CA1216243A - Speaker support assembly - Google Patents
Speaker support assemblyInfo
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- CA1216243A CA1216243A CA000468358A CA468358A CA1216243A CA 1216243 A CA1216243 A CA 1216243A CA 000468358 A CA000468358 A CA 000468358A CA 468358 A CA468358 A CA 468358A CA 1216243 A CA1216243 A CA 1216243A
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- baffle
- support assembly
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Abstract
SPEAKER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
ABSTRACT
The speaker support assembly includes a speaker connected to a baffle and brackets connected to the speaker and baffle. The baffle is located below a ceiling panel with the speaker extending through the ceiling panel. Support rods are attached to the brackets above the ceiling panel for supporting the speaker and baffle. The brackets include opposed wings through which the support rods extends. Bolts are used for attaching the rods to web portions of the brackets which are located intermediate the wing portions. The support rods extend the width of the ceiling panel.
ABSTRACT
The speaker support assembly includes a speaker connected to a baffle and brackets connected to the speaker and baffle. The baffle is located below a ceiling panel with the speaker extending through the ceiling panel. Support rods are attached to the brackets above the ceiling panel for supporting the speaker and baffle. The brackets include opposed wings through which the support rods extends. Bolts are used for attaching the rods to web portions of the brackets which are located intermediate the wing portions. The support rods extend the width of the ceiling panel.
Description
This invention relates to a speaker support in general and particularly to a speaker baffle assembly for use in a ceiling~ The speaker baffle assembly is particularly useful for mvunting speakers in suspended type ceilings of the lay-in panel construction. In order to mount a speaker to such a ceiling, an opening is made in the ceiling for receiving a speaker. In prior ar-t units, the speaker and baffle were typically attached to a ceiling panel by toggle bolts. In order -to use toggle bolts it was necessary to make additional holes in the ceiling panel to receive the toggle bolts. Such an arrangement resulted in the entire weight of the speaker and its associated support assembly being applied to the ceiling panel at the toggle bolts, as well as requiring that the speaker assembly be held in position while the bolts were inserted This speaker support assembly provides a ~0 means for fastening a speaker to a ceiling without requiring additional holes in the ceiling for the fastening elements and provides a means -for distributing the weight of the assem~ly as it is applied to the ceiling panel.
The speaker support assembly includes a baffle comprising an outer portion selectively located below the ceiling panel lower face and a speaker connected to the baffle and selectively 29 extending through an opening in the ceiling :
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p~nel. Bracket means are opera-tively connected to the speaker and baEfle. Support rods are selectively attachable to the bracke-t means above the ceiling panel upper face and provide support for the speaker and baffle, In one aspect of the invention the support rods extend substantially the width of the ceiling panel.
In another aspect of the invention, the bracket means includes a firs-t portion connected to the baffle and an upstandin~ second portion which is perpendicular to the first portion, The bracket second portion includes a pair of opposed wing members and an interconnecting web portion.
The wing members selectively receive the support rod. Each wing member includes an opening and the support rod passes through the openings of ~
pair oE interconnected opposed wing members. In still another aspect o-E the invention the support rod passing through the wing members is selectively attached to the interconnecting web, In another aspect of the invention each support rod has a longitudinal midpoint and is connected to the bracke-t means at the longitudinal rllidpoint, In one aspect oE the invention a bolt means selectively attaches the support rod to the interconnecting web. In yet another aspect the bolt means is adjustable for selecting the 29 dimension between the baffle and support rod, In yet another aspect the interconnecting web includes a slot, the bolt means are adjustable in the slot for adjusting said dimension.
FIG. 1 is a -fragmentary perspective view of a speaker assembly mounted to a ceiling panel;
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. l;
FIG~ 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a fragmentary top view of the speaker baffle assembly and ceiling panel.
Referring now by characters of reference to the drawing and first to FIG. lc it will be understood that the speaker assembly generally indicated by 10 is designed to be mounted to a ceiling such as ceiling lln The ceiling 11 is o~
the type commonly known in the industry and : referred to as a lay in grid which utilizes ceiling panels 12 that are laid into a grid formed by T-members 13. The T-members 13 are supported as by support wires 14 which are connected in a conventional manner in the building structure ~not shown).
The spea]cer assembly includes a lower plate comprising a baffle 15 as shown in FIG. 2.
