Surface mount assembly

A surface mount assembly for mounting a speaker in a surface opening of a mounting surface, the surface mount assembly comprising:

• a frame including a plurality of rearward-extending posts each including a locking member cam, the frame being configured to be inserted into the surface opening and being configured to be attached to the speaker;
• a plurality of locking mechanisms, each locking mechanism including:
• a locking member including:
• a base configured to retain the locking member in engagement with the one of the plurality of posts;
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• a locking arm extending laterally from the base;
• a locker configured to contact the locking member;
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• a biasing element retained by the one of the plurality of posts and configured to bias the locking member from an undeployed position to a deployed position;
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• a cam ring rotatably entrained with the frame, the cam ring including a radial surface and a locker cam thread on the radial surface, the locker cam thread being configured to engage the lockers when the cam ring is rotated from a first position to a second position such that the lockers urge the locking members from an undeployed orientation to a deployed orientation via the locking member cam thread,
• the biasing elements being configured to urge the locking members from an undeployed position to a deployed position when the locking members are urged from the undeployed orientation to the deployed orientation,
• the cam ring being further configured to engage the lockers via the locker cam thread when the locking members are in the deployed position and the cam ring is rotated from the second position to the first position such that the lockers retain the locking members in the deployed position so as to secure the surface mount assembly and hence the speaker in the surface opening.

A surface mount assembly for mounting a device in a surface opening of a mounting surface, the surface mount assembly comprising:

• a frame including:
• a central opening for exposing the device in the frame;
• a plurality of fastener mounting holes for attaching the device to the frame;
• a plurality of rearward-extending posts each including a locking member cam;
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• a plurality of locker supports near the rearward-extending posts,
• the frame being configured to be inserted into the surface opening;
• a flange configured to abut the mounting surface;
• a plurality of locking mechanisms, each locking mechanism including:
• a locker support near one of the plurality of posts;
• a locking member including:
• a base configured to retain the locking member in engagement with the one of the plurality of posts;
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• a locking arm extending laterally from the base, the locking arm including a plurality of locking teeth;
• a locker including a sloped surface configured to engage the locking member when the locking member is in an undeployed orientation and an undeployed position and a plurality of locking teeth configured to engage the locking teeth of the locking member when the locking member is in a deployed orientation and a deployed position;
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• a coil spring aligned with the post and configured to bias the locking member from an undeployed position to a deployed position;
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• a cam ring rotatably entrained with the frame, the cam ring including a plurality of locker cams configured to engage the lockers when the cam ring is rotated from a first position to a second position such that the lockers urge the locking members from the undeployed orientation to the deployed orientation via the locking member cams and the sloped surfaces of the lockers,
• the coil springs being configured to urge the locking members from the undeployed position to the deployed position when the locking members are urged from the undeployed orientation to the deployed orientation,
• the cam ring being further configured to engage the lockers via the locker cams when the locking members are in the deployed position and the cam ring is rotated from the second position to the first position such that the lockers retain the locking members in the deployed position so as to secure the surface mount assembly and hence the device in the surface opening.