MOUNTING SYSTEM WITH INCORPORATED WIRELESS SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES OR THE LIKE

• US 20120320506A1
• Filed: 05/31/2012
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peerless Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Peerless Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Bentz, Timothy, Berkley, Paul, Laurendi, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 9,091,386 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/08 around a vertical axis , e.g. panoramic heads F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2014 around a vertical axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/027 Ceiling supports
• 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: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations

Abstract

A mounting system for attaching a device to a surface and housing a wireless receiver for communicating a wireless signal to the device. According to various embodiments, the mounting system includes a surface mount portion, a device mount portion, and a receiver housing assembly. The surface mount portion is configured to attach to the surface and is operatively connected to the device mount portion. The receiver housing is connected to the device mount portion and is sized and configured to house a wireless receiver for receiving and communicating a wireless high definition signal to a device mounted to the mounting system.

Claims

1. A system for attaching a device to a surface and housing a wireless signal receiver, comprising:

a surface mount portion configured to attach to the surface;

a device mount portion operatively connected to the surface mount portion; and

a receiver housing assembly configured to house the wireless receiver, the receiver housing assembly connected to one of the device mount portion and the surface mount portion.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising the wireless receiver disposed within the receiver housing assembly, the wireless receiver configured to communicate a high definition wireless signal.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver housing assembly is removable from the one of the device mount portion and the surface mount portion.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver housing assembly is not removable from the one of the device mount portion and the surface mount portion.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver housing assembly comprises a receiver housing and a receiver housing lid, the receiver housing forming a compartment defined by a bottom and a plurality of walls extending therefrom, the receiver housing lid operatively engageable with the receiver housing.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the receiver housing includes at least one cutout in at least one of the plurality of walls, the at least one cutout configured to provide access to the wireless receiver disposed within the receiver housing assembly for routing connectors between the wireless receiver and a separate device.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the receiver housing includes at least one receiver housing openings configured to improve transmission strength of a wireless signal to the wireless receiver disposed within the compartment.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the receiver housing lid further comprises an aperture tab, wherein when the receiver housing lid is operatively engaged with the receiver housing, the aperture tab partitions the compartment into a first compartment and a second compartment.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to mount a projector device to the surface.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to mount a flat panel television to the surface.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a power module assembly configured to house a power module associated with the device, the power module assembly operatively connected to the device mount portion.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the position of the power module assembly relative to the device mount portion is adjustable.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising at least one lateral adjustment member coupled to both the power module assembly and the device mount portion, the at least one lateral adjustment member configured to permit a distance between the power module assembly and the device mount portion to vary.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the power module assembly includes a power module assembly flange extending therefrom, and wherein a fastener is used to couple the at least one lateral adjustment member to the power module assembly via the power module assembly flange.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the position of the receiver housing assembly relative to the device mount portion is adjustable.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising at least one lateral adjustment member coupled to both the receiver housing assembly and the device mount portion, the at least one lateral adjustment member configured to permit a distance between the receiver housing assembly and the device mount portion to vary.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the receiver housing assembly includes a receiver housing assembly flange extending therefrom, and wherein the a fastener is used to couple the at least one lateral adjustment member to the receiver housing assembly via the receiver housing assembly.

18. A system for attaching an audio/visual device to a surface and housing a wireless signal receiver, comprising:

a surface mount portion configured to attach to the surface;

a device mount portion operatively connected to the surface mount portion; and

a receiver housing assembly configured to house the wireless receiver, the receiver housing assembly connected to one of the device mount portion; and

at least one lateral adjustment member connecting the receiver housing assembly to the one of the device mount portion and the surface mount portion such that a distance between the receiver housing assembly and the device mount portion may be varied.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the receiver housing assembly includes a receiver housing assembly flange extending therefrom, and wherein a fastener is used to couple the at least one lateral adjustment member to the receiver housing assembly via the receiver housing assembly.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a power module assembly configured to house a power module associated with the audio/visual device, the power module assembly operatively connected to the device mount portion.