# US 8,787,007 B2 · System for mounting appliances behind a flat panel display > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,787,007 B2 - Document ID: US8787007B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/406,977 - Filed: 2012-02-28 - Published: 2013-08-29 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2012-02-28 - Assignees: Avci - Applicants: Herbert Stokman - Inventors: Herbert Stokman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787007B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1607: {Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing (G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence)} - H04N 5/655: Construction or mounting of chassis, e.g. for varying the elevation of the tube - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract The invention relates to a system for mounting an appliance behind a flat panel display having VESA-FDMI holes, comprising: —a mount board (40) provided with a first connection element with which the mount board is connectable to the display via the VESA-FDMI holes; —a support element connectable to the mount board and comprising a support portion having open ends for supporting the appliance thereon; and —an adjustable fastening element connectable to the mount board for fastening the appliance against the mount board, wherein the mount board (40) is connectable to a further mount board of the same type (40′). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for mounting an appliance (18) behind a flat panel display (200) having VESA-FDMI holes (201, 202, 203, 204), comprising: a mount board (10) provided with a first connection element (11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, 11E, 11F) with which the mount board is connectable to the display via the VESA-FDMI holes, a second connection element (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) and a third connection element (13A, 13B); a support element (20A, 20B) connectable to the mount board via the second connection element of the mount board and comprising a support portion (21A, 21B) having open ends for supporting the appliance thereon; and an adjustable fastening element (30) connectable to the mount board via the third connection element of the mount board for fastening the appliance against the mount board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the first connection element of the mount board comprises at least one slot (11A-11F); having a horizontally elongated shape with its length larger than the distance between two horizontally neighboring VESA-FDMI holes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the first connection element of the mount board comprises at least one slot (11A-11F) having a vertically elongated shape with its length larger than the distance between two vertically neighboring VESA-FDMI holes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the first connection element of the mount board comprises at least two vertically neighboring slots (11A-11F) each having a horizontally elongated shape with its length larger than the distance between two horizontally neighboring VESA-FDMI holes. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the distance between the vertically neighboring slots matches the distance between two vertically neighboring VESA-FDMI holes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the mount board comprises an indented area around the first connection element of the mount board, the indented area being indented towards the display when the mount board is attached to the display. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the second connection element comprises a horizontally elongated slot and the support element comprises a portion (22A, 22B) insertable into the slot of the second connection element to be retained between the display and the mount board when the mount board is attached to the display. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system according to claim 7, wherein the support element further comprises a joint portion (23, 24) between the support portion and the insertable portion, the joint portion comprising a first joint portion (23) extending substantially perpendicular from the support portion and a second joint portion (24) extending substantially perpendicular from the insertable position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the support element further comprises a protrusion (25) between the support portion and the first joint portion, protruding in the direction away from the second joint portion, wherein the mount board further comprises a support assisting member (14) provided below the second connection element, having a supporting face for supporting the support element and wherein the supporting face is provided with a slot (16) extending parallel to the slot of the second connection element, into which slot the protrusion of the support element is insertable. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mount board as defined in the system according to claim 1. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The support element as defined in the system according to claim 7. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the third connection element comprises a first slot (13A) and a second slot (13B) and the fastening element comprises a band connection element comprising ends (30A, 30B) which are connectable to the first slot and the second slot. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the third connection element comprises a first slot (13A) and a second slot (13B) and the fastening element comprises a first band connectable to the first slot and a second band connectable to the second slot, and wherein the first band and the second bands have open ends which are connectable to each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the mount board is not visible from the front side of the flat panel display when the mount board is attached to the display. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, further comprising an infrared receiver. ### Claim 16 A system for mounting an appliance behind a flat panel display having VESA-FDMI holes, comprising: a mount board (40) provided with a first connection element (41A-41E) with which the mount board is connectable to the display via the VESA-FDMI holes; a support element (50) connectable to the mount board and comprising a support portion (51) having open ends for supporting the appliance thereon; and an adjustable fastening element connectable to the mount board for fastening the appliance against the mount board, wherein the mount board (40) is connectable to a further mount board (40′) of the same type. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, wherein the mount board has one side provided with a display facing groove (44) for facing the display during use and an appliance facing groove (43) facing the opposite way and the display facing groove and the appliance facing groove have corresponding shapes which allow sliding into each other. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system according to claim 17, wherein the display facing groove and/or the appliance facing groove are provided with a locking means for fixing to each other. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, wherein the mount board is provided with a horizontally extending groove having at least one open end and the support element is insertable into the horizontally extending groove through the open end to be retained therein. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, wherein the adjustable fastening element comprises at least two positioning elements (60) connectable to the mount board and a band (63) connectable to the at least two positioning elements. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The system according to claim 20, wherein the mount board is provided with a first horizontally extending groove (42A) having at least one open end and the positioning elements are insertable into the first horizontally extending groove through the open end to be retained therein. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The system according to claim 21, wherein the mount board is further provided with a second horizontally extending groove (42B) having at least one open end and the positioning elements and/or the support element are insertable into the second horizontally extending groove through the open end to be retained therein, wherein the second horizontally extending groove is positioned at a lower vertical position than the first horizontally extending groove. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The system according to claim 22, wherein the mount board is further provided with a third horizontally extending groove (42C) having at least one open end and the positioning elements and/or the support element are insertable into the third horizontally extending groove through the open end to be retained therein, wherein the third horizontally extending groove is positioned at a lower vertical position than the second horizontally extending groove. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The adjustable fastening element as defined in the system according to claim 20. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The system according to claim 21, wherein the positioning elements comprise slots (61A) which face each other when inserted in the same groove (42A, 42B, 42C). ### Claim 26 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, wherein the first connection element of the mount board comprises at least one slot (41A-41E) having a horizontally elongated shape with its length larger than the distance between two horizontally neighboring VESA-FDMI holes. ### Claim 27 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, wherein the system comprises at least two mount boards (40,40′). ### Claim 28 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, further comprising an infrared receiver. ### Claim 29 (depends on 16) The mount board as defined in the system according to claim 16. ### Claim 30 (depends on 16) The support element as defined in the system according to claim 16.