Detachable electrical and mechanical mounting mechanism for snap mounting computer speakers
First Claim
1. A computer system having a data processing unit, an audio speaker assembly apparatus, and at least one computer component mounting structure, said audio speaker assembly apparatus comprising:
- at least one speaker; and
mounting means for electrically connecting said at least one speaker to said at least one computer component mounting structure and for concurrently physically supporting said at least one speaker on said at least one computer component mounting structure, said mounting means comprising means for snap mounting said at least one speaker to said at least one computer component mounting structure for selectively and readily establishing both an electrical connection of said at least one speaker to said at least one computer component mounting structure and a physical support of said at least one speaker on said at least one computer component mounting structure.
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Abstract
A computer system has a data processing unit, an audio speaker assembly apparatus, and at least one computer component mounting structure. The audio speaker assembly apparatus includes one or more speakers and one or more mounting mechanisms for electrically and mechanically connecting each speaker to the computer component mounting structure. Each speaker may be selectively and detachably connected to the computer component mounting structure so both an electrical connection of a speaker to the mounting structure and a physical support of the same speaker to the mounting structure can be readily established or removed. The computer component mounting structure may be, for example, as LCD housing or another type of display housing, or it may be a stationary mounting structure such as a docking station for docking portable notebook computers. The mounting mechanisms may comprise universal connectors for allowing any speaker to be mounted at any speaker mounting location on the computer component mounting structure. In addition, the mounting mechanisms may be provided with structure to allow the positioning and orientation of the speakers to be varied. The mounting mechanism allows the speakers to be snap mounted to a computer component mounting structure.
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42 Claims
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1. A computer system having a data processing unit, an audio speaker assembly apparatus, and at least one computer component mounting structure, said audio speaker assembly apparatus comprising:
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at least one speaker; and mounting means for electrically connecting said at least one speaker to said at least one computer component mounting structure and for concurrently physically supporting said at least one speaker on said at least one computer component mounting structure, said mounting means comprising means for snap mounting said at least one speaker to said at least one computer component mounting structure for selectively and readily establishing both an electrical connection of said at least one speaker to said at least one computer component mounting structure and a physical support of said at least one speaker on said at least one computer component mounting structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer component mounting structure comprising:
mounting means comprising means for electrically connecting at least one speaker to said computer component mounting structure and for concurrently physically supporting said at least one speaker on said computer component mounting structure, and comprising means for snap mounting said at least one speaker to said at least one computer component mounting structure for selectively and readily establishing both an electrical connection of said at least one speaker to said computer component mounting structure and a physical support on said at least one speaker or said computer component mounting structure.
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22. An audio speaker comprising:
mounting means comprising means for electrically connecting said audio speaker to a computer component mounting structure and for concurrently physically supporting said audio speaker on said computer component mounting structure, and comprising means for snap mounting said at least one speaker to said at least one computer component mounting structure for selectively and readily establishing both an electrical connection of said audio speaker to said computer component mounting structure and a physical support of said audio speaker on said computer component mounting structure.
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23. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; a computer component mounting structure; a base connector provided on the computer component mounting structure, the base connector having a base mating structure, the base connector having base electrical contacts electrically coupled to a computer system sound output; a speaker having input terminals; a peripheral connector provided on the speaker, the peripheral connector having a peripheral mating structure complementary to the base mating structure, the peripheral connector having electrical contacts electrically coupled to the input terminals of the speaker; wherein the base connector and the peripheral connector are mated to detachably snap mount the speaker to the computer component mounting structure to physically support the audio speaker on the computer component mounting structure and to electrically connect of the peripheral electrical contracts to the base electrical contacts. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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