Patent ID: 9731211
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A63H,F16B,H04R

Claim:
1. An apparatus for supporting an audio exciter in a model vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a mounting portion, the mounting portion having an opening for receiving at least a portion of the body of the audio exciter; a plurality of retention members extending inward from the perimeter of the opening and configured to engage the audio exciter when the audio exciter is received by the mounting portion; the mounting portion having a base abutting a first end of the audio exciter, when the audio exciter is received in the mounting portion; wherein at least a portion of each of the plurality of retention members is configured to abut a surface of the audio exciter facing away from the first end of the audio exciter, the plurality of retention members thereby urging the first end of the audio exciter against the base of the mounting portion; at least one transverse supporting arm extending from the mounting portion; at least one fastener member disposed at a distal end of the at least one transverse supporting arm, the fastener member configured to secure to the body of a model vehicle; a model vehicle body; and wherein the at least one transverse supporting arm secures the mounting portion to the model vehicle body to cause the model vehicle body to act as a resonator for the audio exciter.