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Speaker assembly with clamping subassemblies

  • US 9,438,974 B2
  • Filed: 01/20/2015
  • Issued: 09/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A speaker assembly, comprising:

  • a speaker housing; and

    one or more clamping subassemblies housed in the speaker housing, each of said clamping subassemblies includinga drive dog,a clamping dog with a dogleg,a compression spring extending between the drive dog and the clamping dog, anda dog screw extending through the drive dog and through the clamping dog;

    wherein, in a parked position, the drive dog is engaged with the clamping dog with the dogleg of the clamping dog housed in a recess defined by the speaker housing, and the compression spring is in a compressed state;

    wherein, through an initial rotation of the dog screw, the clamping subassembly is transitioned from the parked position to a ready-to-release position, in which the dogleg of the clamping dog extends out of the speaker housing, while the compression spring remains in the compressed state;

    wherein, through actuating the dog screw, the clamping subassembly is transitioned from the ready-to-release position to a released position, with the drive dog rotating relative to the clamping dog, causing the drive dog to disengage the clamping dog, such that the compression spring is released and moves the clamping dog relative to the speaker housing; and

    wherein, through further rotation of the dog screw, the clamping subassembly is transitioned from the released position to a clamped position, with the drive dog advancing along the length of the dog screw and returning the compression spring to the compressed state.

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