Speaker mounting system and method

• US 7,130,432 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2003
• Issued: 10/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monster LLC (Atlantic Acquisition, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Monster LLC (Atlantic Acquisition, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lee, Noel, Lee, Kendrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Vivian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Faulk, Devona E.
• Application Number:
  US10/654,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20050045777A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,155 Days
• Field of Search: 381/336, 381/332, 381/386, 381/387, 381/87, 381/182, 381/186, 381/345, 181/144, 181/145, 181/147, 181/153
• US Class Current: 381/87
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/025 Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture

Abstract

A system and a method for mounting a speaker unit (12). The system (12) containing a surface mounting bracket (14) including at least one attaching feature (20) and a speaker unit (12). The speaker unit (12) comprises at least one audio speaker (42) and a semi-circular shaped surface (41). The shaped surface (41) defines a plurality of angularly spaced apart receiving features (44). The plurality of angularly spaced apart receiving features (44) are adapted for removably engaging said at least one attaching feature (20). In another embodiment, a speaker mounting system (10) contains a detachable base stand (60) having at least one base attaching feature (62) and a speaker unit (12) defines a plurality of angularly spaced apart receiving features (44). The plurality of angularly spaced apart receiving features (44) are adapted for removably engaging said at least one base attaching feature (62).

Claims

1. A speaker mounting system comprising:

a surface mounting bracket including at least one attaching feature; and

a speaker unit having at least one speaker and

engaging means coupled to the mounting bracket and to the speaker unit for reproducibly orienting the speaker unit with respect to the mounting bracket,

said engaging means including a plurality of grooves disposed externally on a surface of the speaker unit for defining an angularly spaced-apart fixed receiving feature having a plurality of unique locations adapted for removably engaging the at least one attaching feature.

2. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said at least one attaching feature is a flanged structure.

3. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 1,

wherein said plurality of angularly spaced apart receiving features are flanged structures that radially extend from said shaped surface.

4. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said at least one audio speaker is at least one linear array of spaced apart speakers selected from the group consisting of tweeters and midrange speakers.

5. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 3, wherein said at least one audio speaker includes at least one linear array of speakers selected from the group consisting of tweeters and midrange speakers.

6. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said at least one audio speaker comprises a plurality of linearly spaced apart speaker arrays.

7. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said surface mounting bracket further comprises a bracket connecting surface

being mechanically connected at an angle θ

relative a bracket arm, and wherein the angle θ

is adapted to provide a speaker unit pointing adjustment.

8. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 7, wherein said surface mounting bracket, said bracket arm, and said at least one attaching feature comprise an extruded aluminum material.

18. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said shaped surface further comprises an angle marking system adapted to indicate the unique orientation of the speaker unit for each fixed receiving feature.

9. A speaker mounting system comprising:

a detachable base stand including at least one base attaching feature; and

a speaker unit having

at least one audio speaker and

having engaging means for fixedly and reproducibly orienting the speaker unit,

wherein the engaging means comprises a plurality of grooves disposed externally on a shaped surface of the speaker unit, defining an angularly spaced apart fixed receiving feature having a plurality of unique locations adapted for removably engaging the at least one attaching feature.

10. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 9, wherein said at least one base attaching feature is a flanged structure.

11. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 9,

wherein said plurality of angularly spaced apart receiving features are flanged structures that radially extend from said shaped surface.

12. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 9, wherein said at least one audio speaker includes a plurality of linearly spaced apart speaker arrays selected from the group consisting of tweeters and midrange speakers.

13. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 11, wherein said at least one audio speaker includes at least two linear arrays of speakers selected from the group consisting of tweeters and midrange speakers.

14. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 9,

wherein said at least one audio speaker includes at least one linear array of speakers selected from the group consisting of tweeters and midrange speakers.

15. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 9,

wherein said base attaching feature further comprises a bracket connecting surface being mechanically connected at an angle θ

relative to a bracket arm, and

wherein the angle θ

is adapted to provide a speaker unit pointing adjustment.

16. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 15, wherein said surface mounting bracket, said bracket arm, and said at least one attaching feature comprise an extruded aluminum material.

19. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 9, wherein said shaped surface further comprises an angle marking system adapted to indicate the unique orientation of the speaker unit for each fixed receiving feature.

20. A speaker mounting system in accordance with claim 19, wherein said at least one audio speaker includes at least one linear array of speakers selected from the group consisting of tweeters and midrange speakers.

17. A method for mounting a speaker, said method comprising the steps of:

providing means for mounting selected from the group consisting of a surface mounting bracket and a detachable base stand, said mounting means including at least one attaching feature;

providing a speaker unit including

at least one audio speaker, said speaker unit having

a semi-circular shaped surface, said semi-circular shaped surface having a plurality of grooves disposed externally on said semi-circular shaped surface, said grooves defining an angularly spaced apart fixed receiving feature, said semi-circular shaped surface further including an angle marking system adapted to identify a location for at least one speaker unit; and

removably engaging said plurality of grooves with said at least one attaching feature.