Projector mount with Phillips screw driver angle adjustment

• US 8,033,519 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2008
• Issued: 10/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Specialty Finance Inc.
• Original Assignee: Specialty Finance Inc.
• Inventors: David, Mike
• Primary Examiner(s): SMITH, NKEISHA
• Application Number:
  US12/129,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20090294619A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,230 Days
• Field of Search: 248/324, 248/317, 248/323, 248/329, 248/674, 248/343, 248/342, 248/222.11, 353/119
• US Class Current: 248/324
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/043 Allowing translations
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/18 with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2035 in more than one direction
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle

Abstract

Improvements in a mount for attaching a television of projector to an overhead or ground structure is disclosed. The mount allows for spin, side to side and front to back angle adjustment. The adjustment components are formed from the present projector mount uses metal component having a rack comprising a plurality of formed teeth that are engageable in the recessed side of a crosshead screwdriver that is trademarked as a Phillips screwdriver. The recesses of the crosshead screwdriver act as a pinion gear in the rack to adjust the mounted angle of a projector on the projector mount. This configuration reduces parts count, size and cost without compromising functionality. The axis of rotation of both the side-to-side and front-to-back pass through the projector mount.

Claims

1. A projector mount comprising:

a first mounting side operably attachable to ceiling, floor or wall structure;

a second mounting side located on the opposing side of said first mounting side for operable attachment of a projector;

said projector mount providing a side-to-side angular adjustment of said first mounting side relative to said second mounting side in an axis extending through said projector mount;

said side-to-side angular adjustment is by means of a rack gear formed from the projector mount;

a hole that partially eclipses an adjacent said rack gear through which an interior diameter of said hole provides a bearing surface for the function of locating a cross tipped screwdriver whereby flutes of said cross tipped screwdriver is engageable into said rack gears and when said cross tipped screwdriver is turned in said rack gear(s) said side-to-side angle is adjusted by lifting one side of said projector mount wherein said side-to-side angle between said first mounting side and said second mounting side is altered;

a plurality of independently adjustable securing arms for securing said projector that provides mounting and air flow between said projector mount and a mounted projector and,

a yaw adjustment that is adjusted through said independently adjustable securing arms.

2. The projector mount according to claim 1 wherein said cross tipped screwdriver acts as a pinion gear with said rack gear.

3. The projector mount according to claim 1 that further includes a front-to-back angular adjustment by means of a rack gear formed from the projector mount for the function of using a cross tipped screwdriver that is engageable into said rack gears and when said cross tipped screwdriver is turned in said rack gear said front-to-back angular adjustment by lifting one side of said projector mount wherein an angular relationship is altered between said first mounting side and said second mounting side by an axis extending through said projector mount.

4. The projector mount according to claim 1 that further includes a separable coupling between said first mounting side and said second mounting side using a tapered wedge lock.

5. The projector mount according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of independently adjustable securing arms are curved to accommodate different mounting hole patterns on projectors and to reduce securing arm to securing arm interference.

6. The projector mount according to claim 1 wherein said side-to-side angular adjustment is by means of a single pivoting axis running through said projector mount.

7. The projector mount according to claim 3 wherein said front-to-back angular adjustment has an axis of angular adjustment rotation that extends through said projector mount.

8. A projector mount comprising:

a first mounting side operably attachable to a ceiling, floor or wall structure;

at second mounting side located on the opposing side of said first mounting side for operable attachment of a projector;

said projector mount providing a front-to-back angular adjustment of said first mounting side relative to said second mounting side in an axis extending through said projector mount;

said front-to-back angular adjustment is by means of a rack gear formed from the projector mount;

a hole that partially eclipses an adjacent said rack gear through which an interior diameter of said hole provides a bearing for the function of locating a cross tipped screwdriver whereby flutes of said cross tipped screwdriver is engageable into said rack gears and when said cross tipped screwdriver is turned in said rack gear(s) said front-to-back angle is adjusted by lifting one side of said projector mount wherein said front-to-back angle between said first mounting side and said second mounting side is altered;

a plurality of independently adjustable securing arms for securing said projector that provides mounting and air flow between said projector mount and a mounted projector and,

a yaw adjustment that is adjusted through said independently adjustable securing arms.

9. The projector mount according to claim 8 wherein said cross tipped screwdriver acts as a pinion gear with said rack gear.

10. The projector mount according to claim 8 that further includes a side-to-side angular adjustment by means of a rack gear formed from the projector mount for the function of using a cross tipped screwdriver that is engageable into said rack gears and when said cross tipped screwdriver is turned in said rack gear said side-to-side angle by lifting one side of said projector mount wherein an angular relationship is altered between said first mounting side and said second mounting side by an axis extending through said projector mount.

11. The projector mount according to claim 8 that further includes a separable coupling between said first mounting side and said second mounting side using a tapered wedge lock.

12. The projector mount according to claim 8 wherein said plurality of independently adjustable securing arms are curved to accommodate different mounting hole patterns on projectors and to reduce securing arm to securing arm interference.

13. The projector mount according to claim 8 wherein said front-to-back angular adjustment is by means of a single pivoting axis running through said projector mount.

14. The projector mount according to claim 10 wherein said side-to-side angular adjustment has an axis of angular adjustment rotation that extends through said projector mount.