Articulated speaker rigging system and method

Abstract

The invention involves a system and method for securing one or more loudspeakers to an overhead structure. The system includes up to six axes about which the speaker(s) can be rotated and/or traversed to provide the desired pan, tilt and rotational splay angle to the speaker. The system preferably includes a first gimbal that is securable to the structure, preferably overhead, and includes two axes of movement. A vertical member extends downwardly from the first gimbal to a swivel which provides rotation about a third axis. The swivel attaches to a tilt traveler assembly which provides two axes of rotation. The tilt traveler assembly is slidably mounted along a contoured axial track member that extends around the top and back of the speaker box to provide an axis along which the speaker can be traversed. The front portion of the axial track member includes a rotation assembly and screw link, slidably secured along a transverse track member, which provides an additional axis along which the speaker can be traversed for rotational splay adjustment of the speaker.

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