Audio device housing
AssigneeShure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Neal Huyck, Gregory William Lantz
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Abstract
An audio device includes a circular cover comprising a top and a bottom, a circular screen rotationally engaged with the bottom of the cover, and a circular shroud removably engaged with top of the cover. The top of the cover includes a plurality of mounting holes. The mounting holes may include a plurality of holes in a VESA pole mounting pattern. The mounting holes may also include a plurality of cable mounting holes configured in a square pattern having greater spacing than the VESA mounting pattern. The audio device may include a plurality of microphones and/or one or more loudspeakers.
Claims16
An audio device comprising:
- a circular cover comprising a top and a bottom, wherein the top comprises a plurality of mounting holes;
- a plurality of brackets fixed to the bottom of the cover, each comprising:
- one of a plurality of rotational slots;
- and
- a feature configured to support a mounting plate,
- a circular screen rotationally engaged with the bottom of the cover, the screen comprising a plurality of tabs configured to rotationally engage with the plurality of rotational slots;
- and
- a circular shroud removably engaged with the top of the cover;
- wherein one bracket of the plurality of brackets is an orientation bracket, wherein the orientation bracket is different than the remaining brackets of the plurality of brackets, and wherein one of the plurality of tabs of the screen is configured to engage only with the rotational slot of the orientation bracket.
An audio device kit comprising:
- a circular cover comprising a top and a bottom, wherein the top comprises a plurality of mounting holes;
- a plurality of brackets fixed to the bottom of the cover, each comprising:
- one of a plurality of rotational slots;
- and
- a feature configured to support a mounting plate;
- a circular screen rotationally engaged with the bottom of the cover, the screen comprising a plurality of tabs configured to rotationally engage with the plurality of rotational slots;
- a first circular shroud configured to removably engage with the top of the cover and comprising a hole configured to admit a VESA pole;
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- a second circular shroud configured to removably engage with the top of the cover in place of the first circular shroud and comprising a plurality of openings configured for a plurality of mounting cables to engage with the top of the cover;
- wherein one bracket of the plurality of brackets is an orientation bracket, wherein the orientation bracket is different than the remaining brackets of the plurality of brackets, and wherein one of the plurality of tabs of the screen is configured to engage only with the rotational slot of the orientation bracket.
An audio device comprising:
- a circular cover comprising a top and a bottom;
- a plurality of brackets fixed to the bottom of the cover, each comprising:
- one of a plurality of rotational slots, and
- a feature configured to support a mounting plate;
- a circular screen engaged with the bottom of the cover, the screen comprising a plurality of tabs configured to rotationally engage with the plurality of rotational slots;
- a beamforming microphone array disposed between the cover and the screen;
- and
- a digital signal processor disposed between the cover and the screen;
- wherein one bracket of the plurality of brackets is an orientation bracket, wherein the orientation bracket is different than the remaining brackets of the plurality of brackets, and wherein one of the plurality of tabs of the screen is configured to engage only with the rotational slot of the orientation bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.