Vertical flat panel security mounting device
AssigneeLucasey Manufacturing Company
InventorEdward O'Neill
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Abstract
A low profile security mounting apparatus for mounting a flat panel screen to a support surface. The apparatus generally comprises a mounting plate, a back cover, and a platform. The mounting plate comprises an array of apertures for mounting a flat panel screen, a base for attachment to the platform, and a receptacle for engagement with the back cover. The back cover further comprises a panel that conceals the appliance mounting hardware, and a lower securing element that attaches to the platform. The platform in the present invention comprises a lower housing that is used as a locking mechanism for rotationally securing the apparatus. The platform also comprises an upper housing that uses a plurality of fasteners to secure the mounting plate and back cover.
Claims4
A security mounting apparatus for mounting a generally planar video display appliance to a support surface, comprising:
- a. a mounting plate having (i) an array of apertures to receive hardware for mounting the video display appliance to one surface of said plate, (ii) a base, and (iii) a receptacle configured for engagement with a back cover;
- b. said back cover having (i) a panel configured to conceal the appliance mounting hardware when the back cover is engaged with said receptacle and fully assembled to the mounting plate, and (ii) a lower securing element;
- c. a platform having an upper housing and a lower housing;
- d. a plurality of fasteners cooperating with the upper housing to secure said mounting plate and said back cover to the platform;
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- e. in said lower housing includes a locking mechanism to secure the upper and lower housings in assembled relation and to thereby conceal said plurality of fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.