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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 2000
Geoffrey William Davey, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Terry Lynn Brandl, Marine City, MI (US);
Magna Interior Systems, Inc., Aurora, CA;
Abstract
An audio speaker mounting assembly for mounting an audio speaker to interior substrate panel and sheet metal panel of an automotive vehicle includes a cover member attached to the speaker adjacent the substrate panel. The assembly further includes a retainer bracket positioned between the substrate panel and the sheet metal panel. The substrate panel includes an opening therethrough for receiving the speaker. The substrate panel is sandwiched between the cover member and the retainer bracket. The cover member includes a pair of spaced apart cover connecting structures projecting through opening in the substrate panel for locking engagement with a respective pair of retainer bracket connecting structures projecting from the retainer bracket into the opening in the substrate. An opening extends through each of the connecting structures of the cover member and is axially aligned with a corresponding through-holed in each of the connecting structures of the retainer bracket. A fastener extends through each of the respective axially aligned openings and through-holes and is lockingly secured to the sheet metal panel for retaining and supporting the speaker mounting assembly and speaker in the vehicle.