In-wall loudspeaker mounting method and apparatus
AssigneeJL Audio, Inc.
InventorLucio Proni
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for mounting a loudspeaker within a cavity in the wall of a room to lessen the transmission of vibration to the wall comprises a weight support member coupled to the speaker cabinet and at least one flexible member extending from the speaker cabinet into engagement with wallboard or other wall sections forming opposite sides of the wall.
Claims20
Apparatus for mounting a loudspeaker system having a speaker cabinet within a cavity in the wall of a room defined by spaced first and second studs each extending between a top plate and a bottom plate, said cavity being enclosed by a first wall section located on one side of the first and second studs and a second wall section located on the opposite side of the first and second studs, said apparatus comprising:
- a weight support member coupled to the speaker cabinet;
- at least one flexible member extending from the speaker cabinet into engagement with the first wall section and into engagement with the second wall section.
The method of reducing the transmission of vibration from a loudspeaker system to the wall of a room, comprising:
- (a) connecting a weight support member within a cavity formed in the wall which is defined by spaced first and second studs each extending between a top plate and a bottom plate, the cavity being enclosed by a first wall section located on one side of the first and second studs and a second wall section located on the opposite side of the first and second studs;
- (b) coupling the weight support member to the loudspeaker system so that a speaker cabinet of the loudspeaker does not contact the first stud, the second stud, the top plate or the bottom plate;
- (c) affixing at least one flexible member to the speaker cabinet in position to engage the first wall section and in a position to engage the second wall section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.