Patent · US Expired

Audio-visual furniture stand

US5216211A · kind A · utility

32Cited by
28References
16Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateSep 7, 1990
Grant dateJun 1, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 7, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B81/06
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio-visual furniture stand is disclosed which includes three horizontal shelves. An upper shelf for supporting a television, VCR, or other audio-visual equipment is provided. The furniture stand also includes a second and third shelf disposed below the upper shelf and designed to receive in the openings defined by the shelves and the legs of the stand, two speaker enclosures. The speaker enclosures are eight-sided and each includes two hexagonal walls designed to enable various orientations or positions of the speakers as they rest upon supporting surfaces. The speaker enclosures also include a protective grill cover which may include color coordinated cloth or foam material which matches the interior decor of a particular room or home.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.