Patent ID: 6578808
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A mounting assembly for mounting a device in an opening in a barrier from a front side thereof, the assembly comprising:a support configured for positioning on a back side of the barrier adjacent to the opening in the barrier; and a spring having a first end, a second end and an engagement portion intermediate the first end and the second end, the first end of the spring affixed to the support, the support including a set latch for releasably securing the second end of the spring to the support, the second end of the spring released from the set latch by at least partial insertion of the device through the opening from the front side of the barrier and selective engagement of the spring by the device, whereupon release of the second end of the spring from the set latch the spring exerts a force on the device through the engagement portion of the spring tending to pull the device toward the back side of the barrier and into a mounted position.