Rotatable Mount For a Display

• US 20090314912A1
• Filed: 05/12/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peerless Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Peerless Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Vaglica, Dominic, Whitley, Andy
• Granted Patent: US 7,984,889 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/299.100
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/16 Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members thereof
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/024 by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections

Abstract

A rotatable display mount for mounting a display device at desired rotational orientation. In one set of embodiments, the rotatable display mount comprises a base plate adapted to operatively connect the display mount to a mounting surface, a sprocket plate operatively connected and rotatable in relation to the base plate, the sprocket plate adapted to be operatively connected to the display device, and a latch member selectively engageable with the sprocket plate. Rotational orientation of the display device is established at defined angular orientations by engagement of the sprocket plate with the latch member.

Claims

1. An apparatus for rotatably mounting a display device to a mounting surface comprising:

a base plate;

a sprocket plate operatively connected and rotatable in relation to the base plate, the sprocket plate including a plurality of engagement features disposed about at least a portion of its perimeter, the sprocket plate further configured to operatively connect to a display device; and

a latch member operatively coupled to the base plate, the latch member selectively engageable with one or more of the plurality of engagement features,

wherein the sprocket plate is selectively rotatable in relation to the base plate in a plane substantially parallel to the mounting surface, and wherein rotation of the sprocket plate is substantially prevented when the latch member is engaged with the one or more of the plurality of engagement features.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the latch member is slidingly translatable between an engaged orientation and a disengaged orientation, and wherein the sprocket plate is rotatable when the latch member is in the disengaged orientation.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the latch member is pivotable between an engaged orientation and a disengaged orientation, and wherein the sprocket plate is rotatable when the latch member is in the disengaged orientation.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of engagement features comprise a plurality of teeth extending from the perimeter of the sprocket plate and a plurality of gaps interposed between each of the plurality of teeth.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the plurality of teeth comprise a substantially trapezoidal shape, and wherein the plurality of gaps comprise a substantially trapezoidal shape.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein at least a portion the latch member comprises a substantially trapezoidal shape configured to be at least partially received in at least one of the plurality of gaps.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sprocket plate is rotatable at least about 90 degrees, and wherein the rotational orientation of the sprocket plate is securable by the latch member at a plurality of rotational orientations from about zero degrees to about 90 degrees.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sprocket plate is rotatable at least about 180 degrees, and wherein the rotational orientation of the sprocket plate is securable by the latch member at a plurality of rotational orientations from about zero degrees to about 180 degrees.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sprocket plate is rotatable at least about 360 degrees, and wherein the rotational orientation of the sprocket plate is securable by the latch member at a plurality of rotational orientations from about zero degrees to about 360 degrees.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of rotational orientations is disposed at least about 10 degrees from an adjacent rotational orientation.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of engagement features comprise a plurality of holes disposed on the sprocket plate in a substantially arcuate pattern.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the latch member comprises a pin.

13. An apparatus for rotatably mounting a display device to a mounting surface comprising:

a base plate;

a sprocket plate operatively connected and rotatable in relation to the base plate, the sprocket plate configured to operatively connect to the display device; and

a motor operatively connected to the sprocket plate,

wherein the sprocket plate is selectively rotatable in relation to the base plate in a plane substantially parallel to the mounting surface by operation of the motor, and wherein rotation of the sprocket plate is otherwise substantially prevented by the motor.