Tweeter flush, surface, and starfish mount installation
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorsJeffrey Fay, Michael Meng, Christina Wu
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Abstract
A vehicle speaker mount for a speaker includes a central bracket and a plurality of elongated portions extending radially outward from the central bracket. each of the elongated portions includes a respective engagement tab at a distal end of the elongated portion with each engagement tab is configured to be releasably connectable with a base of the speaker. Furthermore, the central bracket defines at least one aperture for receiving hardware to connect the mount to a vehicle surface. The vehicle speaker mount may include a threaded ring member and a base ring for securing the vehicle surface therebetween, or a plurality of flanges extending from a base ring for providing additional mounting surfaces.
Claims20
A vehicle speaker mount for a speaker, comprising:
- a central bracket;
- and
- a plurality of elongated portions extending radially outward from the central bracket, each of the elongated portions having a respective engagement tab at a distal end of the elongated portion,
- wherein the central bracket defines at least one aperture for receiving hardware to connect the mount to a vehicle surface, and each engagement tab is configured to be releasably connectable with a base of the speaker.
A vehicle speaker mount for a speaker, comprising:
- a threaded ring member having a bottom end and a top end, opposite the bottom end, the ring member having a flange edge defined at the top end and extending radially outward from the ring member, and a central bracket at the bottom end and arranged radially inward of the ring member, the central bracket including a center portion and at least one pair of elongated portions extending radially outwardly and oppositely from the center portion, each elongated portion having a distal end connected to a base of the threaded ring member and including a respective engagement tab for engaging a respective recess in a base of the speaker;
- and
- an attachment ring having a thread configured to be cooperable with the threaded ring member such that the attachment ring can be secured around the threaded ring member from the bottom end to secure the mount to a surface positioned between the attachment ring and the flange edge,
- wherein and the threaded ring member and central bracket cooperate to define a cavity for receiving the speaker therein.
A vehicle speaker mount for a speaker, comprising:
- a central bracket having a center portion and at least one pair of elongated portions extending radially outwardly and oppositely from the center portion, each elongated portion having a distal end including a respective engagement tab for engaging a respective recess in the speaker, and the center portion and the elongated portions defining a base plane;
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- a starfish bracket having a base ring connected to the central bracket at the elongated portions, the base ring having a bottom end positioned along the base plane, and a top end opposite the bottom end at a predefined height above the base plane, the starfish bracket including a first plurality of flanges extending radially outward from the bottom end and a second plurality of flanges extending radially outward from the top end, each of the first plurality being offset from the second plurality of flanges around a circumference of the base ring,
- wherein the starfish bracket and the central bracket are configured to cooperate to define a cavity for receiving the speaker therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.