IP Library Granted Patent US 12,075,204
Granted Patent B2
US 12,075,204 · App. 18/483,182 · Granted Aug 27, 2024

Loudspeaker accessory tray

Inventors: Michael D. Kasten (Burnsville, MN); Andrew Grunloh (Columbia Heights, MN); Nicholas Sulzer (Mosinee, WI); Shawn Filipek (Savage, MN); Andrew Cho (Plymouth, MN)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
H04R1/025H04R2201/029
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Patent No.
US 12,075,204
App. No.
18/483,182
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An accessory tray for a loudspeaker includes a main portion defining a perimeter and a base surface configured to support an accessory within the perimeter. An anchor portion extends under the base surface of the main portion, the anchor portion configured to engage a portion of the loudspeaker. The main portion has a tapering height from a rear to a front thereof, forming a rake angle in side view.

Claims (35)

1. An accessory tray for a loudspeaker, the accessory tray comprising:

a main portion defining a perimeter and a base surface configured to support an accessory within the perimeter; and

an anchor portion extending under the base surface of the main portion, the anchor portion configured to engage a portion of the loudspeaker.

2. The accessory tray of claim 1 , wherein the anchor portion is formed separate from the main portion and secured thereto by a plurality of threaded fasteners.

3. The accessory tray of claim 2 , wherein the anchor portion has a concave shape configured to receive a handle of the loudspeaker and includes pair of opposed detent tabs configured for engagement with edges of the handle of the loudspeaker.

4. The accessory tray of claim 2 , further comprising an adjustable length strap coupled to the main portion and configured to retain the accessory to the base surface.

5. The accessory tray of claim 4 , wherein the adjustable length strap includes hook-and-loop attachment portions.

6. The accessory tray of claim 1 , wherein the main portion includes a handle located along the perimeter.

7. The accessory tray of claim 6 , wherein within the perimeter of the main portion, an aperture is formed through the base surface at a location of the handle of the main portion.

8. An accessorized loudspeaker assembly comprising:

a loudspeaker enclosure including a sound-projection front side and a top side adjacent the front side; and

the accessory tray of claim 1 coupled to the top side of the loudspeaker enclosure via engagement of the anchor portion with a handle formed in the top side of the loudspeaker enclosure.

9. The accessorized loudspeaker assembly of claim 8 , wherein the accessory tray includes a front side extending along the front side of the loudspeaker enclosure and following a contour thereof, and wherein the accessory tray includes a rear side including a handle extending along a rear side of the loudspeaker enclosure.

10. The accessorized loudspeaker assembly of claim 8 , wherein the anchor portion defines an interference fit with the handle.

11. An accessory tray for a loudspeaker, the accessory tray comprising:

a main portion defining a base surface configured to support an accessory;

an anchor portion extending under the base surface of the main portion, the anchor portion configured to engage a top handle of the loudspeaker; and

an adjustable length strap coupled to the main portion and configured to retain the accessory to the base surface.

12. The accessory tray of claim 11 , wherein the anchor portion has a concave shape configured to receive the top handle of the loudspeaker and includes pair of opposed detent tabs configured for engagement with edges of the top handle of the loudspeaker.

13. The accessory tray of claim 11 , wherein the adjustable length strap includes hook-and-loop attachment portions.

14. The accessory tray of claim 11 , wherein the main portion includes a handle located along a perimeter of the main portion.

15. The accessory tray of claim 14 , wherein within the perimeter of the main portion, an aperture is formed through the base surface at a location of the handle of the main portion.

16. An accessorized loudspeaker assembly comprising:

a loudspeaker enclosure including a sound-projection front side and a top side adjacent the front side, the top side including the top handle; and

the accessory tray of claim 11 coupled to the top side of the loudspeaker enclosure via engagement of the anchor portion with the top handle.

17. The accessorized loudspeaker assembly of claim 16 , wherein the accessory tray includes a front side extending along the front side of the loudspeaker enclosure and following a contour thereof, and wherein the accessory tray includes a rear side including a handle extending along a rear side of the loudspeaker enclosure.

18. A method of accessorizing a loudspeaker enclosure, the method including:

providing the loudspeaker enclosure including a sound-projection front side and a top side adjacent the front side, the top side having a handle;

providing an accessory tray including:

a main portion defining a perimeter and a base surface configured to support an accessory within the perimeter, and

an anchor portion extending under the base surface of the main portion;

engaging the anchor portion with the handle at the top side of the loudspeaker; and

positioning an accessory onto the base surface of the accessory tray main portion.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising securing the accessory to the base surface with an adjustable length strap.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the anchor portion is engaged with the handle by an interference fit between the anchor portion and the handle.

Assignments (4)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 15, 2026
From: ELECTRO-VOICE DYNACORD LLC
To: GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075643/0407 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RECORDED AT REEL 73363, FRAME 0729 Recorded May 4, 2026
From: GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
To: ELECTRO-VOICE DYNACORD LLC (F/K/A BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS, LLC, F/K/A BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.)
Reel/Frame 075499/0896 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS, LLC (FKA BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.)
To: GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 073363/0729 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2023
From: KASTEN, MICHAEL D.; GRUNLOH, ANDREW; SULZER, NICHOLAS; FILIPEK, SHAWN; CHO, ANDREW
To: BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.; ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 065178/0499 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17697597 · Mar 17, 2022
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