Mounting apparatus for an audio/video system and related methods and systems
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1. A mounting apparatus for an audio-video system, comprising:
- a support member providing a support space for holding at least one component of the audio-video system, the support member being operably configured to be installed in an in-wall space located within a wall such that the support space is disposed within the in-wall space and is accessible through a wall opening of the wall, the support member defining an access region operable to register with the wall opening to provide access to the support space through the wall opening from outside the wall, wherein the support member comprises a plurality of locations adapted to facilitate removably mounting a corresponding plurality of electronic devices comprising at least one of an audio-visual signal source, a switching, a distribution and an amplification device;
a display mounting member connected to the support member and operably configured to mount a display device such that the display device, when mounted, is positioned outside the wall to conceal a first portion of the in-wall space from a viewer situated to view the display device from a generally frontal display viewing position outside the wall; and
a cover operably configured to be removably mounted in a plane disposed generally in parallel to a plane of the wall and interposed between the support space and the display device, the cover being dimensioned to conceal a second portion of the in-wall space separate from the first portion of the in-wall space, a peripheral portion of the cover being dimensioned to overlap a wall surface portion proximate the wall opening to conceal the wall surface portion.
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Abstract
An audio-video (AV) system in one embodiment includes a mounting apparatus for mounting the system to a wall support located behind a wall surface and within an in-wall space. The mounting apparatus includes a support member for supporting at least one component in a support space within the in-wall space, a display mounting member 30 for mounting a display device, and a removable wall opening cover for concealing at least a portion of the in-wall space that would otherwise be visible through a wall opening to a viewer. Various multimedia-supportive devices, including loudspeakers and a subwoofer, may be concealed behind the cover in the in-wall space.
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1. A mounting apparatus for an audio-video system, comprising:
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a support member providing a support space for holding at least one component of the audio-video system, the support member being operably configured to be installed in an in-wall space located within a wall such that the support space is disposed within the in-wall space and is accessible through a wall opening of the wall, the support member defining an access region operable to register with the wall opening to provide access to the support space through the wall opening from outside the wall, wherein the support member comprises a plurality of locations adapted to facilitate removably mounting a corresponding plurality of electronic devices comprising at least one of an audio-visual signal source, a switching, a distribution and an amplification device; a display mounting member connected to the support member and operably configured to mount a display device such that the display device, when mounted, is positioned outside the wall to conceal a first portion of the in-wall space from a viewer situated to view the display device from a generally frontal display viewing position outside the wall; and a cover operably configured to be removably mounted in a plane disposed generally in parallel to a plane of the wall and interposed between the support space and the display device, the cover being dimensioned to conceal a second portion of the in-wall space separate from the first portion of the in-wall space, a peripheral portion of the cover being dimensioned to overlap a wall surface portion proximate the wall opening to conceal the wall surface portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 33. A cover operably configured to be removably mounted between a display device mounted outside a wall and an in-wall space located within the wall and accessible from outside the wall through a wall opening in the wall, the wall opening being dimensioned larger than the display device in at least one dimension of height and width, wherein the cover is dimensioned to conceal a peripheral portion of the wall opening that is not otherwise concealed from a viewer by the display device at a display viewing position, a peripheral portion of the cover dimensioned to overlap a wall surface portion of the wall proximate the wall opening to conceal the wall surface portion, wherein the cover is operably configured to cooperate with a support member providing a support space for holding at least one component of an audio-video system, the support member being operably configured to be installed in the in-wall space located within a wall.
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40. An audio-video system comprising:
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a support member providing a support space for holding components of the audio-video system including a plurality of signal source devices removably mounted in the support space, the support member being installed in an in-wall space located within a wall such that the support space is disposed within the in-wall space and is accessible through a wall opening of the wall, the support member defining an access region operable to register with the wall opening to provide access to the support space through the wall opening from outside the wall; a display mounting member connected to the support member and operably configured to mount a display device such that the display device is positioned outside the wall; a signal processor operably configured to receive a plurality of input signals from a plurality of signal sources and to generate a first output signal to the display device based on the plurality of input signals, the signal processor being mounted in the support space; a display device mounted on the display mounting member and spaced apart from the support space, the display device being configured to receive the first output signal from the signal processor; and a first signal source device of the audio-video system removably mounted in the support space and operably coupled to provide a first input signal to the signal processor. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. An entertainment system having a positionable in-wall loudspeaker mounting, the system comprising:
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a support member providing a support space for holding at least one component of the audio-video system, the support member being operably configured to be installed in an in-wall space located within a wall such that the support space is disposed within the in-wall space and is accessible through a wall opening of the wall, the support member defining an access region operable to register with the wall opening to provide access to the support space through the wall opening from outside the wall; a display device mounting member connected to the support member and operably configured to mount a display device such that the display device, when mounted, is positioned outside the wall to conceal a first portion of the in-wall space from a viewer situated to view the display device from a display viewing position outside the wall; a loudspeaker enclosure; and a loudspeaker mounting member including a guide for receiving the loudspeaker enclosure into a mounted position in which the loudspeaker will project sound in a line of sight towards a viewer position without obstruction of the sound by the display device. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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