System and method for a combined rotatable mechanical and electrical speaker mounting system
US6374942B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/025
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for providing concurrent mechanical and electrical connections to a speaker system allows full rotational motion of a speaker with respect to an enclosure. The system comprises a mechanical mounting mechanism having an integrated electrical coupling mechanism configured to establish a concurrent mechanical and electrical connection between the speaker and the enclosure. The mounting system comprises cylindrical intermating members that are configured to axially and concentrically couple with one another, which allows the speaker to have a full range of rotational motion with respect to the enclosure. Thus, the system is designed so that the cylindrical intermating members of the speaker portion of the system concentrically and axially couple with the cylindrical intermating members of the enclosure portion of the system, thereby allowing concurrent electrical and mechanical coupling between the speaker and the enclosure. The speaker is allowed a full range of rotational motion with respect to the enclosure because the coupling of the speaker to the enclosure is done via axially concentric cylindrical intermating members.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.