Flat panel mounting interface element, system and method
First Claim
1. A flat panel mounting interface element for use in attachment of a flat panel in an opening into an interior of an ambient surface or an opening into an interior of an electrical box set in an ambient surface, comprising:
- a flat panel attachment member by which a flat panel including an electronic media access juncture can be attached to the mounting interface system;
an exterior access opening by which any such flat panel attached to the mounting interface can be accessed from an exterior of said ambient surface or electrical box;
a mounting member for connection of the interface system to at least one of any such ambient surface or electrical box;
an interior access opening by which a cable, wire or other line can be attached to any such electronic media access juncture; and
spacing members intermediate the interior access opening and the exterior access opening that serve to inset the flat panel attachment member and any such flat panel attached thereto in any such opening into an interior of any such ambient surface or electrical box when the interface system is mounted thereto via the mounting member.
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Abstract
This interface system for use in facilitating the mounting of flat panels for electronic media junctures/connectors uses an interface element intermediate the flat panel for electronic connectors, which would typically be mounted directly to an ambient surface such as a wall (or to an electrical box in the wall), and such wall or electrical box. The key features of the interface element are (a) a flat panel interface surface by which a flat panel can be attached to the mounting interface element, (b) side walls that inset the interface surface into the wall (or electrical box) so that the junctures and other attachments and features on the flat panel are below the ambient wall surface, and (c) a peripheral flange for connection of the interface to the ambient surface and/or the exterior of the electrical box.
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16 Claims
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1. A flat panel mounting interface element for use in attachment of a flat panel in an opening into an interior of an ambient surface or an opening into an interior of an electrical box set in an ambient surface, comprising:
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a flat panel attachment member by which a flat panel including an electronic media access juncture can be attached to the mounting interface system; an exterior access opening by which any such flat panel attached to the mounting interface can be accessed from an exterior of said ambient surface or electrical box; a mounting member for connection of the interface system to at least one of any such ambient surface or electrical box; an interior access opening by which a cable, wire or other line can be attached to any such electronic media access juncture; and spacing members intermediate the interior access opening and the exterior access opening that serve to inset the flat panel attachment member and any such flat panel attached thereto in any such opening into an interior of any such ambient surface or electrical box when the interface system is mounted thereto via the mounting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12)
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7. A flat panel mounting interface system for use in attachment of a flat panel in an opening into an interior of an ambient surface or an opening into an interior of an electrical box set in an ambient surface, comprising.
an interface element comprising a flat panel attachment member by which a flat panel including an electronic media access juncture can be attached to the mounting interface system, an exterior access opening by which any such flat panel attached to the mounting interface can be accessed from an exterior of said ambient surface or electrical box, a mounting member for connection of the interface system to at least one of any such ambient surface or electrical box, an interior access opening by which a cable, wire or other line can be attached to any such electronic media access juncture, and spacing members intermediate the interior access opening and the exterior access opening that serve to inset the flat panel attachment member and any such flat panel attached thereto in any such opening into an interior of any such ambient surface or electrical box when the interface system is mounted thereto via the mounting member; - and
at least one of a flat panel for an electronic media access juncture attached to the mounting interface, an ambient surface with the interface system being connected to said ambient surface via said mounting member, and an ambient surface and an electrical box with the electrical box set in the ambient surface and the interface system being connected to said electrical box via said mounting member. - View Dependent Claims (8, 13, 14)
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9. A method for mounting a flat panel in an opening into an interior of an ambient surface or an opening into an interior of an electrical box set in an ambient surface, comprising:
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providing an interface element comprising a flat panel attachment member by which a flat panel including an electronic media access juncture can be attached to the mounting interface system, an exterior access opening by which any such flat panel attached to the mounting interface can be accessed from an exterior of said ambient surface or electrical box, a mounting member for connection of the interface system to at least one of any such ambient surface or electrical box, an interior access opening by which a cable, wire or other line can be attached to any such electronic media access juncture, and spacing members intermediate the interior access opening and the exterior access opening that serve to inset the flat panel attachment member and any such flat panel attached thereto in any such opening into an interior of any such ambient surface or electrical box when the interface system is mounted thereto via the mounting member; mounting at least one of a flat panel for an electronic media access juncture to the mounting interface, and said mounting member to an ambient surface or an electrical box; and mounting the other of said flat panel for an electronic media access juncture to the mounting interface, and said mounting member to an ambient surface or an electrical box. - View Dependent Claims (10, 15, 16)
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