Pull-out swivel mount

• US 9,551,453 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2011
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peerless Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Peerless Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Walters, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Liu, Jonathan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Guan, Guang H
• Application Number:
  US12/986,586
• Publication Number:
  US 20110163215A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,209 Days
• Field of Search: 248/279.1, 248/285.1, 248/286.1, 248/287.1, 248/917, 248920-923, 248/274.1, 248/289.11, 248/282.2, 248/282.1, 108/50.02, 108/145, 312/7.2, 312/405, 312/405.1, 312/196, 312/223.3, 312/246, 522/39, 621/25
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/08 around a vertical axis , e.g. panoramic heads F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/12 in more than one direction
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/126 for tilting and panning F16M11/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2007 comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2014 around a vertical axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2085 comprising means allowing sideward adjustment, i.e. left-right translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2092 comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/38 by folding , e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms
• 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 2200/024 by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/025 for translational movement
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/061 Scissors arms

Abstract

A system for mounting a flat panel television or display to a surface such as a wall. A base plate is configured to operatively connect to a surface, while an adapter plate is configured to operatively connect to a display device. A plurality of connecting arms are used to operatively connect the base plate to the adapter plate. Each of the plurality of connecting arms includes a base plate engagement portion slidably engageable with slots in the base plate and an adapter plate engagement portion operatively connected to the adapter plate. Movement of the base plate engagement portions within the base plate'"'"'s slots results in a translational movement of the adapter plate relative to the base plate.

Claims

1. A mounting system for mounting a display unit to a wall, comprising:

a base portion having a rear surface configured to operatively connect to the wall, the base portion including an upper portion and a lower portion substantially parallel to the upper portion;

an adapter portion;

a device mount configured to operatively connect to a display device, the device mount pivotably coupled to the adapter portion; and

a pair of connecting arms, each of the connecting arms including;

a base engagement portion extending between the upper portion and the lower portion of the base portion, the base engagement portion slidably translatable from a first position to a second position via a top portion of the base engagement portion sliding relative to the upper portion of the base portion and a bottom portion of the base engagement portion sliding relative to the lower portion of the base portion,

an adapter engagement portion rotatably coupled to the adapter portion, and

an intermediate portion extending between the adapter engagement portion and the base engagement portion, wherein the intermediate portion is selectively nested within the base portion when the base engagement portion is at the first position, wherein at least a substantial part of the intermediate portion is not nested within the base portion when the base engagement portion is at the second position;

wherein a movement of each base engagement portion between the first position and the second position results in an outward translational movement of the adapter portion relative to the base portion, the outward translational movement increasing a distance between the adapter portion and the base portion when each base engagement portion is moved from the first position to the second position;

wherein the adapter portion is selectively moveable about a first axis relative to the adapter engagement portions and relative to the base portion, the first axis being substantially parallel to the base engagement portions of the pair of connecting arms; and

wherein the device mount is selectively moveable about a second axis relative to the adapter portion, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis.

2. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein each of the pair of connecting arms is selectively nestable within an aperture defined by the upper portion and the lower portion within the base portion.

3. A wall mounting system, comprising:

a first portion including a mount surface configured to operatively connect to a surface and defining an aperture therein, the first portion including an upper portion having a pair of coplanar upper slots formed in an upper surface thereof and a lower portion having a pair of coplanar lower slots formed in a lower surface thereof, the upper surface being substantially parallel to the lower surface, the pair of upper slots and the pair of lower slots comprising uninterrupted substantially straight slots;

a second portion configured to operatively connect to a device, the second portion selectively translatable between an extended position and a retracted position; and

a plurality of connecting members operatively connecting the first portion to the second portion, each of the plurality of connecting members having an upper slot engagement portion slidably engaged with an upper slot of the pair of coplanar upper slots of the first portion and a lower slot engagement portion slidably engaged with a lower slot of the pair of coplanar lower slots of the first portion, each of the plurality of connecting members having a second portion connecting portion operatively connected to the second portion via a rotatable connection at a fixed location relative to the second portion, the rotatable connection being at an opposite end of each connecting member of the plurality of connecting members relative to the upper slot engagement portion and the lower slot engagement portion for each connecting member, each of the plurality of connecting members having an intermediate portion extending between the second portion connecting portion and the upper and lower slot engagement portions, the intermediate portion being selectively nested within the aperture when the second portion is at the retracted position, at least a substantial part of the intermediate portion not being nested within the aperture when the second portion is at the extended position,

