EP2721837A4 - Ceiling loudspeaker system - Google Patents

Ceiling loudspeaker system

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Publication number
EP2721837A4
EP2721837A4 EP12800877.8A EP12800877A EP2721837A4 EP 2721837 A4 EP2721837 A4 EP 2721837A4 EP 12800877 A EP12800877 A EP 12800877A EP 2721837 A4 EP2721837 A4 EP 2721837A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
loudspeaker system
ceiling loudspeaker
ceiling
loudspeaker
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP12800877.8A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2721837A1 (en
Inventor
William C Stewart Jr
Michael Hudson
Larry Frerichs
Clinton Strong
Weldon Gammon
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
RGB Systems Inc
Original Assignee
RGB Systems Inc
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US13/159,801 external-priority patent/US8286749B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/161,022 external-priority patent/US8631897B2/en
Application filed by RGB Systems Inc filed Critical RGB Systems Inc
Publication of EP2721837A1 publication Critical patent/EP2721837A1/en
Publication of EP2721837A4 publication Critical patent/EP2721837A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/02—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein
    • H04R1/025—Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/02—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein
    • H04R1/026—Supports for loudspeaker casings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/02—Details casings, cabinets or mounting therein for transducers covered by H04R1/02 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/021—Transducers or their casings adapted for mounting in or to a wall or ceiling

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Details Of Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
EP12800877.8A 2011-06-14 2012-06-13 Ceiling loudspeaker system Withdrawn EP2721837A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/159,801 US8286749B2 (en) 2008-06-27 2011-06-14 Ceiling loudspeaker system
US13/161,022 US8631897B2 (en) 2008-06-27 2011-06-15 Ceiling loudspeaker system
PCT/US2012/042312 WO2012174159A1 (en) 2011-06-14 2012-06-13 Ceiling loudspeaker system

Publications (2)

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EP2721837A1 EP2721837A1 (en) 2014-04-23
EP2721837A4 true EP2721837A4 (en) 2014-10-01

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EP12800877.8A Withdrawn EP2721837A4 (en) 2011-06-14 2012-06-13 Ceiling loudspeaker system

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP2721837A4 (en)
CA (1) CA2838856A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2012174159A1 (en)

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US5206464A (en) * 1991-05-17 1993-04-27 American Trading And Production Corporation Loudspeaker mounting assembly
EP1164813A2 (en) * 2000-06-15 2001-12-19 Valcom, Inc. Lay-in ceiling speaker
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