Patent ID: 7077236

Claim:
An articulating speaker assembly for the interior of a vehicle that includes sidewall trim defining a pocket in said trim, said articulating speaker assembly comprising: a housing; and at least one speaker operatively supported within said housing; said assembly including at least one pivot arm having first and second ends, said first end being operatively connected to said housing and defining a rotational axis and said second end being attached to the vehicle and defining a pivotal axis, said at least one pivot arm being adapted to pivot about said pivotal axis to selectively move and position said housing at each point along a path between a retracted position wherein said housing is operatively supported within the pocket and aligned substantially flush with the sidewall trim such that the sidewall trim and said housing are substantially co-planar, and an extended position outside the pocket, said housing being adapted to rotate about said rotational axis such that said at least one speaker can be moved to a plurality of positions to selectively direct sound therefrom.