wherein a movement of the plurality of connecting members via the sliding engagement of the upper slot engagement portions with the upper slots and the lower slot engagement portions with the lower slots results in a translation distance between a face of the first portion and a face of the second portion along a first axis, the face of the first portion and the face of the second portion being substantially parallel during the movement, the first axis being substantially perpendicular to the mount surface of the first portion, and wherein the second portion is selectively adjustable about a second axis, the second axis not parallel to the first axis.

4. The wall mounting system of claim 3, wherein a rotational orientation between the first portion and the second portion is adjustable when the second portion is in the extended position.

5. The wall mounting system of claim 3, wherein the second axis is also substantially parallel to a vertical plane defined by a direction of change in translational distance between the first portion and the second portion.

6. The wall mounting system of claim 3, further comprising a rod member coupled to the second portion and configured to secure a translational position of each second portion connecting portion to the second portion.

7. The wall mounting system of claim 6, wherein each second portion connecting portion is rotatable relative to the rod member.

8. A mounting system for mounting a display unit to a wall, comprising:

a base having a mounting surface configured to operatively attach to the wall, an upper portion, and a lower portion, the upper portion being substantially parallel to the lower portion;

an adapter having a surface configured to operatively attach to the display unit; and

a plurality of connecting arms slidably engaged with the base via guide paths formed in the upper portion and the lower portion, each of the plurality of connecting arms including;

a base engagement portion at a first end of the respective connecting arm and slidably engaged with a guide path of the guide paths of the upper portion of the base and a guide path of the guide paths of the lower portion of the base, the base engagement portion being movable between a first position and a second position relative to the base,

an adapter engagement portion at a second end of the respective connecting arm, the second end being at an opposite end relative to the first end, the adapter engagement portion being rotatably coupled at a fixed location to the adapter and operatively connected to the base engagement portion of the respective connecting arm, and

an intermediate portion extending between the adapter engagement portion and the base engagement portion, wherein the intermediate portion is selectively nested within the base portion when the base engagement portion is at the first position, wherein at least a substantial part of the intermediate portion is not nested within the base portion when the base engagement portion is at the second position;

wherein a movement of the plurality of connecting arms relative to the base via the guide paths results in a translational movement of the adapter relative to the base between a retracted position and an extended position, and wherein the surface of the adapter is substantially parallel to the mounting surface of the base when in the retracted position and when in the extended position.

9. The mounting system of claim 8, the plurality of connecting arms comprising a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm, the system further comprising a rod member rotatably connecting the adapter engagement portion of the first connecting arm and the adapter engagement portion of the second connecting arm to the adapter.

10. The mounting system of claim 8, wherein the adapter is rotatable relative to the base about an axis substantially perpendicular to a direction of translational movement of the adapter relative to the base.

11. The mounting system of claim 8, the plurality of connecting arms comprising a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm, wherein the movement of the base engagement portion of the first connecting arm and the base engagement portion of the second connecting arm relative to the base results in a translational movement of the adapter in a direction substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface of the base.

12. The mounting system of claim 8, the plurality of connecting arms comprising a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm, the system further comprising a locking member selectively engageable with the base engagement portion of the first connecting arm and the base engagement portion of the second connecting arm when the adapter is in the extended position, thereby substantially locking the adapter in the extended position.

13. The mounting system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of connecting arms is nestable within an aperture formed within the base between the upper portion and the lower portion.

14. The mounting system of claim 13, wherein the adapter is nestable within the aperture.

15. A wall mounting system, comprising:

a mounting portion including a mount surface configured to operatively connect to a surface, the mounting portion including an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being oriented substantially parallel to the lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion cooperating to define an aperture in the mounting portion;

a device portion configured to operatively connect to a device, the device portion selectively translatable between an extended position and a retracted position; and

