Mounting assembly with forced absorption characteristics

A kit of parts for use in converting an appliance mounting assembly having a support arm and amounting bracket secured to a building support surface into an appliance mounting assembly having a force-absorbing component, comprising:

• a compressible interface member having first and second opposing contact surfaces, first and second flange members which engage said interface member respective first and second contact surfaces, and means for retaining said interface member between said first and second flange members, said first flange member including a portion which engages said support arm when said kit is assembled and said second flange member including a portion which engages said mounting bracket when said kit is assembled, whereby, when said kit is assembled, said interface member is disposed between said mounting bracket and said support arm and compresses in response to forces exerted upon said support arm or upon said building.

A mounting assembly for supporting an appliance from a mounting surface of a structure, comprising:

• a mounting bracket for engaging the structure mounting surface, an appliance support arm extending between the mounting bracket and the appliance, the support arm having a contact surface thereon generally opposing said mounting bracket and an interface member interposed between said mounting bracket and said support arm contact surface, the interface member being compressible between said mounting bracket and said support arm in response to forces exerted upon said structure as well as forces exerted upon said appliance, said mounting assembly further including at least one retention member retaining said interface member in place between said mounting bracket and said support arm.

A mounting assembly for mounting electrical appliances, such as television sets, to a building comprising:

• mounting means adapted for attachment to a building support surface, an arm member adapted for attachment to the mounting means, the arm member having means for supporting said appliance in a spaced-apart relationship from the building support surface, said mounting assembly including unconfined force absorbing means disposed between said mounting means and said arm member, whereby said force absorbing means effectively dampens forces imparted upon the building and present in said building support surface.

A mounting assembly for mounting electrical appliances, such as television sets, to a building comprising:

• mounting means adapted for attachment to a building support surface, an arm member adapted for attachment to the mounting means, the arm member having means for supporting said appliance in a spaced-apart relationship from the building support surface, said mounting assembly including force absorbing means confined between said mounting means and said arm member, whereby the force absorbing means effectively dampens forces imparted upon the building and present in said building support surface, said force absorbing means having two opposing surfaces which respectively contact said mounting means and said arm member said force absorbing means including an interface member formed from a compressible material and said mounting arm including a flange member attached to one end thereof, the flange member defining at least a portion of a contact surface which abuts and contacts said interface member, said mounting assembly further including means for holding said mounting means, arm member and force-absorbing means together such that said force-absorbing two opposing surfaces are in contact with said mounting means and said arm member.