DISPLAY MOUNT ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A mounting device, comprising:
- a wall mounting portion configured to be attached to a wall;
a display mounting portion; and
an extending/contracting portion between the wall mounting portion and the display mounting portion;
wherein;
the display mounting portion is configured to receive and support a display so that the display faces away from the wall;
the extending/contracting portion is configured to allow the display mounting portion to move up and towards the wall, and down and away from the wall;
the display mounting portion is attached to the extending/contracting portion so that the display mounting portion can swivel horizontally; and
the extending/contracting portion comprises an adjustably-extending component setting a predetermined azimuth of the display mounting portion and a biasing component configured to bias the display mounting portion against the adjustably-extending component at the predetermined azimuth;
the adjustably-extending component and the biasing component automatically set the display mounting portion to a predetermined azimuth in response to the display mounting portion being lowered and moved away from the wall, and allow the display mounting portion to move towards a position parallel to the wall when the display mounting portion is raised and moved towards the wall.
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Abstract
A device for wall mounting television or another display includes a wall mounting portion, a display mounting portion, and an extending/contracting portion. The extending/contracting portion includes a lower arm, an upper arm, a front bracket, a wall mounting bracket, one or more gas springs, and a linear actuator. The one or more gas springs and the linear actuator are arranged selectively to retract and extend the display mounting portion. The lower arm includes protrusions for automatically straightening a display attached to the display mounting portion. The display mounting portion and the extending/contracting portion together include a mechanism for automatically adjusting azimuth of the display mounting portion to a pre-set position when the display mounting portion is lowered into a viewing position. The mechanism for automatically adjusting azimuth may include a set screw and a biasing spring.
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23 Claims
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1. A mounting device, comprising:
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a wall mounting portion configured to be attached to a wall; a display mounting portion; and an extending/contracting portion between the wall mounting portion and the display mounting portion; wherein; the display mounting portion is configured to receive and support a display so that the display faces away from the wall; the extending/contracting portion is configured to allow the display mounting portion to move up and towards the wall, and down and away from the wall; the display mounting portion is attached to the extending/contracting portion so that the display mounting portion can swivel horizontally; and the extending/contracting portion comprises an adjustably-extending component setting a predetermined azimuth of the display mounting portion and a biasing component configured to bias the display mounting portion against the adjustably-extending component at the predetermined azimuth; the adjustably-extending component and the biasing component automatically set the display mounting portion to a predetermined azimuth in response to the display mounting portion being lowered and moved away from the wall, and allow the display mounting portion to move towards a position parallel to the wall when the display mounting portion is raised and moved towards the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A display mounting apparatus, comprising:
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a wall mounting portion configured to be attached to a wall; a display mounting portion configured to receive a display; and a means for extending and contracting the display mounting portion relative to the wall mounting portion; wherein; the means for extending and contracting is configured to move the display mounting portion up and towards the wall as the means of extending and contracting extends, and to move the display mounting portion lower and away from the wall as the means for extending and contracting contracts; and the display mounting portion is attached to the means for extending and contracting to swivel horizontally. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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Specification