Video display mounting system and method

• US 20060274488A1
• Filed: 08/10/2006
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VOXX International Corporation
• Original Assignee: VOXX International Corporation
• Inventors: Maffetone, Gerald J., Simmons, Louis P., Hamilton, James L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,645,147 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.260
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0071 using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0078 Quick-disconnect two-parts mounting means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64

Abstract

A display panel mounting system comprises a mounting base having at least one pin, and a mating mechanism coupled to a display panel for coupling to the mounting base. The mating mechanism comprises a first plate fixed to the display panel comprising a pair of prongs having an opening for receiving the pin of the mounting base, and a second plate movable coupled to the first plate, comprising a latch for securing the pin between the pair of prongs of the first plate.

Claims

1. A method for installing a display panel in a vehicle comprising:

installing a mounting base in the vehicle;

preparing the display panel with a mating mechanism;

shipping the vehicle and the display panel to a retail seller;

receiving, by the retail seller, the vehicle and the display panel; and

coupling the display panel to the vehicle via the mating mechanism and the mounting base after receipt of the vehicle and display panel by the retail seller.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle and the display panel are delivered to the retail seller from respective manufacturers of the vehicle and the display panel.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising delaying the coupling of the display panel to the vehicle via the mating mechanism and the mounting base until a time after the vehicle and display panel are contracted for sale to a consumer.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing an installed display panel from the vehicle at a time after the receipt of the vehicle, wherein the display panel is delivered to the retailer seller installed in the vehicle, wherein the coupling of the display panel to the vehicle via the mating mechanism and the mounting base is performed at a time after the vehicle and display panel are contracted for sale to a consumer.