US 2018/0007456 A1 · SUSPENSION SYSTEM MECHANISM

Abstract

A suspension system is provided with a frame to mount to a side surface of a speaker cabinet with a plurality of apertures formed therethrough. The suspension system is also provided with a lever arm with a proximal end and a distal end that are both adapted to connect to an upper support. The lever arm also has an intermediate portion that is pivotally connected to the frame about a pivot axis with a plurality of arcuate slots formed through. Each arcuate slot is formed with an end stop that corresponds to a splay angle of the speaker cabinet relative to the upper support, and each slot aligns with one of the apertures to receive a pin. Whereby suspending the speaker cabinet from the upper support pivots the lever arm in a first direction until the pin engages the end stop.

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Dependent claims

A speaker assembly comprising:

a cabinet with laterally spaced apart side surfaces;
a frame mounted to one of the side surfaces with a plurality of apertures formed through the frame;
a lever arm with a proximal end to connect to an upper support, a distal end to connect to the upper support, and an intermediate portion pivotally connected to the frame with a plurality of arcuate slots formed through that each align with at least one of the plurality of apertures, each arcuate slot formed with an end stop that corresponds to a splay angle of the cabinet relative to the upper support;
and
a removeable pin attached to the frame and sized to extend through one of the plurality of apertures and the corresponding arcuate slot for a selected splay angle, whereby suspending the speaker assembly from the upper support pivots the lever arm in a first direction until the removable pin engages the end stop to adjust the splay angle to the selected splay angle.

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A method for installation of a line array of speaker assemblies comprising:

providing at least two stacked speaker assemblies with suspension systems;
inserting a pin through the suspension system of one of the at least two stacked speaker assemblies, thereby selecting an installation splay angle between the at least two stacked speaker assemblies without additional manual adjustment of the suspension systems, while the two stacked speaker assemblies are oriented at an initial splay angle;
connecting the suspension system of an uppermost speaker assembly of the at least two stacked speaker assemblies to a support;
and
raising the support to lift the at least two stacked speaker assemblies, whereby the at least two stacked speaker assemblies pivot from the initial splay angle to the installation splay angle and form a line array.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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