Housing for ceiling array microphone

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a housing for a ceiling array microphone;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, the other side elevation view and two end elevation views being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a rear plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken in the direction of line 6-6 of FIG. 2, shown in an environment of use;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the housing in FIG. 1, shown in an environment of use;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view thereof, shown in an environment of use;

FIG. 9 is a side elevation view thereof, the other side elevation view and two end elevation views being identical thereto, shown in an environment of use;

FIG. 10 is a rear plan view thereof, shown in an environment of use;

FIG. 11 is a front plan view thereof, shown in an environment of use; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken in the direction of line 12-12 of FIG. 8, shown in an environment of use.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 through 12 that show portions of the housing for ceiling array microphone form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIGS. 6 through 12 that represent the ceiling form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a housing for a ceiling array microphone, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D943558
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 1, 2019
Date of Patent: Feb 15, 2022
Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (Niles, IL)
Inventors: Gregory William Lantz (Aurora, IL), John Matthew Miller (Grayslake, IL), Benjamin Neal Huyck (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/711,728