US 12,335,673 B2
Pivotable speaker with compressible ring
Mark Westcott, Battle Ground, WA (US); Michael L. Strange, Salem, MA (US); and Kurt Solland, Goodyear, AZ (US)
Assigned to POLK AUDIO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Polk Audio, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/936,005.
Prior Publication US 2024/0107210 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/025 (2013.01) [H04R 1/323 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A speaker assembly comprising:
a driver;
a clamp;
a retainer; and
a compressible ring, wherein:
the clamp comprises a cavity in which the driver is located,
the retainer is configured to compress the compressible ring against the clamp at a pre-determined compression such that the driver is manually pivotable within the cavity, and
wherein the retainer comprises a hook portion that is configured to hook over the compressible ring to compress the compressible ring against the clamp at the pre-determined compression.