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US 6,505,988 B1Granted
Tilter for positioning electronic devices
AssigneeInnovative Office Products, Inc.
InventorOdd N. Oddsen, Jr.
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Abstract
A tilter for positioning electronic devices such as flat-screen monitors. The tilter includes a support block pivotally attached to a center tilt mount, and a shaft that is capable of engaging an extension arm or other components that attach to a support block. A rotating plate is rotatably secured to the center tilt mount. An adapter plate that is capable of securing the tilter to a variety of standardized fastening regions is secured to either the rotating plate or the center tilt mount. The tilter allows for the rotational positioning of an electronic device about one or more axis.
Claims57
A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block configured for pivotably engaging the support mount around a vertical first axis, said support block having a first opening therein;
- a shaft attached to said support block extending away from said support block along said vertical first axis, said shaft adapted for engagement with said support mount whereby said support block is pivotable around said vertical first axis;
- a center tilt mount coupled to and configured to pivotally engage said support block around a horizontal second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis, said center tilt mount having a second opening aligned with said first opening in said support block;
- a bushing received within the aligned first and second openings;
- a tilter shaft received within said bushing so as to pivotably couple said center tilt mount to said support block;
- a set screw threadingly received within a portion of said support block, said set screw having an end portion adapted to engage said bushing in the aligned first and second openings, whereby said bushing frictionally engages said tilter shaft to prevent relative rotation between said center tilt mount and said support block;
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- an adapter plate coupled to said tilt mount and configured to attach to the device.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block including a support shaft and a body, said support shaft disposed within one end of said body extending outwardly therefrom and having an axial centerline aligned with a first axis, said support shaft configured to pivotally rotate around the first axis, and said body having a body hole formed therein, said body hole having an axial centerline aligned with a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
- a center tilt mount having a floor and sidewalls extending therefrom, each said sidewall having a sidewall hole formed therein, each said sidewall hole aligned with the other sidewall hole and said body hole, at least one stop member extending from said floor between said sidewalls;
- a tilter shaft coupled to said body hole and said sidewall holes so as to rotatably engage said support block and said center tilt mount so that said center tilt mount can pivotally rotate around the second axis, wherein said at least one stop member is adapted to arrest the rotation of said center tilter about said tilter shaft upon engagement with a portion of said support block;
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- means for connecting the device to said tilter.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block configured for pivotably engaging the support-mount around a first axis;
- a center tilt mount coupled to and configured to pivotally engage said support block around a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis;
- an adapter plate coupled to said tilt mount and configured to attach to the device;
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- a rotating plate configured to be secured to said adapter plate and to be rotatably secured to said center tilt mount so as to permit pivotal rotation of said adapter plate relative to said center tilt mount around a third axis, wherein the third axis is perpendicular to the second axis, wherein said rotating plate has a first plurality of holes formed therein and said adapter plate has a second plurality of holes formed therein that is aligned with said first plurality of holes, said aligned holes configured to receive a plurality of fasteners so as to secure said adapter plate to said rotating plate.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block configured for pivotably engaging the support mount around a first axis;
- a center tilt mount coupled to and configured to pivotally engage said support block around a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis, wherein said center tilt mount includes a first opening formed therein, and said support block has a second opening formed therein that aligns with said first opening;
- an adapter plate coupled to said tilt mount and configured to attach to the device;
- a tilter shaft configured to fit within said aligned openings of said center tilt mount and said support block so as to pivotably secure said center tilt mount to said support block;
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- a bushing configured to receive said tilter shaft therethrough and configured to be received in said opening of said support block, wherein said support block has a threaded hole therein for receiving a set screw, said set screw configured to engage said bushing in said opening of said support block so as to deform said bushing, said deformed bushing frictionally engaging said tilter shaft so as to prevent relative rotation therebetween.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block configured for pivotably engaging the support mount around a first axis;
- a center tilt mount coupled to and configured to pivotally engage said support block around a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis, wherein said center tilt mount includes a groove formed on a surface thereof;
- an adapter plate coupled to said tilt mount and configured to attach to the device;
- a rotating plate configured to be secured to said adapter plate and to be rotatably secured to said center tilt mount so as to permit pivotal rotation of said adapter plate relative to said center tilt mount around a third axis, wherein the third axis is perpendicular to the second axis;
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- a washer, said washer configured to be received in said groove on said center tilt mount so as to be interposed between said center tilt mount and said rotating plate.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block configured for pivotably engaging the support mount around a first axis;
- a center tilt mount coupled to and configured to pivotally engage said support block around a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis, wherein said center tilt mount includes a groove formed on a surface thereon;
