Panel mount speaker support system
AssigneeSpeakercraft, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey W. King, Sr., Jeremy P. Burkhardt, Edward H. Haase
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Abstract
A wall panel mounting speaker unit and bracket therefor, the bracket including a pair of beams for bridging a blind opening of the panel, the beams being connected by screws to a housing of the speaker unit for clamping the panel against a bezel flange of the speaker unit. A pair of foot members are tiltably attached to each beam, the foot members making level contact with the panel regardless of bending deflections of the beams due to clamping forces produced by the screws.
Claims17
A speaker support bracket for mounting a speaker unit to a panel member, the panel member having a panel opening therein, the panel opening being spaced within a footprint region of the panel, the footprint region corresponding to a bezel contact outline of the speaker unit, the bracket comprising:
- (a) a beam member for bridging the panel opening opposite the footprint region;
- (b) a pair of foot members movably connected to the beam member at spaced apart locations thereon and having respective panel contact surfaces for contacting a rear surface of the panel member on opposite sides of the panel opening, the foot members being tiltable relative to the beam member wherein each of the foot members has an arcuate beam contacting surface formed thereon, the beam member having corresponding arcuate bearing surfaces formed thereon for slidably contacting the respective beam contacting surfaces;
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- (c) at least one clamp engaging surface formed on the beam member and spaced between the foot members for clamping the panel member between the foot members and the speaker unit, the foot members being tiltable relative to the beam member in response to bending flexure of the beam member when clamping force is applied between the clamp engaging surface and the panel member.
A speaker unit for mounting to a panel member having a panel opening therein, comprising:
- (a) a housing having a body portion and a flange portion extending from the body portion for placement against the panel member, the flange portion enclosing the panel opening;
- (b) a transducer on the body portion for producing sound in response to an external signal;
- (c) at least one clamp member;
- (d) a support bracket comprising:
- (i) a beam member for bridging the panel opening opposite the flange portion;
- (ii) a pair of foot members movably connected to the beam member at spaced apart locations thereon and having respective contact surfaces for contacting the panel member on opposite sides of the panel opening, the foot members being tiltable relative to the beam member wherein each of the foot members has an arcuate beam contacting surface formed thereon, the beam member having corresponding arcuate bearing surfaces formed thereon for slidably contacting the respective beam contacting surfaces;
- (iii) at least one clamp member engaging surface formed on the beam member and spaced between the foot members for engagement by the clamp member, the clamp member clamping the panel member between the foot members and the flange portion, the foot members being tiltable relative to the beam member in response to bending flexure of the beam member when clamping force is applied between the clamp engaging surface and the panel member.
A speaker support bracket for mounting a speaker unit to a panel member, the panel member having a panel opening therein, the panel opening being spaced within a footprint region of the panel, the footprint region corresponding to a bezel contact outline of the speaker unit, the bracket comprising:
- (a) a beam member for bridging the panel opening opposite the footprint region and having spaced apart concave arcuately cylindrical bearing surfaces formed thereon, the beam member also having a slot formed therethrough from each of the bearing surfaces;
- (b) a pair of foot members movably connected to the beam member and having respective contact surfaces for contacting a rear surface of the panel member on opposite sides of the panel opening, each foot member having a convex arcuately cylindrical beam contacting surface formed thereon for slidably engaging a respective bearing surface of the beam member;
- (c) a headed peg member rigidly projecting from each beam contacting surface and through a corresponding one of the slots for retaining the foot members on the beam member;
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- (d) at least one clamp engaging surface formed on the beam member and spaced between the foot members for clamping the panel member between the foot members and the speaker unit, the foot members being inwardly tiltable at least 5.degree. relative to the beam member in response to bending flexure of the beam member when clamping force is applied between the clamp engaging surface and the panel member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.