Depth adjustable bracket for wall mount speakers

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العنوان:	Depth adjustable bracket for wall mount speakers
Patent Number:	5,310,149
تاريخ النشر:	May 10, 1994
Appl. No:	08/067,343
Application Filed:	May 25, 1993
مستخلص:	A bracket for the in-wall mounting of speakers having a bracket frame member configured to receive at least one speaker and also having a plurality of wing members attached to the bracket frame member. The wing members having a thin portion to facilitate attachment to a wall intermediate a wall frame and a wall covering such that bowling or bulging of the wall covering is mitigated and the need to notch or mortise the wall frame is eliminated. The wing members additionally comprise a thick portion which serves as a clamping member. The position of the wing members relative to the frame member is adjustable after the bracket has been installed into a wall without requiring removal of the bracket from the wall.
Inventors:	Struthers, Scott (San Clemente, CA); Kindel, William J. (San Clemente, CA); Spencer, Geoffrey L. (Laguna Niguel, CA); Huebscher, F. Hendrik (Mission Viejo, CA); Maurer, Ronald (El Cajon, CA)
Assignees:	Dana Innovations (San Clemente, CA)
Claim:	What is claimed is
Claim:	1. A bracket for the in-wall mounting of speakers, said bracket comprising
Claim:	(a) a bracket frame member configured to receive at least one speaker; and
Claim:	(b) a plurality of wing members attached to said bracket frame member; and
Claim:	(c) at least one position adjuster for adjusting the position of said wing members relative to said bracket frame member when said bracket is installed in a wall;
Claim:	(d) wherein said position adjuster comprises
Claim:	i) first detents formed upon said bracket frame member, said detents including detent posts attached to said bracket frame member, said detent posts including an elongate member having a plurality of detents formed thereon to facilitate adjustable attachment of said wing members to said bracket frame member; and
Claim:	ii) complementary second detents formed upon said wing members for releasably attaching said wing members to said bracket frame member to provide a desired adjustment thereof.
Claim:	2. The bracket as recited in claim 1 wherein said wing members comprise a thin portion, the thin portions being less than approximately 0.040 inch thick to facilitate attachment to a wall intermediate a wall frame and a wall covering such that bulging of the wall covering is mitigated.
Claim:	3. The bracket as recited in claim 1 wherein said position adjuster comprises an adjustment screw adjustable from within said bracket frame member, said adjustment screw allowing said wing members to move relative to said bracket frame member when loosened and said adjustment screw not allowing said wing members to move relative to said bracket frame member when tightened.
Claim:	4. The bracket as recited in claim 1 wherein the thin portions of said wing members comprise corrugations formed therein to increase the strength thereof.
Claim:	5. The bracket as recited in claim 1 wherein the thin portions of said wing members are formed having a thickness of approximately 0.020 inch.
Claim:	6. The bracket as recited in claim 1 wherein said bracket frame member is generally rectangular in shape.
Claim:	7. The bracket as recited in claim 1 further comprising at least one thick portion formed upon each wing, the thick portion having a thickness of greater then approximately 0.040 inch, the thick portions configured to function as clamping members.
Claim:	8. The bracket as recited in claim 6 wherein said thin portions are readily removable from said thick portions.
Claim:	9. The bracket as recited in claim 7 wherein said thick portions ar disposed proximate said bracket frame member and said thin portions are disposed outboard of said thick portions.
Claim:	10. The bracket as recited in claim 1 further comprising apertures formed in said wing member for receiving fasteners to attach the bracket to a wall frame.
Claim:	11. The bracket as recited in claim 1 wherein said bracket frame member comprises a plurality of apertures formed therein for receiving fasteners to attach at least one speaker thereto.
Claim:	12. The bracket as recited in claim 1 wherein said plurality of wing members comprises two wing members.
Claim:	13. The bracket as recited in claim 12 wherein said two wing members are attached to opposite sides of said frame member such that they are parallel to one another.
Claim:	14. The bracket as recited in claim 12 wherein said two wing members are attached to said frame member such that they are perpendicular to one another.
Claim:	15. The bracket as recited in claim 1 wherein said plurality of wing members comprises four wing members, adjacent wing members being formed perpendicular to one another.
Claim:	16. The bracket as recited in claim 1 further comprising bendable tabs formed to said bracket frame member, said tabs being bendable so as to hold the bracket in position during the installation process.
Claim:	17. A method for forming a bracket for the in-wall mounting of speakers, said method comprising the steps of
Claim:	(a) injection molding a bracket frame member having a thickness greater than 0.040 inch;
Claim:	(b) die cutting a plurality of wing members from sheet material, said sheet material being less than 0.040 inch thick; and
Claim:	(c) attaching said wing members to said bracket frame member.
Claim:	18. The method as recited in claim 17 wherein the steps of attaching said wing members to said bracket frame member comprises adjustable attaching said wing members to said bracket frame member so as to facilitate compensation for variations in wall covering thickness.
Claim:	19. The method as recited in claim 17 further comprising the step of forming a plurality of apertures, within said wing members for receiving fasteners to attach the bracket to a wall frame.
Claim:	20. The method as recited in claim 17 wherein the wing members are formed of sheet material having a thickness of less than 0.020 inch.
Claim:	21. The method as recited in claim 17 further comprising the step of forming corrugations in said wing members.
Claim:	22. The method as recited in claim 21 wherein said corrugations are formed by vacuum forming.
Claim:	23. The method as recited in claim 21 wherein said corrugations are formed by pressure forming.
Claim:	24. The method as recited in claim 21 wherein said corrugations are formed by thermal forming.
Current U.S. Class:	2482/319; 181/150; 248/271; 381/205
Current International Class:	A47F 508
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Other References:	Boston Acoustics brochure for Designer Series In-Wall Loudspeaker Systems dated 1991.
Primary Examiner:	Foss, J. Franklin
Attorney, Agent or Firm:	Stetina and Brunda
رقم الانضمام:	edspgr.05310149
قاعدة البيانات:	USPTO Patent Grants

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