Attached -to the baffle 15 is a speaker 16. Bolts 17 and nuts 20 are utilized for connecting the speaker 16 and baffle 15. Brackets 21 are 29 connected to the speaker and baffle as by the ~%~243 nuts and bolts 17 and 20.
The brackets include a horizontal first portion 22 and a substantially ver-tical upright second portion 23~ Referring now to FIGS. 3 and 4, it will be understood that the second por-tion 23 includes opposed wing portions 24 and a central interconnecting web portion 25. The opposed wing portions 24 include opposed vertical slo-ts 26 capable of receiving a support rod 27.
The center web portion 24 includes a vertical slot 30 through which a fastening means comprising a bolt 31 passes. The bolt 31 passes through a support rod 27 and engages a clip nut 32 about the support rod 27.
The ceiling panel 12 includes an upper face 34~ a lower face 35 and an opening 33 dimensioned to receive the speaker 16~ The baffle 15, which is of conventional design, can be circular and provided with an upturned peripheral lip 36 which engages the lower side 35 of the ceiling panel 12. The support rod 27 is L-shaped with a vertical portion 40 and a horizontal portion 41.
The horizontal portion 41 provides a surface for engagement with the upper surface 34 of the panel It is thought that the structural features and functional advantag~s of the speaker support assembly have become fully apparent from the 29 foregoing description of parts bu-t for ~2~ a3 completeness of disclosure a brief description of the assembly will be given.
In order to mount a speaker assemhly 10 in a ceiling 11 it is first necessary that an appropriately sized opening 33 be provided in the panel 12 as by cutting. The opening must be large enough to accommodate the speaker 16 and the brackets 21. Preferrably, the opening 33 is of a smaller dimension than the diameter of the baffle 15 so that the baffle 15 will fully cover the opening 33.
It will be understood that prior to insertion of the speaker 16 into the ceiling 11 the baffle 15, speaker 16 and brackets 21 have been operatively interconnected by the bolts 17 and nuts 20. The speaker 16 and brackets 21 are th~n inserted up through the opening 33 with the baffle 15 being located below the lower face 35 of the panel. The rods 27 can then be slipped through the openings 26 of the opposed wing por-tions 24. Once the rods 27 have both been inserted into their appropriate brackets 21, it will be seen that the speaker assembly 10 need not be manually held in position. It cannot fall from the opening 15 since the support rods 27 will engage the tops of the openings 26 of the wings 24 and thereby limit downward movement of the speaker 16 and baffle 15.
29 The clip nut 32 is a conventional clip-on threaded member designed to be located about an opening (not shown) through -the rod 27. The clip nut 32 can be positioned on the rod 27 prior to insertion of -the rod 27 through the openings 260 ~hen it is desired to fasten the rod 27 -to the bracket 21 the rod 27 with the clip nut 32 is aligned with the slot 30 so that a bolt 31 will pass through the slot 30 and through the rod 27 and clip nut 32. Before tightening the bolt 31 the baffle 15 and speaker 16 can be manually raised so that the baffle upturned edges 36 engage the lower side 35 of the panel 12. While being held in engagement the rod 27 is placed in engagement with the upper surface 34 of the panel 12 and the bolt 31 is tightened at the clip nut 32 in order to firmly retain the rod 27 to the bracket 21. It will be seen that the slot 30 allows for adjustment of the spacing between the baffle 15 and rod 27 to conform to the thickness of the panel 12.
In the preferred embodiment the rod 27 is substantially equal to the width of the panel 12. Therefore the opposed ends of the rod 27 are located directly above portions of the T-members 13 allowing the application of forces directly vertically from a support rod 27 through the panel 12 to the T-members 13. Furthermore, the clip nuts 32 are positioned substantially at the 29 longitudinal centers of the bars 27 for assuring ~%~
that the speaker 16 and baffle 17 are centered transversely o-E the panel 12 -for es-thetic purposes~ It will be understood that the support members 27 if desired can be longer than the dimension of the panel 12 which they transverse in which case they would be positioned so as to rest upon the top of -the T-members 13 and would not engage the panels 12. Alternatively, they can have a length shorter than the dimension of the panel 12 and directly engaging the upper surface 34 of the panel 12 thereby relying on the rigidity of the panel 12 to provide support for the speaker 16 and baffle 15.
