System for mounting devices to a display

• US 20070138360A1
• Filed: 10/17/2005
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Warren, Morten, de Saulles, Stephen, Woodley, Nick, Quijano, David, Martin, Randall, Drew, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 8,033,515 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/223.410
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1607 Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/918 Ancillary device support associated with a video display screen

Abstract

In certain embodiments, there is provided a system including a display, a mounting groove disposed along a portion of the first display, and a mount position along the mounting groove. In these embodiments, the mount position includes an alignment structure disposed in the mounting groove and a fastener disposed in the mounting groove.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a first display;

a mounting groove disposed along a portion of the first display; and

a mount position along the mounting groove, wherein the mount position comprises;

an alignment structure disposed in the mounting groove; and

a fastener disposed in the mounting groove.

2. The system of claim 1, comprising a plurality of mount positions including the mount position disposed along the mounting groove, wherein each of the plurality of mount positions has the alignment structure and the fastener.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mounting groove is along a peripheral portion of the first display.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mounting groove is along at least two sides of the first display.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the mounting groove is disposed on a rear face of the first display adjacent the at least two sides.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mounting groove is along at least three sides of the first display.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the alignment structure is a plurality of alignment portions disposed about the fastener.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the alignment structure is an alignment aperture.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the fastener is a threaded fastener.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first display comprises a computer integrated into a single flat panel housing.

11. The system of claim 1, comprising a computer coupled to the first display.

12. The system of claim 1, comprising a peripheral device with a mating alignment structure and a mating fastener.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the peripheral device comprises a second display coupled to the first display with a multi-display bracket.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the peripheral device is a mirror, a vase, a light, a computer port, a memory card reader, a biometric security device, a fan, a paper holder, an electronic digitizer pen holder, a wall mount, a security cable, a credit card magnetic stripe reader, a bar code scanner, a picture frame, a hand-held electronic-device docking station, a microphone, a display privacy blinder, a display polarizer, an anti-reflective screen, a key pad, a number pad, a touch pad, a display, a wireless-input-device re-charging station, a remote control sensor, a game console interface, a printer, a scanner, a facsimile machine, a communications hub, or an external memory device, or a combination thereof.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

a computer peripheral device;

a support member coupled to the peripheral device;

a fastener extending from the support member and configured to fasten the support member to a display; and

an alignment structure extending from the support member and configured to align the support member and the fastener with the display.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the peripheral device comprises a telephone keypad.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the alignment structure comprises a plurality of alignment pins configured to mate with alignment apertures on the display.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the fastener comprises a threaded member configured to mate with a threaded fastener on the display.

19. A method, comprising:

aligning a first alignment structure disposed on a support structure for a computer peripheral with a second alignment structure disposed in a mounting groove on a computer display;

receiving a first fastener disposed on the support structure with a second fastener in the mounting groove on the computer display.

20. The method of claim 20, wherein the first alignment structure comprises a plurality of first alignment members disposed about the first fastener, and the second alignment structure comprises a plurality of second alignment members disposed about the second fastener.