Rail mounting apparatus for electronic device
AssigneeInnovative Office Products, Inc.
InventorHoward M. Williams
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Abstract
A rail mount is provided for positioning an electronic device such as a flat panel display that is mounted to a support arm. The rail mount includes a wall mount and lower and upper mounts received by the wall mount. The wall mount is adapted for attaching to a surface and includes a pair of elongated rails having an axis therebetween. The lower and upper mounts are received within the rails, and each includes a central opening aligned along the axis. An endcap of the support arm is received within the lower and upper mounts and is rotatable about the axis.
Claims39
A rail mount for adjustably mounting a support arm, the rail mount comprising:
- a wall mount adapted for attaching to a surface, the wall mount having a pair of elongated rails and an axis defined therebetween;
- a lower mount received within the pair of elongated rails and having a central opening aligned along the axis;
- an upper mount received within the pair of elongated rails and having a central opening aligned along the axis;
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- an endcap adapted to be coupled to the support arm, the endcap having a lower end received within the central opening of the lower mount and an upper end received within the central opening of the upper mount, the endcap rotatable about the axis with the upper and lower mounts;
- wherein a first one of the lower and upper mounts is adjustable along the pair of elongated rails relative to a second one of the lower and upper mounts.
A rail mount for adjustably mounting an endcap of a support arm, the rail mount comprising:
- a wall mount adapted for attaching to a surface, the wall mount having a pair of elongated rails and an axis defined therebetween;
- a lower mount received by the pair of elongated rails and having a central opening aligned along the axis, the lower mount central opening having a bearing surface thereon;
- an upper mount received by the pair of elongated rails and having a central opening aligned along the axis, the upper mount central opening having a bearing surface thereon;
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- an endcap having opposite first and second ends, a first shaft extending from the first end and a second shaft extending from the second end, the first shaft received within the lower mount central opening and the second shaft received within the upper mount central opening, the endcap rotatable about the axis;
- wherein a first one of the lower and upper mounts is adjustable along the pair of elongated rails relative to a second one of the lower and upper mounts.
A rail mount system, comprising:
- a wall mount adapted for attaching to a surface, the wall mount having a pair of elongated rails and an axis defined therebetween;
- a lower mount received within the pair of elongated rails and having a central opening aligned along the axis;
- an upper mount received within the pair of elongated rails and having a central opening aligned along the axis;
- a support for supporting a device;
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- an endcap coupled to the support, the endcap having a lower end received within the central opening of the lower mount and an upper end received within the central opening of the upper mount, the endcap rotatable about the axis;
- wherein a first one of the lower and upper mounts is adjustable along the pair of elongated rails relative to a second one of the lower and upper mounts.
A rail mount system, comprising:
- a wall mount adapted for attaching to a surface, the wall mount having a pair of elongated rails and an axis defined therebetween;
- a lower mount received by the pair of elongated rails and having a central opening aligned along the axis, the lower mount central opening having a bearing surface thereon;
- an upper mount received by the pair of elongated rails and having a central opening aligned along the axis, the upper mount central opening having a bearing surface thereon;
- a support for supporting a device;
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- an endcap coupled to the support, the endcap having opposite first and second ends, a first shaft extending from the first end and a second shaft extending from the second end, the first shaft received within the lower mount central opening and the second shaft received within the upper mount central opening, the endcap rotatable about the axis;
- wherein a first one of the lower and upper mounts is adjustable along the pair of elongated rails relative to a second one of the lower and upper mounts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.