a plurality of connecting members operatively connecting the mounting portion to the device portion, each of the plurality of connecting members being connected with the mounting portion via a first sliding connection with the upper portion and a second sliding connection with the lower portion, each of the plurality of connecting members rotatable relative to the mounting portion about the first sliding connection and the second sliding connection from a first position to a second position, the device portion being in the retracted position when each of the plurality of connecting members is rotated to the first position, and the device portion being in the extended position when each of the plurality of connecting members is rotated to the second position, each of the plurality of connecting members having an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of connecting members being selectively nested within the aperture when each of the plurality of connecting members is in the first position, at least a substantial part of the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of connecting members not being nested within the aperture when each of the plurality of connecting members is in the second position,

wherein a movement of the plurality of connecting members via the first sliding connection and the second sliding connection results in an altering of a distance between a face of the mounting portion and a face of the device portion, and wherein a rotational orientation between the mounting portion and the device portion is adjustable when the device portion is in the extended position.

16. A wall mounting system, comprising:

a first member including a mount surface configured to operatively connect to a surface, the first member including an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being oriented substantially parallel to the lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion cooperating to define an aperture in the first member;

a second member configured to operatively connect to a device, the second member selectively translatable between an extended position and a retracted position; and

a plurality of connecting members operatively connecting the first member to the second member, each of the plurality of connecting members being connected with the first member via a first sliding connection with the upper portion and a second sliding connection with the lower portion, the first sliding connection and the second sliding connection being oriented substantially parallel to each other, each of the plurality of connecting members rotatable relative to the first member about the first sliding connection and the second sliding connection, each of the plurality of connecting members having an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of connecting members being selectively nested within the aperture when the second member is at the retracted position, at least a substantial part of the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of connecting members not being nested within the aperture when the second member is at the extended position, each of the plurality of connecting members being rotatably coupled to the second member at an end opposite to the first sliding connection and the second sliding connection,

wherein a movement of the plurality of connecting members via the first sliding connection and the second sliding connection results in an altering of a distance between a face of the first member and a face of the second member, and wherein a rotational orientation between the first member and the second member is selectively adjustable about an axis that is substantially perpendicular to a direction of change in translational distance between the first member and the second member, the axis being substantially parallel to a vertical plane defined by the direction of change in translational distance between the first member and the second member.

17. A mounting system for mounting a display unit to a wall, comprising:

a base portion configured to operatively attach to the wall and defining a plurality of guide paths formed therein;

an adapter portion configured to operatively attach to the display unit; and

a plurality of connecting arms engageable with the base portion via the plurality of guide paths, each of the plurality of connecting arms including;

a base engagement portion engageable with the base portion and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the base portion;

an adapter engagement portion rotatably coupled to the adapter portion and operatively connected to the base engagement portion of the respective connecting arm, and

an intermediate portion extending between the adapter engagement portion and the base engagement portion, wherein the intermediate portion is selectively nested within the base portion when the base engagement portion is at the first position, wherein at least a substantial part of the intermediate portion is not nested within the base portion when the base engagement portion is at the second position; and

a rod member rotatably connecting each adapter engagement portion to the adapter portion,

wherein a movement of the plurality of connecting arms relative to the base portion via the plurality of guide paths results in a translational movement of the adapter portion relative to the base portion between a retracted position and an extended position.

18. A mounting system for mounting a display unit to a wall, comprising:

a base portion configured to operatively attach to the wall and defining a plurality of guide paths formed therein;

an adapter portion configured to operatively attach to the display unit; and

a plurality of connecting arms engageable with the base portion via the plurality of guide paths, each of the plurality of connecting arms including;

a base engagement portion engageable with the base portion and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the base portion,

an adapter engagement portion rotatably coupled to the adapter portion and operatively connected to the base engagement portion of the respective connecting arm, and

an intermediate portion extending between the adapter engagement portion and the base engagement portion, wherein the intermediate portion is selectively nested within the base portion when the base engagement portion is at the first position, wherein at least a substantial part of the intermediate portion is not nested within the base portion when the base engagement portion is at the second position;

wherein a movement of the plurality of connecting arms relative to the base portion via the plurality of guide paths results in a translational movement of the adapter portion relative to the base portion between a retracted position and an extended position, and wherein a locking member is selectively engageable with the base engagement portion of a first connecting arm of the plurality of connecting arms and the base engagement portion of a second connecting arm of the plurality of connecting arms when the adapter portion is in the extended position, thereby substantially locking the adapter portion in the extended position.