- an adapter plate coupled to said tilt mount and configured to attach to the device;
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- a rotating plate configured to be secured to said adapter plate and to be rotatably secured to said center tilt mount so as to permit pivotal rotation of said adapter plate relative to said center tilt mount around a third axis, wherein the third axis is perpendicular to the second axis, wherein said rotating plate is rotatably secured to said center tilt mount by a rivet, wherein said rivet includes a head that contacts said center tilt mount within said groove.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block configured to engage the support mount around a first axis;
- a center tilt mount coupled to and configured to pivotally engage said support block around a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis;
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- an adapter plate coupled to said tilt mount and configured to attach to the device, wherein said adapter plate includes a first set of four holes forming corners of a first square having sides of approximately 75 millimeters and a second set of four holes forming corners of a second square having sides of approximately 100 millimeters.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block including a shaft and a body, said support shaft disposed within one end of said body having an axial centerline aligned with a first axis, said support shaft configured to pivotally rotate around the first axis, and said body having a body hole formed therein, said body hole having an axial centerline aligned with a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
- a center tilt mount having a floor and sidewalls extending therefrom, each said sidewall having a sidewall hole formed therein, each said sidewall hole aligned with the other sidewall hole and said body hole, wherein said floor has a floor hole formed therein, said floor hole having an axial centerline aligned with a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis;
- a tilter shaft coupled to said body hole and said sidewall holes 60 as to rotatably engage said support block and said center tilt mount so that said center tilt mount can pivotally rotate around the second axis;
- means for connecting the device to said tilter;
- a rotating plate having a hole formed therein that is aligned with said floor hole;
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- a rivet coupling said rotating plate to said center tilt mount.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block including a shaft and a body, said support shaft disposed within one end of said body having an axial centerline aligned with a first axis, said support shaft configured to pivotally rotate around the first axis, and said body having a body hole formed therein, said body hole having an axial centerline aligned with a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
- a center tilt mount having a floor and sidewalls extending therefrom, each said sidewall having a hole formed therein, each said sidewall hole aligned with said other sidewall holes and said body hole;
- a tilter shaft coupled to said body hole and said sidewall holes so as to rotatably engage said support block and said center tilt mount so that said center tilt mount can pivotally rotate around the second axis;
- an adapter plate for connecting the device to said tilter;
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- a rotating plate coupled to said center tilt mount, wherein said rotating plate includes a plurality of mounting holes formed therein and said adapter plate includes a plurality of holes that align with said mounting holes.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block including a shaft and a body, said support shaft disposed within one end of said body having an axial centerline aligned with a first axis, said support shaft configured to pivotally rotate around the first axis, and said body having a body hole formed therein, said body hole having an axial centerline aligned with a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
- a center tilt mount having a floor and sidewalls extending therefrom, each said sidewall having a sidewall hole formed therein, each said sidewall hole aligned with the other sidewall hole and said body hole;
- a tilter shaft coupled to said body hole and said sidewall holes so as to rotatably engage said support block and said center tilt mount so that said center tilt mount can pivotally rotate around the second axis;
- means for connecting the device to said tilter;
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- a bushing, wherein said tilter shaft is disposed within said bushing and said bushing is disposed through said body hole and said sidewall holes, wherein said body includes a threaded hole therein, said threaded hole in communication with said body hole and configured to receive a set screw, said set screw configured to engage said bushing so as to deform said bushing, said deformed bushing frictionally engaging said tilter shaft so as to prevent rotation thereabout.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block configured for pivotably engaging the support mount around a first axis, said support block having a threaded opening therein;
- a center tilt mount pivotally coupled to said support block around a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis, said center tilt mount including a first opening formed therein and said support block including a second opening formed therein aligned with said first opening;
- an adapter plate coupled to said tilt mount and adapted for attaching a device thereto;
- a bushing received within said aligned openings of said center tilt mount and said support block;
- a tilter shaft received within said bushing pivotably securing said center tilt mount to said support block;
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- a set screw threadingly received within said threaded opening, said set screw configured to force said bushing into frictional engagement with said tilter shaft to prevent rotation of said tilter shaft relative to,said support mount.
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A tilter for adjustably mounting a device to a support mount, said tilter comprising:
- a support block configured to engage the support mount around a first axis;
- a center tilt mount pivotally coupled to said support block around a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis;
- an adapter plate coupled to said tilt mount and adapted for attaching a device thereto;
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- at least one stop member extending from said center tilt mount opposing said support block, wherein said at least one stop member is adapted to arrest the rotation of said center tilter about said tilter shaft upon engagement with a portion of said support block.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.