Mounting assembly

Details Mounting assembly Mounting assembly

2006-06-16

2009-06-02

Ramirez, Ramon O (Department: 3632)

Supports

Suspended supports

Fittings

C381S386000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07540460

ABSTRACT:
A mounting assembly for mounting a fixture such as a loudspeaker speaker in-wall or in-ceiling includes a bracket assembly to mechanically couple wall or ceiling and speaker to the supporting studs or joists on both sides of the hole in which the loudspeaker will be mounted. The bracket assembly may comprise two halves, each of which includes a bracket plate, a left bracket slider and a right bracket slider, and associated fasteners. Each half of the bracket is sized so that it will pass easily through the opening made in the partition for receiving the loudspeaker. Once inside the partition, the two bracket sliders expand to reach the nearby studs or joists where they are coupled to the studs or joists using fasteners such as screws. Once the bracket sliders are attached, they are secured to the bracket plate with fasteners such as thumbscrews, thereby making a rigid structure. This is repeated for the other half of the bracket assembly. The loudspeaker is then inserted into the hole and secured using the clamping dog fixtures integral to the loudspeaker. These clamps sandwich the loudspeaker frame, partition and bracket assembly into one rigid structure.

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