Patent ID: 7845605

Claim:
A multimedia device bracket comprising: a hub having a first face, a second face, an edge extending between the first and second faces, and a first plurality of passages that are formed through and extend between the first and second faces, wherein four passages of the first plurality of passages are positioned to define corners of a rectilinear pattern on the first and second faces, and wherein the first plurality of passages align with corresponding ones of a plurality of holes formed in a face of a panel of a flat panel display to allow mounting hardware to be inserted through one passage of the first plurality of passages and into a corresponding hole of the plurality of holes; and a plurality of rods, each rod having a first end to couple with the hub, each rod having a second end to couple with an audio device to cooperate with the hub to physically support the audio device at a location alongside an edge of the panel, and each rod having at least one conductive surface capable of engaging an electrical contact of the hub and an electrical contact of the audio device to convey an electrical signal between the hub and the audio device, wherein: the first end of each rod of the plurality of rods is insertable into a corresponding passage of a second plurality of passages that are formed into the edge of the hub, wherein the electrical contact of the hub is positioned adjacent one passage of the second plurality of passages to engage the conductive surface of one rod of the plurality of rods upon insertion of the first end of the one rod into the one passage of the second plurality of passages; and the first end of the one rod is engaged upon insertion of the first end of the one rod into the one passage of the second plurality of passages in a manner that resists movement of the rod within the one passage.