Jerry E Hubbard

US Patent:

7804966, Sep 28, 2010

Filed:

Dec 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/018010

Inventors:

Charles Clifford Adams - Gilbert AZ, US
Dale Vernon Curtis - Scottsdale AZ, US
Jerry Kenneth Hubbard - Chandler AZ, US
Eric Matthew Miller - Phoenix AZ, US

Assignee:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

H04R 1/02

US Classification:

381 87, 381386, 381120, 381332

Abstract:

An audio amplifier and speaker system are stacked and magnetically coupled together. The audio amplifier is coupled for receiving an audio signal. A first securing assembly is provided on a bottom surface of the amplifier. The first securing assembly may be a foot formed on the bottom surface of the audio amplifier. The speaker is electrically coupled to the amplifier. A second securing assembly is provided on a top surface of the speaker. The second securing assembly may be a receptacle formed in top surface of the speaker. The foot is inserted into the receptacle. The foot and receptacle are magnetically coupled to attach the amplifier to the speaker. The foot has a first electrical connector, and the receptacle has a second electrical connector mated to the first electrical connector to route the audio signal from the amplifier to the speaker.

US Patent:

20100329484, Dec 30, 2010

Filed:

Sep 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/877931

Inventors:

Charles C. Adams - Gilbert AZ, US
Dale Vernon Curtis - Scottsdale AZ, US
Jerry Kenneth Hubbard - Chandler AZ, US
Eric Matthew Miller - Phoenix AZ, US

Assignee:

FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

H03F 99/00

US Classification:

381120

Abstract:

An audio system comprises a first enclosure for housing a first audio component and a second enclosure for housing a second audio component. The first enclosure includes a surface having a plurality of first structures, the first structures comprising one selected from a group consisting of a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of receptacles. The second enclosure includes a surface having a plurality of second structures, the second structures comprising the other one from the group consisting of the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of receptacles. The protrusions are configured to be inserted into the receptacles along a first direction such that the first enclosure is maintained in a first position relative to the second enclosure in the presence of a shear force that is applied in a direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.