Mountable speaker assembly
First Claim
1. A speaker assembly for mounting through a surface having a hole, the speaker assembly comprising:
- a speaker attached to a mounting plate, the mounting plate having one or more mounting clamps movably connected thereto;
a bracket having one or more first flanges, each of the first flanges corresponding to one of the plurality of mounting clamps;
wherein, the one or more mounting clamps are movably engagable with the first flanges to provide a gravity-secured engagement; and
wherein, the one or more mounting clamps are securable in relation to the first flanges by movement of each of the one or more mounting clamps in relation to the mounting plate.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a speaker assembly and cooperating suspension ring designed to allow installation of the assembly in a horizontal ceiling tile from below are disclosed. The speaker assembly includes a body or housing with a flange at one end. The body has a diameter that allows it to fit through a hole the ceiling tile and the suspension ring. The assembly is further provided with clamps attached to the flange next to the body. In order to bring the flange into contact with the ceiling tile, the assembly must be aligned so that the clamps penetrate cooperating voids in the suspension ring. The assembly is then rotated in a direction depending on the tile thickness and lowered into a position where the clamps engage with projections on the suspension ring so that the suspension ring supports the weight of the assembly.
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34 Claims
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1. A speaker assembly for mounting through a surface having a hole, the speaker assembly comprising:
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a speaker attached to a mounting plate, the mounting plate having one or more mounting clamps movably connected thereto;
a bracket having one or more first flanges, each of the first flanges corresponding to one of the plurality of mounting clamps;
wherein, the one or more mounting clamps are movably engagable with the first flanges to provide a gravity-secured engagement; and
wherein, the one or more mounting clamps are securable in relation to the first flanges by movement of each of the one or more mounting clamps in relation to the mounting plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of installing an assembly in a horizontal ceiling tile comprising:
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cutting a circular hole having a hole diameter in the ceiling tile;
placing a suspension ring above the ceiling tile concentric with the circular hole, the suspension ring having an inner diameter less than the hole diameter but greater than an assembly diameter, the suspension ring provided with a plurality of voids corresponding to a plurality of clamps attached to the assembly allowing the assembly and attached clamps to penetrate the suspension ring when the assembly is in a first position relative to the suspension ring;
penetrating from below the hole and the suspension ring with the assembly and attached clamps in the first position; and
rotating and lowering the assembly to a second position relative to the suspension ring in which a first notch on at least one of the plurality of clamps engages one of the plurality of projections whereby the housing rests on the suspension ring and is prevented from rotation into the first position without first raising the housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A speaker assembly for mounting through a surface having a width via a hole, the hole having a hole diameter and the speaker assembly comprising:
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a speaker penetrating an attached housing flange, the housing flange having a center axis and an outside flange diameter greater than the hole diameter, a portion of the speaker extending beyond the housing flange and having a outside housing diameter; and
a plurality of clamps, each clamp movably attached by a fastener to the housing flange at a clamp diameter less than the hole diameter;
wherein each clamp includes at least one notched member extending substantially parallel to the housing flange including a first notched member, each notch of the at least one notched member opening toward the housing flange and each notch for engaging one of a plurality of projections on a suspension plate, the suspension plate having an opening with an inner diameter greater than the outside housing diameter but less than the clamp diameter, the suspension plate provided with a plurality of voids corresponding to the plurality of clamps and shaped to allow the portion of the speaker and attached clamps to penetrate the suspension plate;
the speaker assembly having;
a first position relative to the suspension plate in which the portion of the speaker and clamps may be inserted through the hole into the opening of the suspension plate such that the portion penetrates the suspension plate and the clamps penetrate the voids; and
a second position relative to the suspension plate, the second position achieved by vertically inserting the portion and clamps upward into the suspension plate, rotating the speaker assembly about the center axis and lowering the speaker assembly, in which at least one notch on the plurality of clamps engages one of the plurality of projections whereby the speaker assembly rests under gravity on the suspension plate and is prevented from rotation into the first position without first raising the speaker assembly. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A speaker assembly for mounting through a surface having a hole, the speaker assembly comprising:
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a speaker attached to a mounting plate, the mounting plate having one or more supporting members, at least one of the one or more supporting members being movably connected to the mounting plate;
a bracket having one or more first flanges, each of the first flanges corresponding to one of the one or more supporting members;
wherein, the one or more supporting members are movably engagable with the first flanges to provide a gravity-secured engagement; and
wherein the at least one of the one or more supporting members being movably connected to the mounting plate is securable in relation to the corresponding flange by movement of the supporting member in relation to the mounting plate. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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