Microphone mount

• US 6,498,859 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2001
• Issued: 12/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory A. Cole, Randy H. Kuerti
• Original Assignee: Gregory A. Cole, Randy H. Kuerti
• Inventors: Cole, Gregory A., Kuerti, Randy H.
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, HUYEN D
• Application Number:
  US09/941,520
• Publication Number:
  US 20020168079A1
• Time in Patent Office: 482 Days
• Field of Search: 381/71.1, 381/71.6, 381/361, 381/362, 381/363
• US Class Current: 381/361
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/002 Damping circuit arrangements for transducers, e.g. motional feedback circuits

Abstract

An amplified sound system wherein a microphone is maintained at a desired acoustic zone in front of a speaker for enhancing performance in receiving sound emanated from said speaker. The system comprises a speaker cabinet containing at least one speaker, a microphone mount and a microphone for receiving sound emanated from said speaker. The microphone mount has an elongated support member for supporting said microphone at a desired spacial distance in front of the speaker. The support member has a first end attached to the speaker cabinet, and a second end on which the microphone is carried so that the microphone is positioned in a desired acoustic zone for collecting sound emanated from said speaker.

Claims

1. An amplified sound system having a microphone mount assembly for maintaining a microphone within a desired acoustic zone in front of a speaker housed in a speaker cabinet, said system comprising:

a speaker cabinet containing at least one said speaker;

a detachable interconnecting mount mounting said microphone to said speaker cabinet including;

a mounting bracket affixed to said speaker cabinet included in said mount assembly;

an elongated support, included in said mount assembly, of sufficient length to position the microphone within said acoustic zone;

a detachable attachment member carried by a first end of said elongated support which interconnects with said mounting bracket for detachably securing said elongated support to said speaker cabinet;

said attachment member including a generally L-shaped frame with a first leg extending along the side of said speaker cabinet to interconnect with said mounting bracket, and a second extension of said frame extending perpendicular from said first leg to rest against the front of said speaker cabinet so that said microphone mount is secured to said speaker cabinet;

said mounting bracket including a slot for receiving said attachment member so that said elongated support is interconnected with said mounting bracket for detachably securing said microphone mount to said speaker cabinet; and

a microphone retaining bracket carried by a second distal end of said elongated support for holding said microphone within said acoustic zone so that accurate sound amplification and enhanced performance is provided in receiving sound emanated from said speaker.

2. The microphone mount of claim 1 wherein said mounting bracket comprises a generally U-shaped bracket;

said slot being formed between the outer surface of said speaker cabinet and adjacent surface of said mounting bracket.

3. The microphone mount of claim 1 wherein said mounting bracket including a pair of spaced parallel outer surfaces carried by side members and an adjoining bottom member which form a T-slot for receiving said attachment member.

4. The microphone mount of claim 3 wherein said attachment member includes an engaging element to be received within said T-slot of said mounting bracket;

said engaging element comprises a rectangular member disposed near the end of said leg of said attachment member for interconnecting with said mounting bracket;

a spacer member connects said rectangular member to said attachment member by extending between said spaced parallel outer surfaces of said mounting bracket so that said rectangular member slides entirely within said T-slot.

5. The microphone mount of claim 1 wherein said attachment member includes an engaging element to be received within said slot of said mounting bracket.

6. The microphone mount of claim 5 wherein said engaging element comprises a leg that extends from said attachment member along the side of said speaker cabinet for interconnecting with said mounting bracket.

7. The microphone mount of claim 1 including a crossbar carried at said distal end of said elongated support;

said crossbar having a plurality of retaining brackets for holding a plurality of microphones in spaced horizontal alignment.

8. In an amplified sound system having a microphone mount assembly for maintaining a microphone within a desired acoustic zone in front of a speaker housed in a speaker cabinet, said system comprising:

said mount assembly including a mounting bracket affixed to said speaker cabinet;

an elongated support, included in said mount assembly, of sufficient length to position the microphone within said acoustic zone;

said elongated support including an attachment member which interconnects with said mounting bracket for detachably securing said elongated support with said mounting bracket and said speaker cabinet;

said mounting bracket including a slot for receiving said attachment member so that said elongated support is interconnected with said mounting bracket for detachably securing said microphone mount to said speaker cabinet;

said attachment member including a generally u-shaped frame with a first leg and second leg;

a front rim of said speaker cabinet having a portion received between said first and second legs; and

, one of said legs extending along the side of said speaker cabinet to interconnect with said mounting bracket so that said microphone mount is secured to said speaker cabinet; and

a microphone retaining bracket carried by a distal end of said elongated support for holding said microphone within said acoustic zone so that accurate sound amplification and enhanced performance is provided in receiving sound emanated from said speaker.

9. The microphone mount of claim 8 wherein said mounting bracket comprises a generally U-shaped bracket;

said slot being formed between the outer surface of said speaker cabinet and adjacent surface of said mounting bracket.

10. The microphone mount of claim 8 wherein said mounting bracket including a pair of spaced parallel outer surfaces carried by side members and an adjoining bottom member which form a T-slot for receiving said attachment member.

11. The microphone mount of claim 10 wherein said attachment member includes an engaging element to be received within said T-slot of said mounting bracket;

said engaging element comprises a rectangular member disposed near the end of said leg of said attachment member for interconnecting with said mounting bracket;

a spacer member connects said rectangular member to said attachment member by extending between said spaced parallel outer surfaces of said mounting bracket so that said rectangular member slides entirely within said T-slot.

12. The microphone mount of claim 8 wherein said attachment member includes an engaging element to be received within said slot of said mounting bracket.

13. The microphone mount of claim 12 wherein said engaging element comprises a leg that extends from said attachment member along the side of said speaker cabinet for interconnecting with said mounting bracket.

14. The microphone mount of claim 8 including a crossbar carried at said distal end of said elongated support;

said crossbar having a plurality of retaining brackets for holding a plurality of microphones in spaced horizontal alignment.