Ceiling loudspeaker support system
AssigneeRGB Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Stewart, Jr., Michael Hudson, Larry Frerichs, Clinton Strong, Weldon Gammon
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for installing a tile-mounted ceiling speaker that combines the ease of installation of a lay-in speaker system with the visual appearance of a tile-mounted speaker system. In one or more embodiments, the apparatus of the present invention includes a support frame, back box assembly configured for installation on top of a ceiling tile, a ceiling ring configured to be mounted in an opening in a ceiling tile, and a loudspeaker cartridge configured to be mounted to the support frame through the ceiling tile opening.
Claims10
A ceiling speaker support system comprising:
- a support frame configured to rest upon a ceiling tile of a suspended ceiling, said support frame comprising a first opening configured to removably receive a cartridge comprising a loudspeaker inserted from below said ceiling tile through a second opening in said ceiling tile;
- a back box configured to mount to said support frame above said support frame, said back box comprising a first interior volume;
- a sealing insert configured to be disposed within said second opening adjacent to said first opening of said support frame so as to form a passage through said second opening, said passage comprising a second volume, said first and second volumes comprising a tuned acoustic back volume for said loudspeaker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.