Audio visual system

Claim 2

A carrying and storage case for a sound and projection system comprising a body portion having opposite wall portions and having an upwardly facing recess, a lid, means for hingedly connecting said lid to said body portion, said lid defining a downwardly facing recess, latch means for securing said lid in a closed position over said body portion with said upwardly and downwardly facing recesses defining a chamber for sound and projection equipment, a carrying handle mounted on said carrying case, a base platform mounted within said body portion, a projector platform overlying said base platform, and means connecting said projector platform to said base platform for moving said projector platform between a position overlying said base platform within said upwardly facing recess and away from said base platform a height sufficient to support a projector lens above the lip of said body portion while maintaining parallel relation to said base portion, means for mounting sound reproducing apparatus to said body portion, said downwardly facing recess in said lid being lined with a foam material for cushioning a sound and projection system mounted within said carrying and storage case, and means on said lid for releasably supporting a housing for an auxiliary speaker, said foam material being disposed between said lid and said last named means to define as acoustic buffer to prevent vibration of an auxiliary speaker, and said means for releasably supporting a housing for an auxiliary speaker comprises a plate, means for hingedly connecting said plate to sAid lid, at least bottom and side means projecting from said plate to retain the speaker housing in position on said lid, and a latch for holding said plate in overlying relation to said lid so that a speaker housing is retained between said plate and said foam material.

Claim 3

A carrying and storage case for a sound projection system comprising a body portion having opposite wall portions and having an upwardly facing recess, a lid, means for hingedly connecting said lid to said body portion, said lid defining a downwardly facing recess, latch means for securing said lid in a closed position over said body portion with said upwardly and downwardly facing recesses defining a chamber for sound and projection equipment, a carrying handle mounted on said carrying case, a base platform mounted within said body portion, a projector platform overlying said base platform, and means connecting said projector platform to said base platform for moving said projector platform between a position overlying said base platform within said upwardly facing recess and away from said base platform a height sufficient to support a projector lens above the lip of said body portion while maintaining parallel relation to said base portion, means for mounting sound reproducing apparatus to said body portion, said downwardly facing recess in said lid being lined with a foam material for cushioning a sound and projection system mounted within said carrying and storage case, and means on said lid for releasably supporting a housing for an auxiliary speaker, said foam material being disposed between said lid and said last named means to define as acoustic buffer to prevent vibration of an auxiliary speaker, and said means for connecting said projector platform to said base platform is a parallelogram linkage which permits said projector platform to overly the upper lip of said body portion, said parallelogram linkage comprising a plurality of arms, each of said arms being pivotally connected to said projector platform and said base platform, the pivotal connection of said arms and said base platform being spaced from one wall portion of said body portion a distance sufficient to enable them to lie substantially along said base platform when said base platform is in said body portion, and being spaced from the opposite wall portion of said body a distance sufficient to enable said projector platform to be supported by said lip thereon when said projector platform is elevated above said base platform.

Claim 4

A carrying and storage case for a sound projection system comprising a body portion having opposite wall portions and having an upwardly facing recess, a lid, means for hingedly connecting said lid to said body portion, said lid defining a downwardly facing recess, latch means for securing said lid in a closed position over said body portion with said upwardly and downwardly facing recesses defining a chamber for sound and projection equipment, a carrying handle mounted on said carrying case, a base platform mounted within said body portion, a projector platform overlying said base platform, and means connecting said projector platform to said base platform for moving said projector platform between a position overlying said base platform within said upwardly facing recess and away from said base platform a height sufficient to support a projector lens above the lip of said body portion while maintaining parallel relation to said base portion, means for mounting sound reproducing apparatus to said body portion, said downwardly facing recess in said lid being lined with a foam material for cushioning a sound and projection system mounted within said carrying and storage case, and means on said lid for releasably supporting a housing for an auxiliary speaker, said foam material being disposed between said lid and said last named means to define as acoustic buffer to prevent vibration of an auxiliary speaker, and said means for connecting said projector platform to said base platform is a parallelogram linkage which permits said projector platform to overly the upper lip of said body portion, said parallelogram linkage comprising a plurality of arms, each of said arms being pivotally connected to said projector platform and said base platform, the pivotal connection of said arms and said base platform being spaced from one wall portion of said body portion a distance sufficient to enable them to lie substantially along said base platform when said base platform is in said body portion, and being spaced from the opposite wall portion of said body a distance sufficient to enable said projector platform to be supported by said lip thereon when said projector platform is elevated above said base platform.

Claim 5

A carrying and storage case for a sound and projection system, comprising: a body portion having a bottom wall and upwardly projecting side wall means surrounding the periphery of said bottom wall, said upwardly projecting side wall means including a front wall segment; a lid having a top wall and downwardly projecting side wall means surrounding the periphery of said top wall; means for pivotally connecting said lid to said body portion; latch means for securing said lid in a closed position over said body portion wherein said lid and said body portion define a chamber for sound and projection equipment; a carrying handle mounted on said carrying case; means for mounting sound reproducing apparatus to said body portion; projector platform means for supporting a projector in a first and a second position such that when said projector platform means is in said first position and a projector having a lens is supported thereon, the lens of the projector will be at least partially below the topmost edge of said front wall segment and when said projector platform means is in said second position and a projector having a lens is mounted thereon, the lens of the projector will be completely above the topmost edge of said front wall segment; the inner surface of said lid being lined with a cushioning and acoustically buffering foam material; support means pivotally connected to said lid for releasably supporting a housing for a speaker, said support means includinG a plate, side members projecting from said plate, and latch means for holding said plate in overlying relation to said lid wherein the speaker housing can be retained between said lid and said foam material lining the inner surface of said lid.

