Patent ID: 8600097
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. An integrated rigging system for a loudspeaker for interconnecting the loudspeaker with other loudspeakers in abutting relation, the integrated rigging system comprising: rigging structures comprising front rigging structures and rear rigging structures, said front rigging structures including a top front rigging structure and a base front rigging structure, and said rear rigging structures including a top rear rigging structure and a base rear rigging structure, each of said rigging structures including a primary plate having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and an inner edge, framing members including two upper framing members and two lower framing members, said upper framing members affixed to the interior surface of and interconnecting the primary plates of said top front and top rear rigging structures, said lower framing members affixed to the interior surface of and interconnecting the primary plates of said base front and base rear rigging structures, enclosure panels including a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel and opposite side panels, each of said top and bottom panels having an outer surface, said rigging structures, framing members and enclosure panels forming an enclosure for the loudspeaker, wherein said rigging structures are integrated into the enclosure of the loudspeaker, and a plurality of links, each link extendable from one of said rigging structures for linking said rigging structure with a corresponding rigging structure of the enclosure of an adjacent loudspeaker.