Speaker assembly for a structural pole and a method for mounting same

• US 20070045040A1
• Filed: 08/23/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ronald Harwood
• Original Assignee: Ronald Harwood
• Inventors: Harwood, Ronald
• Granted Patent: US 7,607,512 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 181/199
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers

Abstract

A speaker assembly for a structural pole is provided, as well as a method for attaching a speaker assembly to a structural pole. The speaker assembly is provided with an elongate housing mounted to banner brackets that are affixed to the structural pole. The housing is sized to provide an aesthetic appearance that corresponds to a banner attached to the banner brackets. A speaker, or a plurality of speakers are provided within the housing for transmitting acoustic vibrations to a corresponding environment.

Claims

1. A speaker assembly for attachment to a structural pole, the speaker assembly comprising:

an elongate housing having an upper end adapted to be affixed to an upper banner bracket of a structural pole, and a lower end adapted to be affixed to a lower banner bracket of the structural pole, and the housing being sized to retain at least one speaker therein wherein the housing provides an aesthetic appearance corresponding to a banner attached to a structural pole; and

at least one speaker retained within the housing and oriented to face generally outward from the housing for transmitting acoustic vibrations to a corresponding environment.

2. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises a height sized to match a height of a banner of the structural pole, and a depth oriented generally tangential of the pole, the depth being sized to match a spacing between opposed faces of the banner.

3. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises a height oriented in an axial direction of the structural pole, a width oriented in a direction that the banner brackets extend from the structural pole, and a depth oriented generally perpendicular to the height and the width, wherein the height and width of the housing are each greater than the housing depth.

4. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises a height oriented in an axial direction of the structural pole, a width oriented in a direction that the banner brackets extend from the structural pole, and a depth oriented generally perpendicular to the height and the width, wherein the depth is less than or equal to a diameter of a region of the structural pole oriented between the banner brackets.

5. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises a width oriented in a direction that the banner brackets extend from the structural pole, and the width is sized to orient the speaker assembly disposed between the structural pole and a banner on the banner brackets.

6. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one speaker further comprises a plurality of speakers.

7. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one speaker further comprises a cone speaker.

8. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the speaker assembly is adapted to receive a banner mounted thereto for aesthetically concealing the speaker assembly.

9. The speaker assembly of claim 1 further comprising a light source for illuminating a banner mounted to the banner brackets.

10. The speaker assembly of claim 1 further comprising a light source for illuminating a region of a corresponding thoroughfare.

11. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the speaker assembly is wired into the structural pole for receiving a power source.

12. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein further comprising a receiver mounted within one of the structural pole and the speaker assembly housing for receiving a wireless signal.

13. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one speaker further comprises a linear array of speakers.

14. The speaker assembly of claim 13 wherein the linear array of speakers are oriented in an axial direction of the structural pole.

15. The speaker assembly of claim 13 wherein at least one speaker of the linear array of speakers is oriented facing a direction that is angularly offset from a tangential direction relative to the structural pole for directing acoustical vibrations to a targeted region in a corresponding thoroughfare.

16. The speaker assembly of claim 13 wherein at least one speaker of the linear array of speakers is oriented facing a direction that is angularly offset from a horizontal direction for even sound distribution to a corresponding thoroughfare.

17. A speaker assembly for attachment to a structural pole, the speaker assembly comprising:

an upper bracket adapted to be affixed to a structural pole;

a lower bracket adapted to be affixed to the structural pole spaced apart from the upper bracket along the pole;

an elongate housing having an upper end adapted to be affixed to the upper banner bracket, and a lower end adapted to be affixed to the lower banner bracket, and the housing being sized to retain at least one speaker therein; and

at least one speaker retained within the housing, and oriented to face generally outward from the housing for transmitting acoustic vibrations to a corresponding environment;

wherein the speaker assembly provides an aesthetic appearance corresponding to a banner attached to a structural pole.

18. A method for mounting a speaker assembly to a structural pole, the method comprising:

providing a speaker assembly having an elongate housing with a speaker therein; and

mounting the speaker assembly to banner brackets on a structural pole.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising mounting a banner to the banner brackets.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising orienting the speaker assembly between the structural pole and a banner on the banner brackets.