Incremental angular position and locking system for mounting devices

A mounting system, comprising:

• a first bracket configured to operatively connect to a surface;
• a second bracket configured to operatively connect to an audio/visual device, the first bracket movably connected to the second bracket via a carrier such that the first bracket is selectively tiltable relative to the second bracket;
• a plurality of angular position features arranged along an arc and located on one of the first bracket and the second bracket, each of the plurality of angular position features associated with a respective discrete tilt angle, the plurality of angular position features comprising a plurality of angular alignment holes formed within the one of the first bracket and the second bracket;
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• an angular positioning element configured and sized to selectively mate individually with each of the plurality of angular position features, the angular positioning element configured to individually and selectively engage the plurality of angular alignment holes to impede the movement of the second bracket relative to the first bracket,
• wherein, for each angular position feature, when the angular positioning element enters the angular position feature and is also operatively engaged with the other of the first bracket and the second bracket, the second bracket is impeded from moving from the respective discrete tilt angle defined by the angular position feature, and wherein when the angular positioning element is not positioned within any of the plurality of angular position features, the second bracket is substantially free to move relative to the first bracket.

A mounting system, comprising:

• a first bracket configured to operatively connect to a surface;
• a second bracket configured to operatively connect to an audio/visual device, the first bracket movably connected to the second bracket via a carrier such that the first bracket is selectively tiltable relative to the second bracket;
• a plurality of angular position features arranged along an arc and located on the second bracket, each of the plurality of angular position features associated with a respective discrete tilt angle;
• and
• an angular positioning element configured and sized to selectively mate individually with each of the plurality of angular position features,
• wherein, for each angular position feature, when the angular positioning element enters the angular position feature and is also operatively engaged with the first bracket, the second bracket is impeded from moving from the respective discrete tilt angle defined by the angular position feature, and wherein when the angular positioning element is not positioned within any of the plurality of angular position features, the second bracket is substantially free to move relative to the first bracket.

A mounting system, comprising:

• a first bracket configured to operatively connect to a surface, the first bracket including a plurality of first bracket guide paths;
• a second bracket operatively connected to the first bracket, the second bracket including a plurality of second bracket guide paths, the second bracket configured to operatively connect to an object;
• at least one carrier engaging both the first bracket and the second bracket and permitting an orientation of the second bracket to adjust relative to the first bracket, the least one carrier engaging at least one of the plurality of first bracket guide paths and at least one of the plurality of second bracket guide paths;
• a plurality of angular position features associated with a plane defined by one of the first bracket and the second bracket, each of the plurality of angular position features configured to fix a respective predetermined angle between the second bracket and the first bracket, where at least one predetermined angle is an intermediate angle;
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• an angular positioning element being sized and configured to selectively mate with each of the plurality of angular position features,
• wherein when the angular positioning element is received by at least one angular position feature and is also engaged with the other of the first bracket and the second bracket, the respective predetermined angle between the second bracket and the first bracket is fixed and the second bracket is impeded from moving relative to the first bracket, and wherein when the angular positioning element is not in receipt with at least one angular position feature, the second bracket is not restrained by the angular positioning element from moving relative to the first bracket.