System for mounting devices to a display

• US 8,033,515 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2005
• Issued: 10/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Warren, Morten, Drew, Paul L., Martin, Randall W., de Saulles, Stephen, Woodley, Nick, Quijano, David
• Primary Examiner(s): WUJCIAK, ALFRED J
• Application Number:
  US11/253,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20070138360A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,185 Days
• Field of Search: 248/917, 248/918, 248/220.31, 248/223.41, 248/224.8, 248/476, 248/477, 248/442.2, 248/220.22, 248/224.61, 248/224.7, 248/225.11, 361/681, 348/843, 348/844, 403/295, 403/335, 403/336, 403/337, 403/338, 403/262, 403/292, 402/10, 406/061.9, 406/05, 407/29, 407/30
• US Class Current: 248/224.61
• 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: Y10S 248/918 Ancillary device support associated with a video display screen

Abstract

In certain embodiments, there is provided a system including a display, a mounting groove disposed along a portion of the first display, and a mount position along the mounting groove. In these embodiments, the mount position includes an alignment structure disposed in the mounting groove and a fastener disposed in the mounting groove.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a first display having a front face with a display screen for displaying an image, at least three sides adjacent to the front face, and a rear face behind the front face;

a mounting groove disposed along a portion of the first display; and

a plurality of mount positions along the mounting groove, wherein each mount position comprises;

a cylindrical alignment structure disposed in the mounting groove; and

a fastener disposed in the mounting groove, adjacent to the alignment structure, for receiving a mating fastener;

wherein the mounting groove is along the at least three sides of the first display;

wherein the mounting groove is disposed on the rear face of the first display adjacent the at least three sides and the mounting groove is depressed toward the front face, wherein the fastener comprises a threaded fastener integrated or fixed into the mounting groove.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mounting groove is along a peripheral portion of the first display.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the alignment structure comprises a plurality of alignment portions disposed about the fastener.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first display comprises a computer integrated into a single flat panel housing.

5. The system of claim 1, comprising a computer coupled to the first display.

6. The system of claim 1, comprising a peripheral device with a mating alignment structure and a mating fastener.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the peripheral device comprises a second display coupled to the first display with a multi-display bracket.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the peripheral device is a mirror, a vase, a light, a computer port, a memory card reader, a biometric security device, a fan, a paper holder, an electronic digitizer pen holder, a wall mount, a security cable, a credit card magnetic stripe reader, a bar code scanner, a picture frame, a hand-held electronic-device docking station, a microphone, a display privacy blinder, a display polarizer, an anti-reflective screen, a key pad, a number pad, a touch pad, a display, a wireless-input-device re-charging station, a remote control sensor, a game console interface, a printer, a scanner, a facsimile machine, a communications hub, or an external memory device, or a combination thereof.