Patent ID: 7120269

Claim:
A speaker support system adapted for use with a suspended ceiling of the type having a suspended ceiling grid including a plurality of ceiling grid openings and a plurality of ceiling panels sized to fit within the ceiling grid openings, the speaker support system comprising; a speaker support base replacing at least part of a ceiling panel and having sufficient strength to support at least one speaker within a grid opening without interfering with the operation of the speaker; a guide flange integral to the speaker support base, the guide flange providing a straight edge for aligning at least a portion of a ceiling tile within the ceiling grid opening; and a support flange integral to the support base and with the guide flange forming an upside down T-shape, the support flange supporting at least a portion of the ceiling tile within the ceiling grid opening so that at least a portion of the ceiling grid opening is filled with the speaker support base and the remaining portion of the ceiling grid opening is filled with the portion of the ceiling tile.