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US 8,526,662 B2Granted
Articulating speaker assembly providing for pivotal adjustment of connected first and second members
OwnerDennis A. Tracyinventor
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Abstract
An articulating speaker assembly includes a first member including a first driver and a second member including second driver. The first member and the second member are pivotally connected for selectively changing the profile of the speaker assembly. A central housing member is pivotally connected to each of the first member and the second member, wherein the central housing member supports a third driver.
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An articulating speaker assembly for integration within a passenger compartment, comprising:
- a first member including a first speaker driver for generating sound, the first member includes a first enclosure defining a cavity shaped and dimensioned for receiving the first speaker driver secured within the first enclosure, and a second member including a second speaker driver for generating sound, the second member includes a second enclosure defining a cavity shaped and dimensioned for receiving the second speaker driver secured within the second enclosure, the first member and the second member pivotally connected for selectively changing a profile of the articulating speaker assembly;
- a central housing member pivotally connected to each of the first member and the second member, wherein the central housing member supports a third speaker driver for generating sound;
- the first member includes a first connection arm extending from the first enclosure, the first connection arm being pivotally coupled to the central housing member in a manner allowing for selective tightening of the central housing relative to the first connection arm so as to create resistance to the movement of the first member relative to the central housing member, and the second member includes a second connection arm extending from the second enclosure, the second connection arm being pivotally coupled to the central housing member in a manner allowing for selective tightening of the central housing relative to the second connection so as to create resistance to the movement of the second member relative to the central housing member;
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- wherein the central housing member is provided with a first arcuate slot through which the first connection arm passes, the first arcuate slot limiting pivotal movement of the first member relative to the central housing member, and the central housing member is provided with a second arcuate slot through which the second connection arm passes, the second arcuate slot limiting pivotal movement of the second member relative to the central housing member.
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An articulating speaker assembly for integration within a passenger compartment, comprising:
- a first midrange member including a first midrange driver, the first midrange member includes a first enclosure defining a cavity shaped and dimensioned for receiving the first midrange driver secured within the first enclosure;
- a central housing member pivotally connected to the first midrange member, the central housing member supporting a speaker driver;
- the first midrange member includes a first connection arm extending from the first enclosure, the first connection arm being pivotally coupled to the central housing member in a manner allowing for selective tightening of the central housing relative to the first connection arm so as to create resistance to the movement of the first midrange member relative to the central housing member;
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- wherein the central housing member is provided with a first arcuate slot through which the first connection arm passes, the first arcuate slot limiting pivotal movement of the first midrange member relative to the central housing member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.