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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
Christopher E. Combest, Leawood, KS (US);
Multi Service Corporation, Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A speaker enclosure ( ) comprising a speaker box ( ) having an opening ( ) and adapted for mounting within a wall ( ) upon a wall stud ( ); a compressible gasket ( ) affixed about the box opening ( ); a faceplate ( ); and a plurality of independently adjustable coupling mechanisms ( ) for coupling the faceplate ( ) with the box ( ). The protruding, uncompressed gasket ( ) is compressed by the faceplate ( ) and the coupling mechanisms ( ), which may be independently adjusted to provide an optimum and substantially uniform degree of separation between faceplate ( ) and wall ( ), thereby reducing distortion, vibration, and damage due to undesirable contact therebetween. A spring ( ) is provided to prevent over-compression of the gasket ( ) due to heavy or low frequency speakers, thereby facilitating maintaining the uniform degree of separation; and a spacer ( ) is provided to maintain the spring ( ) in its operating position.