Claim 6

A carrying and storage case for a sound and projection system, comprising: a body portion having a bottom wall and upwardly projecting side wall means surrounding the periphery of said bottom wall, said upwardly projecting side wall means including a front wall segment; a lid having a top wall and downwardly projecting side wall means surrounding the periphery of said top wall; means for pivotally connecting said lid to said body portion; latch means for securing said lid in a closed position over said body portion wherein said lid and said body portion define a chamber for sound and projection equipment; a carrying handle mounted on said carrying case; means for mounting sound reproducing apparatus to said body portion; projector platform means for supporting a projector in a first and a second position such that when said projector platform means is in said first position and a projector having a lens is supported thereon, the lens of the projector will be at least partially below the topmost edge of said front wall segment and when said projector platform means is in said second position and a projector having a lens is mounted thereon, the lens of the projector will be completely above the topmost edge of said front wall segment; the inner surface of said lid being lined with a cushioning and acoustically buffering foam material; support means pivotally connected to said lid for releasably supporting a housing for a speaker, said support means includinG a plate, side members projecting from said plate, and latch means for holding said plate in overlying relation to said lid wherein the speaker housing can be retained between said lid and said foam material lining the inner surface of said lid.

Claim 7

A carrying and storage case for a sound and projection system in accordance with claim 3, wherein said speaker housing has perforations on at least two major sides thereof.

Claim 8

A carrying and storage case in accordance with claim 3, wherein said projector platform means includes: a base platform connected to said bottom wall of said body portion; a projector platform upon which a projector having a lens may be mounted; a parallelogram linkage comprising a plurality of arms, each of said arms being pivotally connected to said projector platform and said base platform.

Claim 9

A carrying and storage case in accordance with claim 5, wherein the arms of said parallelogram linkage lies substantially along said base platform when said projector platform means is in said position, and wherein said projector platform rests upon the uppermost portion of said front wall segment when said projector platform means is in said second position.

Claim 10

A carrying and storage case in accordance with claim 5, wherein there is a space defined between said base platform and said projector platform when said projector platform means is in said first position, said space defining a storage space for an auxiliary projection screen.

Claim 11

A carrying and storage case for a sound and projection system, comprising: a body portion having a bottom wall and upwardly projecting side wall means surrounding the periphery of said bottom wall, said upwardly projecting side wall means including a front wall segment; a lid having a top wall and downwardly projecting side wall means surrounding the periphery of said top wall; means for pivotally connecting said lid to said body portion; latch means for securing said lid in a closed position over said body portion wherein said lid and said body portion define a chamber for sound projection equipment; a carrying handle mounted on said carrying case; means for mounting sound reproducing apparatus to said body portions; projector platform means for supporting a projector in a first and a second position such that when said projector platform means is in said first position and the projector having a lens as supported thereon, the lens of the projector will be at less partially below the topmost edge of said front wall segment and when said projector platform means is in said second position and the projector having a lens is mounted thereon, the lens of the projector will be completely above the topmost edge of said front wall segment, said projector platform means comprising a base platform mounted to said bottom wall of said body portion, a projector platform having a latch member, said latch member adapted to be removably secured to part of said latch means, at least one elongated member, one end of said elongated member being pivotally connected to said base platform and a second end of said elongated member being pivotally connected to said projector platform, said elongated member and said latch member being of sufficient size such that when said latch member is secured to part of said latch means, said projector platform means is in said second position and when said latch member is not secured to part of said latch means, said projector platform means may be moved into said second position; the inner surface of said lid being lined with a cushioning and acoustically buffering foam material; support means pivotally connected to said lid for releasably supporting a housing for a speaker.

Claim 12

A carrying and storage case for a sound and projection system, comprising: a body portion having a bottom wall and upwardly projecting side wall means surrounding the periphery of said bottom wall, said upwardly projecting side wall means including a front wall segment; a lid having a top wall and downwardly projecting side wall means surrounding the periphery of said top wall; means for pivotally connecting said lid to said body portion; latch means for securing said lid in a closed position over said body portion wherein said lid and said body portion define a chamber for sound projection equipment; a carrying handle mounted on said carrying case; means for mounting sound reproducing apparatus to said body portions; projector platform means for supporting a projector in a first and a second position such that when said projector platform means is in said first position and the projector having a lens as supported thereon, the lens of the projector will be at less partially below the topmost edge of said front wall segment and when said projector platform means is in said second position and the projector having a lens is mounted thereon, the lens of the projector will be completely above the topmost edge of said front wall segment, said projector platform means comprising a base platform mounted to said bottom wall of said body portion, a projector platform having a latch member, said latch member adapted to be removably secured to part of said latch means, at least one elongated member, one end of said elongated member being pivotally connected to said base platform and a second end of said elongated member being pivotally connected to said projector platform, said elongated member and said latch member being of sufficient size such that when said latch member is secured to part of said latch means, said projector platform means is in said second position and when said latch member is not secured to part of said latch means, said projector platform means may be moved into said second position; the inner surface of said lid being lined with a cushioning and acoustically buffering foam material; support means pivotally connected to said lid for releasably supporting a housing for a speaker.

Claim 13

A carrying and storage case in accordance with claim 8, wherein said support means includes a plate, side members projecting from said plate, and latch means for holding said plate in overlying relation to said lid wherein the speaker housing can be retained betweeN said lid and said foam material lining the inner surfaces of said lid.

Claim 14

A storage and carrying case in accordance with claim 8, wherein there is a space defined between said base platform and said projector platform when said projector platform means is in said first position, said space defining storage space for an auxiliary projection screen.

Claim 15

A carrying and storage case in accordance with claim 8, wherein said speaker housing has perforations on at least two major sides thereof.