Patent ID: 8477953

Claim:
A media delivery apparatus having a housing including audio output circuitry and at least one speaker, and the media delivery apparatus having a removable cover to cover said at least one speaker, comprising an audio output subsystem that produces audio signals, wherein said at least one speaker is operatively connected to receive the audio signals from said audio output circuit; a removable cover for said at least one speaker, wherein the removable cover is configured to be attached to a housing of the media delivery apparatus by a mounting arrangement that provides a gap between the removable cover and the housing of the media delivery apparatus; a cover detection circuit operatively connected to provide a cover detection signal to said audio output subsystem based on whether or not said removable cover is attached or not, wherein the audio signals supplied to said at least one speaker have at least one audio characteristic that varies depending on the cover detection signal, wherein the housing includes a housing wall that includes an opening for receiving a connector therethrough; a fixture mounted to an inner surface of the housing wall so that an outer surface of the housing wall is continuous, the fixture including a body having a void for receiving the connector therein, and one or more electrical contacts disposed inside and extending outside the void, the void cooperating with the opening of the housing wall to form the interior space that receives the connector, the one or more electrical contacts extending partially into the opening in the housing wall; and a removable access door for placement inside the access opening, the removable access door including a retention plate that slides in and out of an opening in the removable access door, the retention plate sliding between a disengaged position where the retention plate is contained within the perimeter of the removable access door, and an engaged position where the retention plate extends out of and past the perimeter of the removable access door in order to mate with the slot disposed within the access opening thereby securing the removable access door within the access opening of the housing wall.