Flat panel monitor mount with low profile ball and socket swivel and tilter mount
First Claim
1. A mounting arrangement for a flat panel monitor comprises a mounting plate, a half-socket formed into one side of said mounting plate (3), a ball (9) inserted into said half-socket, a plate (7) holding said ball into said ball-socket, a threaded stem (11) projecting from said ball, a turret (17) having a turret shaft (19) and a stub arm (15) arranged in a 90°
- relationship to said turret and extending from said turret, said stub arm being bored at its end away from said turret and tapped to receive said threaded stem.
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Abstract
A mounting arrangement for a flat panel monitor that allows full vertical adjustment and requires minimal space between the flat panel monitor and any surface behind the monitor. A low profile ball and socket tilter minimizing distance between a horizontally rotating turret and the flat monitor while allowing tilt adjustment in two planes. A parallelogram arm attached to the turret control height.
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4 Claims
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1. A mounting arrangement for a flat panel monitor comprises a mounting plate, a half-socket formed into one side of said mounting plate (3), a ball (9) inserted into said half-socket, a plate (7) holding said ball into said ball-socket, a threaded stem (11) projecting from said ball, a turret (17) having a turret shaft (19) and a stub arm (15) arranged in a 90°
- relationship to said turret and extending from said turret, said stub arm being bored at its end away from said turret and tapped to receive said threaded stem.
- View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A monitor arm mounting arrangement comprising:
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a fitting means (29) to attach to a surface;
a pedestal (27) extending from said fitting means;
a parallelogram arm (25) having a first hinge bracket attached to said pedestal and a second hinge bracket at an opposite end from said first hinge bracket;
a turret (17) mounted upon said second hinge bracket through a turret shaft (19);
a stub arm (15) extending from said turret at 90°
to said turret shaft;
a ball (9) mounted on a threaded shaft, said shaft screwed into said stub arm;
a ball-socket (5) formed into a plate (3) receiving said ball;
means (7) to hold said ball into said half-socket; and
means to attach said monitor arm to said plate. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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