Patent ID: 6459802
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A shock mount system for resiliently supporting a microphone comprising:a tubular shell having a central axis, an inside diameter substantially greater than that of a typical microphone and a predetermined length along the central axis, substantially less than length of a typical microphone; fastening means for attaching said shell to a shaft of a conventional microphone stand; and at least three elastic cord runs disposed within said shell, each said cord run made and arranged to stretch with a predetermined undeployed tension substantially diametrically across said shell orthogonal to the axis disposed at a predetermined offset distance from the axis and arranged in a pattern such that, in deployment, a microphone inserted generally along the axis amongst said cord runs becomes fully supported therefrom due to deflection in a central region of the cord run, causing further stretching thereof with tension increased beyond the undeployed tension, each adjacent pair of said cord runs engaging the microphone in one of two modes having opposite directions of cord deflection: a first mode, for relatively large microphone regions, wherein-the cord deflection is outwardly, spreading the adjacent pair apart, and a second mode, for relatively small microphone regions, wherein the cord deflection is inwardly, extending across the central axis and sufficiently beyond, such that deployment causes two crossings of the adjacent pair of cord runs, one crossing on each opposite side of the microphone.