Mounting device for a flat screen display panel
AssigneePremier Mounts
InventorLeonard Dozier
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Abstract
A mount for attaching a flat screen display panel is disclosed in which a wall bracket is attached to a support surface, a panel bracket is secured to a display panel, and the two brackets then cooperate to securely affix the display panel to the support surface while allowing subsequent lateral and pivotal adjustment.
Claims34
A low-profile mounting apparatus for facilitating attaching a substantially flat television and/or computer display panel to a mounting surface such as a wall, said apparatus providing (a) ease of attachment of the display panel to the wall, (b) ease of positioning the display panel into a desired vertical position, and (c) ease of laterally shifting the display to a desired horizontal location, said apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting plate securely affixed to said mounting surface, comprising a horizontally elongated plate in surface contact with said mounting surface, a supporting rod generally parallel to said plate and spaced a distance therefrom, and at least one tab projecting from said elongated plate for supporting the rod and affixing the position of said rod relative to said plate;
- a second mounting plate having a similar configuration to said first mounting plate, and securely affixed a distance below said first mounting plate to said mounting surface;
- a first support brace affixed to said display panel, comprising a vertically elongated bracket having a plurality of holes formed therein configured to mate with corresponding holes on said display panel, and a receiver hook configured to engage with said supporting rod of said second plate;
- a second support brace affixed to said display panel and having a similar configuration to said first support brace and spaced laterally from said first support brace;
- a first hook arm having first and second ends, wherein said hook arm is pivotally attached to said first support brace at said first end, and said second end comprising a hook configured to engage with said supporting rod of said first plate;
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- a second hook arm having a similar configuration to said first hook arm and pivotally attached to said second support brace at a first end and configured to engage with said supporting rod of said first plate at a second end, said hooks and said rods substantially facilitating the vertical mounting of said display panel to said wall whereby the installer need only initially position the display panel near the desired location after which the panel is allowed to slide downwardly until its weight is supported by engagement of said hook arms with said first mounting rod and by engagement of said receiver hooks with said second mounting rod,
- and said hooks and said rods substantially facilitating the horizontal positioning of said display panel by enabling the respective hooks to be laterally shifted over said mounting rods to locate said display panel in the desired horizontal position.
A mounting device for attaching a generally flat television or computer display panel to a wall and providing for ease of attaching the panel display to the wall mount so that generally a single installer is capable of performing the installation because of its ease in which the panel is attached to the wall mounts and because the installer need only initially position the panel at its approximate vertical and horizontal position after which the panel is slid vertically downwardly until the full weight of the panel is supported by the wall mounts and only after the panel weight is supported does the installer simply slide the panel to the desired horizontal position;
- said mounting device comprising:
- a first supporting rod adapted to be horizontally affixed to the wall in the desired vertical and horizontal space to be occupied by said panel display.
- a second supporting rod adapted to horizontally affix to the wall below said first rod and within space to be occupied by said panel display,
- a pair of upper hooks and a pair of lower hooks attached to said panel display, said panel being mounted by approximately positioning said upper hooks above said upper rods and said lower hooks above said lower rod and subsequently sliding said panel vertically downward to engage said upper hooks with said upper rod and said lower hooks with said lower rod to support the full weight of the panel after which the hooks are slid transversely along said rods until the panel is in a desired horizontal position.
A low-profile mounting apparatus for facilitating attaching a substantially flat television and/or computer display panel to a wall, said apparatus providing (a) ease of attachment of the display panel to the wall, (b) ease of positioning in the display panel into a desired vertical position and (c) ease of laterally shifting said display panel to the desired horizontal location, said apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting rod adapted to be securely affixed to said wall with the longitudinal axis of said first rod lying in a substantially horizontal plane;
- a second mounting rod adapted to be securely affixed to said wall below said first mounting rod with the longitudinal axis of said second rod lying in a substantially horizontal plane;
- a first hook adapted for attachment to said display panel;
- a second hook adapted for attachment to said display panel;
- said hooks and said rods substantially facilitating the vertical mounting of said display panel to said wall whereby the installer need only initially position the display panel near the desired location after which the panel is allowed to slide downwardly until its weight is supported by engagement of said first hook with said first mounting rod and by engagement of said second hook with said first mounting rod;
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- wherein said hooks and said rods substantially facilitate the horizontal positioning of said display panel by enabling the respective hooks to be laterally shifted over said mounting rods to locate said display panel in the desired horizontal position.
A low-profile mounting apparatus for facilitating attaching a substantially flat television and/or computer display panel to a wall, said apparatus providing ease of laterally shifting said display panel to the desired horizontal location, said apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting member adapted to be securely affixed to said wall with the longitudinal axis of said first member lying in a substantially horizontal plane;
- a second mounting member adapted to be securely affixed to said wall below said first mounting member with the longitudinal axis of said second rod lying in a substantially horizontal plane;
- a first support member adapted for attachment to said display panel;
- a second support member adapted for attachment to said display panel;
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- wherein said support members and said mounting members substantially facilitate the horizontal positioning of said display panel by enabling the respective support members to be laterally shifted over said mounting members to locate said display panel in the desired horizontal position.
An apparatus for mounting a generally planar display device comprising:
- a mounting plate securely attachable to a support surface;
- a mounting arm adapted to support the display device comprising a support frame configured to securely mount to said display device;
- wherein said mounting arm includes an engaging portion that engages a receiving portion on said mounting plate such that the mounting arm is selectively positionable in a lateral direction with respect to said mounting plate while engaged with said mounting plate.
An apparatus for securing a generally planar display device to a mounting surface comprising:
- an elongated rigid wall plate configured with a plurality of mounting grooves located at predetermined locations corresponding to wall stud placement and further configured with a receiving portion adapted to engage a display bracket;
- an elongated rigid display bracket configured with a plurality of mounting holes configured to align with mounting holes on a display device and further configured with an engaging portion adapted to cooperate with said receiving portion to securely attach said display bracket to said wall plate such that said display bracket is selectively adjustable with respect to said wall plate.
A method for mounting a generally flat display panel to a planar support surface, comprising:
- attaching a first mounting plate to a support surface;
- attaching a second mounting plate to a support surface below said first mounting plate;
- attaching a first brace to said display panel;
- attaching a second brace to said display panel;
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- securing said first and second braces onto said first and second mounting plates thereby engaging the first brace with said first and second mounting plate, and engaging said second brace with said first and second mounting plate.
A method of attaching a flat panel television and/or computer display to a mounting surface such as a wall comprising:
- attaching engagement members to the rear of said display panel,
- attaching support members to said mounting surface adapted to be engaged by said engagement members, said support members permitting a predetermined amount of lateral movement of said engagement members,
- placing said flat panel display adjacent said support member and sliding said flat panel display to engage said engagement members with said support members which entirely support the weight of said flat panel display, wherein said engagement members can be positioned laterally along said support members by moving said flat panel display in a horizontal direction.
A low-profile mount for a display panel comprising:
- a rigid wall bracket configured with mounting holes and/or grooves for securely attaching said wall bracket to a support surface, and further having one or more receiving portions for receiving an attachment portion of a panel bracket;
- a panel bracket configured to be securely attached to the back of a display panel, and further having one or more attachment portions configured to cooperate with said one or more wall bracket receiving portions wherein said wall bracket provides support to said panel bracket and said display panel;
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- wherein said wall bracket and said display bracket cooperate to provide a low-profile mount wherein said display panel is located within the range of from about 1 inch to 2 inches away from said support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.