Patent ID: 7032708

Claim:
A speaker mounting assembly for mounting within a wall opening, said speaker mounting assembly comprising: a frame member having a front surface, a rear surface and a first plurality of openings extending through said frame member from said front surface to said rear surface, said frame member configured for mounting within said wall opening; a baffle member securable to said frame member, said baffle member having a second plurality of openings, said second plurality of openings of said baffle member being oriented to coaxially align with said first plurality of openings of said frame member when said baffle member is secured to said frame member, said baffle member including at least one speaker opening extending through the baffle, said baffle member having a rear surface facing the interior of said wall opening when said speaking mounting assembly is disposed in a mounting position within said wall opening, said baffle rear surface including mounts for mounting at least one speaker to said baffle rear surface; a plurality of elastomeric vibration dampening members formed of an acoustic dampening material, said plurality of vibration dampening members secured within one of said first and second plurality of openings, said vibration dampening members having an opening extending therethrough; and a plurality of fasteners for securing said baffle member to said frame member, said plurality of fasteners extending through said openings in said vibration dampening members and said frame member, each of said plurality of fasteners including a head portion having a shoulder that abuts a corresponding vibration dampening member and a locking member at the distal end of the respective fastener from said head portion, said locking member operative to engage said frame member upon rotation of the fastener to a locking position to captively secure said baffle to said frame member, said fasteners disposed in non-contacting relation with said baffle member.