Media assembly for a structural support

• US 9,226,058 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2012
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ronald Paul Harwood
• Original Assignee: Ronald Paul Harwood
• Inventors: Harwood, Ronald Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Dravininkas, Adam B
• Application Number:
  US13/706,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20130142372A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,118 Days
• Field of Search: 381/345, 381/352, 381/160, 381/386, 381390-395, 381/189
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/086 with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/088 with lighting device mounted on top of the standard, e.g. for pedestrian zones
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2111/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/103 of streets or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/345 for loudspeakers
• 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

Abstract

A speaker assembly is provided with a speaker, a housing mounted to the speaker, and a reflector spaced apart from and facing the speaker. The reflector has a generally convex central region and a plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes, each extending radially outward from the central region for reflecting acoustic vibrations from the speaker radially outboard from the reflector while providing gaps between the lobes for permitting acoustic vibrations to pass therethrough. A series of supports connect the housing and the reflector. The supports are spaced circumferentially about the housing for providing openings between the supports for an outlet of the reflected acoustic vibrations. Each of the supports is aligned with and externally visually conceals one of the lobes.

Claims

1. A speaker assembly comprising:

a speaker;

a housing mounted to the speaker;

a reflector spaced apart from and facing the speaker, the reflector having a generally convex central region and a plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes, each extending radially outward from the central region for reflecting acoustic vibrations from the speaker radially outboard from the reflector while providing gaps between the lobes for permitting acoustic vibrations to pass therethrough; and

a series of supports connecting the housing and the reflector, the supports being spaced circumferentially about the housing for providing openings between the supports for an outlet of the reflected acoustic vibrations, wherein each of the series of supports is aligned with and externally partially visually conceals one of the lobes;

wherein each of the series of supports has an overall width that is different than an overall width of the corresponding lobe to externally, at least partially, visually conceal the corresponding lobe.

2. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the speaker is oriented facing an underlying support surface;

and

wherein the speaker assembly further comprises a speaker grill mounted to the housing that is sized with apertures for avoiding water retention.

3. A media assembly comprising:

a structural support; and

a speaker assembly according to claim 1 mounted upon the support.

4. The media assembly of claim 3 wherein the structural support further comprises a structural pole.

5. The media assembly of claim 3 wherein the lobes extend radially outboard of the structural support.

6. The media assembly of claim 3 wherein the structural support has a width that does not extend radially outboard beyond the central region of the reflector.

7. The media assembly of claim 3 further comprising a plurality of indicator light assemblies spaced about a perimeter of the housing to be viewed omnidirectionally.

8. The media assembly of claim 7 wherein the plurality of indicator light assemblies comprises four indicator light assemblies.

9. The media assembly of claim 7 wherein the plurality of indicator light assemblies comprises color outputs of red, green, blue and amber.

10. The media assembly of claim 3 further comprising wiring concealed within at least one of the supports.

11. The media assembly of claim 3 further comprising a power supply oriented within the housing.

12. The media assembly of claim 3 further comprising at least one antenna mounted to the housing.

13. The media assembly of the claim 12 further comprising a controller within the housing in communication with the antenna.

14. The media assembly of claim 12 wherein the at least one antenna comprises a pair of antennas.

15. The media assembly of claim 12 further comprising a cap mounted upon the housing, wherein the antenna is mounted upon the cap.

16. The media assembly of claim 3 further comprising a light assembly extending laterally from the structural support.

17. The media assembly of claim 3 further comprising an indicator light assembly oriented upon a top surface of the housing.

18. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of lobes has a generally flat acoustically reflective surface to reflect high frequency sound waves.

19. The speaker assembly of claim 18 wherein the acoustically reflective surfaces of the plurality of lobes is not provided on the series of supports.

20. The speaker assembly of claim 1 wherein the overall width of each of the series of supports is less than an overall width of the corresponding lobe.