Patent ID: 8103041
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: B60R,H04R

Abstract:
1. A speaker bracket for aligning and fastening a speaker to a mounting panel for installation in a vehicle, the bracket comprising: a housing having a first surface and a second surface separated by a sidewall, the housing defining an acoustic opening in the second surface having a longitudinal axis and further defining a speaker opening in the first surface; at least two first attaching bosses positioned adjacent the first surface for attachment of the speaker to the bracket; at least two second attaching bosses adjacent the second surface for attaching the bracket to the mounting panel in the vehicle; and at least one suspension member extending axially outward from the second surface along the longitudinal axis, the member further having a tab extending from the member in a circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis for circumferentially aligning the second mounting bosses with the mounting panel and axially suspending the bracket from the mounting panel until the bracket is securely fastened to the mounting panel.