said smartphone.
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