The speaker support assembly includes a baffle comprising an outer portion selectively located below the ceiling panel lower face and a speaker connected to the baffle and selectively 29 extending through an opening in the ceiling :
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p~nel. Bracket means are opera-tively connected to the speaker and baEfle. Support rods are selectively attachable to the bracke-t means above the ceiling panel upper face and provide support for the speaker and baffle, In one aspect of the invention the support rods extend substantially the width of the ceiling panel.
In another aspect of the invention, the bracket means includes a firs-t portion connected to the baffle and an upstandin~ second portion which is perpendicular to the first portion, The bracket second portion includes a pair of opposed wing members and an interconnecting web portion.
The wing members selectively receive the support rod. Each wing member includes an opening and the support rod passes through the openings of ~
pair oE interconnected opposed wing members. In still another aspect o-E the invention the support rod passing through the wing members is selectively attached to the interconnecting web, In another aspect of the invention each support rod has a longitudinal midpoint and is connected to the bracke-t means at the longitudinal rllidpoint, In one aspect oE the invention a bolt means selectively attaches the support rod to the interconnecting web. In yet another aspect the bolt means is adjustable for selecting the 29 dimension between the baffle and support rod, In yet another aspect the interconnecting web includes a slot, the bolt means are adjustable in the slot for adjusting said dimension.
FIG. 1 is a -fragmentary perspective view of a speaker assembly mounted to a ceiling panel;
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. l;
FIG~ 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a fragmentary top view of the speaker baffle assembly and ceiling panel.
Referring now by characters of reference to the drawing and first to FIG. lc it will be understood that the speaker assembly generally indicated by 10 is designed to be mounted to a ceiling such as ceiling lln The ceiling 11 is o~
the type commonly known in the industry and : referred to as a lay in grid which utilizes ceiling panels 12 that are laid into a grid formed by T-members 13. The T-members 13 are supported as by support wires 14 which are connected in a conventional manner in the building structure ~not shown).
The spea]cer assembly includes a lower plate comprising a baffle 15 as shown in FIG. 2.
Attached -to the baffle 15 is a speaker 16. Bolts 17 and nuts 20 are utilized for connecting the speaker 16 and baffle 15. Brackets 21 are 29 connected to the speaker and baffle as by the ~%~243 nuts and bolts 17 and 20.
The brackets include a horizontal first portion 22 and a substantially ver-tical upright second portion 23~ Referring now to FIGS. 3 and 4, it will be understood that the second por-tion 23 includes opposed wing portions 24 and a central interconnecting web portion 25. The opposed wing portions 24 include opposed vertical slo-ts 26 capable of receiving a support rod 27.
The center web portion 24 includes a vertical slot 30 through which a fastening means comprising a bolt 31 passes. The bolt 31 passes through a support rod 27 and engages a clip nut 32 about the support rod 27.
The ceiling panel 12 includes an upper face 34~ a lower face 35 and an opening 33 dimensioned to receive the speaker 16~ The baffle 15, which is of conventional design, can be circular and provided with an upturned peripheral lip 36 which engages the lower side 35 of the ceiling panel 12. The support rod 27 is L-shaped with a vertical portion 40 and a horizontal portion 41.
The horizontal portion 41 provides a surface for engagement with the upper surface 34 of the panel It is thought that the structural features and functional advantag~s of the speaker support assembly have become fully apparent from the 29 foregoing description of parts bu-t for ~2~ a3 completeness of disclosure a brief description of the assembly will be given.
In order to mount a speaker assemhly 10 in a ceiling 11 it is first necessary that an appropriately sized opening 33 be provided in the panel 12 as by cutting. The opening must be large enough to accommodate the speaker 16 and the brackets 21. Preferrably, the opening 33 is of a smaller dimension than the diameter of the baffle 15 so that the baffle 15 will fully cover the opening 33.
It will be understood that prior to insertion of the speaker 16 into the ceiling 11 the baffle 15, speaker 16 and brackets 21 have been operatively interconnected by the bolts 17 and nuts 20. The speaker 16 and brackets 21 are th~n inserted up through the opening 33 with the baffle 15 being located below the lower face 35 of the panel. The rods 27 can then be slipped through the openings 26 of the opposed wing por-tions 24. Once the rods 27 have both been inserted into their appropriate brackets 21, it will be seen that the speaker assembly 10 need not be manually held in position. It cannot fall from the opening 15 since the support rods 27 will engage the tops of the openings 26 of the wings 24 and thereby limit downward movement of the speaker 16 and baffle 15.
