PATIENT-ACTUATED CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN AUDIO-VISUAL DISPLAY AND ANCILLARY FUNCTIONS IN A HOSPITAL ROOM

摘要

A hand-held control device includes a housing including first and second housing pieces and a touch pad attached to an exterior surface of the first housing piece. The second housing piece defines a coupler well containing an electrical header. A speaker retention structure on an interior surface of the second housing piece includes an annular wall extending from an interior surface of the first housing piece and including a plurality of gaps at spaced intervals, and a resilient speaker retention finger extending from the interior surface of the first housing piece in each of the gaps. A cable connector assembly includes a coupler containing a socket, and a control cable electrically connected to the socket within the coupler. The coupler is sized and shaped to fill a coupler well in the housing so that the socket is connectable to the electrical header in the coupler well.

主权项

1. A hand-held control device for controlling an A-V display and ancillary functions in a room, the control device comprising:
a housing comprising a first housing piece having an interior surface and an exterior surface and a second housing piece having an interior surface and an exterior surface; a touch pad including a plurality of control buttons fixed to the exterior surface of the first housing piece; and a speaker retention structure configured to retain in the housing a speaker including a magnet and a speaker cone frame having a circumferential edge, the speaker retention structure comprising:
an annular support on the interior surface of the second housing piece and configured to hold the speaker magnet;a support post positioned on the interior surface of the second housing piece so as to support the speaker cone frame;a retention ring on the interior surface of the first housing piece and comprising an annular wall with a plurality of gaps at spaced intervals; anda resilient finger located in each of the gaps, each of the resilient fingers being positioned and configured to removably engage the circumferential edge of the speaker cone frame.