IP Library Granted Patent US 10,334,337
Granted Patent B2
US 10,334,337 · App. 15/046,915 · Granted Jun 25, 2019

Speaker

Inventors: Robert A. Warden (Southborough, MA); Kevin Joseph Brousseau (Newton, MA); Randy J. Kulchy (Shrewsbury, MA); Benjamin C. Lippitt (Worcester, MA)
Assignee: Bose Corporation
H04R1/026H04R1/025H04R1/023
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Patent No.
US 10,334,337
App. No.
15/046,915
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A speaker includes a housing, a member secured to the housing, and a locking pin which passes through a first portion of the speaker. The member substantially covers at least two sides of the locking pin. The member thus provides some protection against the locking pin unintentionally coming into contact with another object. The member has two or more feet which are secured to the member and which can support the speaker on a substantially horizontal surface when the speaker is oriented such that the member is facing the surface.

Claims (24)

1. A speaker, comprising:

a housing;

a member secured to the housing;

a locking pin which passes through a first portion of the speaker, the member substantially covering at least two sides of the locking pin, whereby the member provides some protection against the locking pin unintentionally coming into contact with another object; and

two or more feet which are secured to the member and which can support the speaker on a substantially horizontal surface when the speaker is oriented such that the member is facing the surface.

2. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the member is releasably secured to a side portion of the housing.

3. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the member defines a handle which is unitary and integral with the member and which can be gripped by a human hand to lift the speaker.

4. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the member defines a pair of handles which can alternately be gripped by a human hand, depending on the orientation of the speaker, to lift the speaker.

5. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the member covers a substantially major portion of an exterior surface of a panel of the housing to protect the panel from damage.

6. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the locking pin passes through one of a plurality of through holes in an adjustable second portion of the speaker.

7. An end cap for a speaker, comprising:

a member which can be secured to a speaker housing, the member substantially covering at least two sides of a locking pin which passes through a first portion of the speaker when the member is secured to the housing, whereby the member provides some protection against the locking pin unintentionally coming into contact with another object, wherein the locking pin passes through one of a plurality of through holes in an adjustable second portion of the speaker.

8. The end cap of claim 7 , wherein the member is releasably secureable to a side portion of the housing.

9. The end cap of claim 8 , further including two or more feet which are secured to the member and which can support the speaker on a substantially horizontal surface when the speaker is oriented such that the member is facing the surface.

10. The end cap of claim 8 , wherein the member defines a handle which is unitary and integral with the member and which can be gripped by a human hand to lift the speaker.

11. The end cap of claim 8 , wherein the member defines a pair of handles which can alternately be gripped by a human hand, depending on the orientation of the speaker; to lift the speaker.

12. The end cap of claim 8 , wherein the member covers a substantially major portion of an exterior surface of a panel of the housing to protect the panel from damage.

13. An end cap for a speaker, comprising:

a member which can be secured to a side of a speaker housing, and

two or more feet which are secured to the member and which can support the speaker on a substantially horizontal surface when the speaker is oriented on its side such that the member is facing the surface, wherein the member can substantially cover at least two sides of a locking pin which passes through a first portion of the speaker when the member is secured to the housing, whereby the member provides some protection against the locking pin unintentionally coming into contact with another object.

14. The end cap of claim 13 , wherein the member is releasably securable to the side of the speaker housing.

15. The end cap of claim 14 , wherein the member defines a handle which is unitary and integral with the member and which can be gripped by a human hand to lift the speaker.

16. The end cap of claim 14 , wherein the member covers a substantially major portion of an exterior surface of the side of the speaker housing to protect the housing side from damage.

17. The end cap of claim 13 , wherein the locking pin passes through one of a plurality of through holes in an adjustable second portion of the speaker.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: TRANSOM POST OPCO, LLC
To: FGI WORLDWIDE LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 066336/0030 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: TRANSOM POST OPCO, LLC
To: BLUE TORCH FINANCE LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 064257/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2023
From: BOSE CORPORATION; BOSE PRODUCTS B.V.
To: TRANSOM POST OPCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 063746/0569 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2016
From: WARDEN, ROBERT A.; BROUSSEAU, KEVIN JOSEPH; KULCHY, RANDY J.; LIPPITT, BENJAMIN C.
To: BOSE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037840/0537 →
Continuity (1)
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