# US 9,752,722 B2 · Display mounting apparatus

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- Number: US 9,752,722 B2
- Document ID: US9752722B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/244,388
- Filed: 2016-08-23
- Published: 2016-12-08
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2014-05-20
- Assignees: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
- Applicants: Rosemount Aerospace, Inc.
- Inventors: Brian Farnes; Matthew Tschann
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9752722B2

## CPC

- F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
- B64D 45/00: Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for
- E05D 3/022: {allowing an additional lateral movement, e.g. for sealing}
- E05D 7/1005: {by axially moving free pins, balls or sockets}
- F16C 11/04: Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D)
- F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus}
- F16M 11/10: around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)}
- F16M 11/2028: {for rolling, i.e. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation}
- F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)}
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- B64D 2045/0075: {Adaptations for use of electronic flight bags in aircraft; Supports therefor in the cockpit}
- E05D 2007/1027: {by axially moving free pins}
- F16M 2200/024: by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections
- F16M 2200/028: by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections
- Y10T 29/49828: Progressively advancing of work assembly station or assembled portion of work
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00)
- F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

According to one aspect, a method of installing a display mounting apparatus in a vehicle is provided. A base mount member of the display mounting apparatus is coupled to a surface of the vehicle. The base mount member includes a pair of pivot attachment holes. An angular position of a pivot support member is adjusted. The pivot support member includes an upper mounting surface and a locking pin passage, where the pivot support member is coupled to the base mount member by a pivot pin that passes through the pivot attachment holes. A lower surface of an upper mount member is positioned proximate the upper mounting surface to align a pair of locking pin holes in the upper mount member with the locking pin passage. A locking pin is engaged through the pair of locking pin holes in the upper mount member and through the locking pin passage.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of installing a display mounting apparatus in a vehicle, the method comprising:
coupling a base mount member of the display mounting apparatus to a surface of the vehicle, the base mount member comprising a pair of pivot attachment holes;
adjusting an angular position of a pivot support member of the display mounting apparatus, the pivot support member comprising an upper mounting surface and a locking pin passage, the pivot support member coupled to the base mount member by a pivot pin that passes through the pair of pivot attachment holes, wherein the upper mounting surface of the pivot support member is substantially flat and cross shaped;
positioning a lower surface of an upper mount member of the display mounting apparatus proximate the upper mounting surface of the pivot support member to align a pair of locking pin holes in the upper mount member with the locking pin passage of the pivot support member; and
engaging a locking pin through the pair of locking pin holes in the upper mount member and through the locking pin passage of the pivot support member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the wherein the base mount member further comprises a pair of pivot coupling lobes and each of the pivot coupling lobes includes one of the pivot attachment holes.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the base mount member comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the pair of pivot coupling lobes is offset closer to the first end than to the second end of the base mount member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the upper mount member further comprises a pair of locking pin engagement lobes and each of the locking pin engagement lobes includes one of the locking pin holes.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the upper mount member comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the pair of locking pin engagement lobes is substantially centered between the first end and the second end of the upper mount member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the base mount member comprises a plurality of fastener holes to secure the display mounting apparatus to the surface of the vehicle using a plurality of fasteners.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the surface of the vehicle is a cockpit of an aircraft, and a display mounting surface of the upper mount member is secured to an electronic flight bag.

### Claim 8

A method of installing a display mounting apparatus in a vehicle, the method comprising:
coupling a base mount member of the display mounting apparatus to a surface of the vehicle, the base mount member comprising a pair of pivot attachment holes;
adjusting an angular position of a pivot support member of the display mounting apparatus, the pivot support member comprising an upper mounting surface and a locking pin passage, the pivot support member coupled to the base mount member by a pivot pin that passes through the pair of pivot attachment holes;
positioning a lower surface of an upper mount member of the display mounting apparatus proximate the upper mounting surface of the pivot support member to align a pair of locking pin holes in the upper mount member with the locking pin passage of the pivot support member; and
engaging a locking pin through the pair of locking pin holes in the upper mount member and through the locking pin passage of the pivot support member, wherein the locking pin is tethered to the base mount member at a tether attachment block.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the tether attachment block is a pivot stop that limits rotation of the pivot support member.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the locking pin comprises a T-handle and a plunger operable to articulate one or more locking balls in the locking pin.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the upper mounting surface of the pivot support member is substantially flat and cross shaped.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the wherein the base mount member further comprises a pair of pivot coupling lobes and each of the pivot coupling lobes includes one of the pivot attachment holes.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the base mount member comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the pair of pivot coupling lobes is offset closer to the first end than to the second end of the base mount member.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the upper mount member further comprises a pair of locking pin engagement lobes and each of the locking pin engagement lobes includes one of the locking pin holes.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the upper mount member comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the pair of locking pin engagement lobes is substantially centered between the first end and the second end of the upper mount member.

### Claim 16 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the base mount member comprises a plurality of fastener holes to secure the display mounting apparatus to the surface of the vehicle using a plurality of fasteners.

### Claim 17 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the surface of the vehicle is a cockpit of an aircraft, and a display mounting surface of the upper mount member is secured to an electronic flight bag.