US 5,310,149 A · Depth adjustable bracket for wall mount speakers

Abstract

A bracket for the in-wall mounting of speakers having a bracket frame member configured to receive at least one speaker and also having a plurality of wing members attached to the bracket frame member. The wing members having a thin portion to facilitate attachment to a wall intermediate a wall frame and a wall covering such that bowling or bulging of the wall covering is mitigated and the need to notch or mortise the wall frame is eliminated. The wing members additionally comprise a thick portion which serves as a clamping member. The position of the wing members relative to the frame member is adjustable after the bracket has been installed into a wall without requiring removal of the bracket from the wall.

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Dependent claims

A bracket for the in-wall mounting of speakers, said bracket comprising:

(a) a bracket frame member configured to receive at least one speaker;
and
(b) a plurality of wing members attached to said bracket frame member;
and
(c) at least one position adjuster for adjusting the position of said wing members relative to said bracket frame member when said bracket is installed in a wall;
(d) wherein said position adjuster comprises:
i) first detents formed upon said bracket frame member, said detents including detent posts attached to said bracket frame member, said detent posts including an elongate member having a plurality of detents formed thereon to facilitate adjustable attachment of said wing members to said bracket frame member;
and
ii) complementary second detents formed upon said wing members for releasably attaching said wing members to said bracket frame member to provide a desired adjustment thereof.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Depth adjustable bracket for wall mount speakers

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Depth adjustable bracket for wall mount speakers

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Abstract

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