Shelf with loudspeaker
AssigneeIKEA Supply AG
InventorsAndreas Fredriksson, Mikael Warnhammar, David Zeberg
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Abstract
A wall-mounted shelf attachable to a vertical surface (14), the wall-mounted shelf (1) including a shelf body (1′) including a flat top shelf surface (10a) and a loudspeaker (2) including at least one loudspeaker element (12) and being arranged below the top shelf surface (10a). The wall-mounted shelf (1) further includes a mounting assembly (3), wherein the mounting assembly (3) includes a bracket (3) attachable to the vertical surface (14) and having a connection (5) for connecting the bracket (3) to the shelf body (1′).
Claims21
A wall-mounted shelf attachable to a vertical surface, the wall-mounted shelf comprising:
- (a) a shelf body including
- a flat top shelf surface,
- a front surface extending at an angle from the flat top shelf surface and facing away from the vertical surface,
- a loudspeaker having at least one loudspeaker element and being arranged below the flat top shelf surface, the at least one loudspeaker element being arranged for facing away from the vertical surface whereby generated sound is directed out from the front surface,
- a back including two vertically elongated slits, and
- side surfaces;
- (b) a bracket having a back plate being attachable to the vertical surface, and two prongs arranged at opposite sides of the back plate for connecting the bracket to the shelf body, the two prongs extending perpendicularly from the back plate and respectively insertable into the two vertically elongated slits in a direction perpendicular to the back plate the two prongs each being formed as a flat sheet;
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- (c) a fastener adapted to pass through at least one of the shelf body side surfaces and engage with at least one of the prongs to connect together the bracket and the shelf body.
A wall-mounted shelf attachable to a vertical surface, the wall-mounted shelf comprising:
- a shelf body including:
- a flat top shelf surface, and
- a loudspeaker having at least one loudspeaker element;
- a bracket being attachable to the vertical surface, and having a prong for connecting the bracket to the shelf body, the bracket having a hook being attachable to a rail mounted to the vertical surface;
- wherein a back of the shelf body includes a vertically elongated slit for receiving the prong, the prong extending from the bracket and insertable into the vertically elongated slit;
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- wherein the prong is formed as a flat sheet;
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- a fastener adapted to pass through a side surface of the shelf body and engage with the prong to connect together the bracket and the shelf body.
A wall-mounted shelf attachable to a vertical surface, the wall-mounted shelf comprising:
- (a) a shelf body including
- a flat top shelf surface,
- a front surface extending at an angle from the flat top shelf surface and facing away from the vertical surface,
- a loudspeaker having at least one loudspeaker element and being arranged below the flat top shelf surface, the at least one loudspeaker element being arranged for facing away from the vertical surface whereby generated sound is directed out from the front surface, and
- a back including a vertically elongated slit;
- (b) a bracket having a back plate being attachable to the vertical surface, and having a prong for connecting the bracket to the shelf body, the prong extending perpendicularly from the back plate and insertable into the vertically elongated slit in a direction perpendicular to the back plate, the prong being formed as a flat sheet;
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- a fastener adapted to pass through a side surface of the shelf body and engage with the prong to connect together the bracket and the self body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.