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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2004
Charles Clifford Adams, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Dale Vernon Curtis, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jerry Kenneth Hubbard, Chandler, AZ (US);
Eric Matthew Miller, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Charles Clifford Adams, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Dale Vernon Curtis, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jerry Kenneth Hubbard, Chandler, AZ (US);
Eric Matthew Miller, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
An audio amplifier and speaker system are stacked and magnetically coupled together. The audio amplifier is coupled for receiving an audio signal. A first securing assembly is provided on a bottom surface of the amplifier. The first securing assembly may be a foot formed on the bottom surface of the audio amplifier. The speaker is electrically coupled to the amplifier. A second securing assembly is provided on a top surface of the speaker. The second securing assembly may be a receptacle formed in top surface of the speaker. The foot is inserted into the receptacle. The foot and receptacle are magnetically coupled to attach the amplifier to the speaker. The foot has a first electrical connector, and the receptacle has a second electrical connector mated to the first electrical connector to route the audio signal from the amplifier to the speaker.