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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2010
Charles C. Adams, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Dale Vernon Curtis, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jerry Kenneth Hubbard, Chandler, AZ (US);
Eric Matthew Miller, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Charles C. 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 system comprises a first enclosure for housing a first audio component and a second enclosure for housing a second audio component. The first enclosure includes a surface having a plurality of first structures, the first structures comprising one selected from a group consisting of a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of receptacles. The second enclosure includes a surface having a plurality of second structures, the second structures comprising the other one from the group consisting of the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of receptacles. The protrusions are configured to be inserted into the receptacles along a first direction such that the first enclosure is maintained in a first position relative to the second enclosure in the presence of a shear force that is applied in a direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.