Display support system and method for the use thereof
AssigneeSteelcase Inc.
InventorsJoseph Iacovoni, Keith Robert Machin, Santiago Carral O'Gorman
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Abstract
A display support system includes a support rail extending in a first direction and at least one support bar carried by the support rail. The support bar is moveable relative to the support rail in at least the first and second directions. A mounting member is engaged with the support bar, with the mounting member being adapted to be coupled to a display. A method for mounting an array of displays on a wall, and a support cart for mounting a display, are also provided.
Claims15
A support cart for a display comprising:
- a frame comprising a pair of spaced apart side supports each defining an apex;
- a plate disposed between the side supports and connected to the apices of the side supports, wherein the plate comprises a plurality of mounting locations configured to support a display, wherein the plate comprises a pair of upwardly opening receptacles defining at least in part the plurality of mounting locations and a pair of openings disposed above the receptacles;
- a pair of mounting members each comprising an insert portion received in one of the receptacles, wherein the mounting members are adapted to be coupled to a display;
- a mounting cross member having end portions received in the openings, wherein the cross member is adapted to be coupled to the display, and wherein lock members are engaged between the plate and the end portions of the cross member;
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- a tray positioned below the plate and extending between and connected to the side supports.
A support cart for a display comprising:
- a frame comprising a pair of spaced apart side supports each defining an apex;
- a plate disposed between the side supports and connected to the apices of the side supports, wherein the plate comprises a plurality of mounting locations configured to support a display;
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- a tray positioned below the plate and extending between and connected to the side supports, wherein the tray comprises a central recessed cavity and a circumferential trough surrounding the cavity.
A support cart for a display comprising:
- a frame comprising a pair of spaced apart side supports each defining an apex, wherein each of the side supports has an inverted V-shape comprising a pair of legs joined at the apex, wherein the legs of each of the spaced apart side supports are joined by support tubes, wherein the leg comprises a leg tube, and wherein an end portion of the support tube is inserted through a side opening formed in the leg tube, and further comprising a wedge disposed in the leg tube, wherein the end portion of the support tube engages the wedge;
- a plate disposed between the side supports and connected to the apices of the side supports, wherein the plate comprises a plurality of mounting locations configured to support a display;
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- a tray positioned below the plate and extending between and connected to the side supports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.