# US 4,396,807 A · Microphone mounting device

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- Number: US 4,396,807 A
- Document ID: US4396807A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/183,897
- Filed: 1980-09-04
- Granted: 1983-08-02
- Earliest claimed: 1980-09-04
- Inventors: George W. Brewer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4396807A

## CPC

- H04R 1/08: Mouthpieces; {Microphones;} Attachments therefor
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## Abstract

A microphone mounting device has a shaft emulative of a microphone handle and a structure, for holding the microphone, attached to the shaft. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the structure includes a ring having a central axis that is attached to the shaft in such a way that the central axis is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. In this embodiment there are disposed around the ring a plurality of elastic loops that releasably hold the microphone in place.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device for mounting a microphone having a longitudinal axis, such device comprising:
a shaft, emulative of a microphone handle and having a longitudinal axis; and
first means affixed to the shaft and distinct therefrom, for releasably holding the microphone so that its longitudinal axis is approximately parallel to and distinct from the longitudinal axis of the shaft;
first and second rings, each having a central axis, and each affixed to the shaft in such a way that the central axes thereof are approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and
first and second sets of a plurality of elastic loops, each set of such loops being disposed in relation to one of the first and second rings in such a manner that a segment of each loop is in approximate coincidence with a chord of a cross section of such ring, such cross section being in a plane perpendicular to the central axis of such ring, each loop being disposed around one of the two rings so as to provide two segments, each segment being as aforesaid.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A device according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of each ring includes a series of channels in which segments of the elastic loops associated therewith are situated and by means of which such elastic loops are releasably retained in position on such ring.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A device according to claim 2, wherein each ring has a circular cross section and the chord of each ring is a diameter of such cross section.