Patent · US Expired

Appliance housing and speakers mounted thereto

US5583743A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 1995
Grant dateDec 10, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S248/917
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An appliance such as a personal computer includes an outer housing, including a front bezel which frames a monitor screen of the computer. The bezel carries speakers which are secured to the bezel by snap arms that are integrally molded with the bezel from a plastic material. The bezel also includes locator pins which engage locator holes of the speakers, and ribs which engage the speakers to resist speaker vibration.

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