29 The clip nut 32 is a conventional clip-on threaded member designed to be located about an opening (not shown) through -the rod 27. The clip nut 32 can be positioned on the rod 27 prior to insertion of -the rod 27 through the openings 260 ~hen it is desired to fasten the rod 27 -to the bracket 21 the rod 27 with the clip nut 32 is aligned with the slot 30 so that a bolt 31 will pass through the slot 30 and through the rod 27 and clip nut 32. Before tightening the bolt 31 the baffle 15 and speaker 16 can be manually raised so that the baffle upturned edges 36 engage the lower side 35 of the panel 12. While being held in engagement the rod 27 is placed in engagement with the upper surface 34 of the panel 12 and the bolt 31 is tightened at the clip nut 32 in order to firmly retain the rod 27 to the bracket 21. It will be seen that the slot 30 allows for adjustment of the spacing between the baffle 15 and rod 27 to conform to the thickness of the panel 12.
In the preferred embodiment the rod 27 is substantially equal to the width of the panel 12. Therefore the opposed ends of the rod 27 are located directly above portions of the T-members 13 allowing the application of forces directly vertically from a support rod 27 through the panel 12 to the T-members 13. Furthermore, the clip nuts 32 are positioned substantially at the 29 longitudinal centers of the bars 27 for assuring ~%~
that the speaker 16 and baffle 17 are centered transversely o-E the panel 12 -for es-thetic purposes~ It will be understood that the support members 27 if desired can be longer than the dimension of the panel 12 which they transverse in which case they would be positioned so as to rest upon the top of -the T-members 13 and would not engage the panels 12. Alternatively, they can have a length shorter than the dimension of the panel 12 and directly engaging the upper surface 34 of the panel 12 thereby relying on the rigidity of the panel 12 to provide support for the speaker 16 and baffle 15.
Claims (11)
1. A speaker support assembly for use with suspended ceilings of the type including a plurality of ceiling panels having upper and lower faces and a ceiling grid selectively supporting the panels comprising a baffle selectively locatable below a ceiling panel lower face, a speaker connected to the baffle and selectively extendable through the ceiling panel, bracket means operatively connected to the speaker and the baffle, and support rods selectively attachable to the bracket means above the ceiling panel upper face and providing support to the speaker and baffle.
2. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 1, in which the support rods extend substantially the width of the ceiling panel.
3. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 1, in which the bracket means includes a first portion connected to the baffle and a second portion which is perpendicular to the first portion.
4. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 3, in which the bracket second portion includes a pair of opposed wing members and an interconnecting web portion, the wing members selectively receiving the support rod.
5. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 4, in which each wing member of a pair of opposed wing members includes an opening, and the support rod passes through the openings of the pair of opposed wing members.
6. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 5, in which the support rod passing through the wing openings is selectively attachable to the bracket at the interconnecting web.
7. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 6, in which bolt means selectively attaches the support rod to the interconnecting web.
8. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 7, in which the bolt means are adjustable for selecting the dimension between the baffle and the support rod.
9. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 8, in which the interconnecting web includes a slot, the bolt means being adjustable in the slot for adjusting the dimension between the support rods and the baffle.
10. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 1, in which the bracket means includes a first portion connected to the baffle, and a second portion which is substantially perpendicular to the first portion, the support rods extend substantially the width of the ceiling panel, the bracket second portion includes a pair of opposed wing members and an interconnecting web portion, each wing member being positioned at an angle to the web, and each wing member of a pair of opposed wing members including an opening, and the support rod being selectively received through the openings of the pair of opposed wing members.
11. A speaker support assembly as defined in claim 10, in which the support rod extends substantially the width of the ceiling panel, and each support rod has a longitudinal midpoint, and the bracket means is attached to the support rod at the midpoint.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000468358A CA1216243A (en) | 1984-11-21 | 1984-11-21 | Speaker support assembly |
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| CA000468358A CA1216243A (en) | 1984-11-21 | 1984-11-21 | Speaker support assembly |
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| CA1216243A true CA1216243A (en) | 1987-01-06 |
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| CA000468358A Expired CA1216243A (en) | 1984-11-21 | 1984-11-21 | Speaker support assembly |
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