US20040262474A1 - Flat screen monitor support system - Google Patents
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- This application claims priority from U.S. provisional Pat. application Ser. No. 60/464,568, filed Apr. 22, 2003, and U.S. provisional Pat. application Ser. No. 60/472,148, filed May 21, 2003, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- The present invention relates to a mounting device and mounting kit for mounting one or more monitors, such as flat screen monitors and flat panel displays, to a support.
- The disclosure of commonly assigned U.S. provisional application No. 60/464,568, filed on Apr. 22, 2003, bearing the same title is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- Since the advent of personal computers, there has been a persistent quest for the reduction in size and weight of the computer, as well as an increase in the portability of the computer. Initially, personal computers were supplied with cathode ray tube monitors (CRTs), which did good service; however, they required a great deal of workspace and quite often special support devices.
- In recent years, advances in monitor technology have seen the CRT monitors improved substantially, especially now with the versions of so-called flat screen monitors that are widely available. The term “flat screen monitor” as used herein will include flat panel displays and other types of displays that have a relatively narrow thickness when compared to conventional CRT monitors. It is believed that in the not-too-distant future, flat screen monitors will totally displace the CRT monitors altogether. Flat screen monitors provide the same sized viewing areas as traditional CRT screens but in width and height they are much less bulky and typically only a few inches thick. This has resulted in numerous opportunities for reorganizing the computer workstation environment, including finding ways to support the flat screen monitor conveniently.
- What has developed as a result of the flat screen monitor opportunities are many different designs and approaches for support arms that are able to hold the flat screen monitor in a desirable orientation for use. The support arms may be solid piece mounts that attach to the flat screen monitor, or they may be articulated, allowing x-y-z movement.
- Some of the prior art mounting methods for flat screen monitor arms have been developed by OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). For instance, OEM manufacturers of flat screen monitor arms have provided stands for their products that fasten directly into the mounting holes on the back side of the device itself. In other circumstances, suppliers of more sophisticated monitor supports have supplied mounting hardware that merely allows the interface between the support arm and the mounting holes for the flat screen monitor to be a backing plate that is directly screwed into the flat screen monitor.
- There are serious drawbacks to the mounting approaches that have been taken in the past. Assembly of the flat screen monitor to the prior art mountings is difficult and, at times, requires the utmost in eye-hand coordination to align the various components, which sometimes are being held manually in order to complete the installation.
- Further, the rearrangement of the location of monitors, or the detachment of a monitor from a mount for service, or other reasons, has also been time consuming. Still further, some flat screen monitors do not come with standard screw holes for fastening a mount to the monitor. In those cases, specialized mounts have to be custom adapted for the particular monitor. Thus, there has been a need in the marketplace for a mounting system for a wide variety of flat screen monitors that can easily be installed onto a support arm or other structure, and which has other features, such as a reversible locking system.
- Accordingly, the present invention provides a kit and system for mounting flat screen monitors in a simple and time efficient manner. The present invention allows flat screen displays to be easily attached to various different types of structures, such as walls, poles, standards, or work surfaces. Further, the present invention allows the flat screen monitors to be easily detached from these structures.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, a kit for mounting a monitor is provided. The kit includes a mounting plate, a joint, a wall mount, and an articulated arm. The plate is adapted to be fixedly attached to the back side of a monitor. The joint is adapted to be coupled to the mounting plate in a quick-release manner. The wall mount bracket is adapted to be attached to a wall on one end and to the joint on another end. The articulated arm includes a fixed end and a movable end. The movable end is adapted to be coupled to the joint whereby the joint can be coupled to either the wall mount bracket or the arm.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, a mounting assembly for a monitor is provided. The mounting assembly includes a mounting plate, a wall mount bracket, and a joint. The plate is adapted to be fixedly attached to the back side of a monitor. The wall mount bracket is adapted to be attached to a wall. The joint has first and second ends, the first end of which is attachable to the wall mount bracket. The second end includes a quick release mechanism that is adapted to releasably couple to the mounting plate whereby the plate can be attached to the quick release mechanism without the need for tightening any fasteners.
- According to another embodiment of the present invention, a mounting assembly is provided for mounting at least two monitors. The mounting assembly includes a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, an elongated plate, a first joint, a second joint, and a third joint. The first and second mounting plates are adapted to be fixedly attached to the back sides of first and second monitors, respectively. The elongated plate has first and second mounting areas. The first joint is adapted to allow the first mounting plate to be snap-fittingly secured thereto. The second joint is adapted to allow the second mounting plate to be snap-fittingly secured thereto. The first and second joints are attachable to the first and second mounting areas, respectively. The third joint is adapted to allow the elongated plate to be snap-fittingly attached thereto.
- According to still another embodiment of the present invention, a mounting assembly for a flat screen monitor having a plurality of edges is provided. The mounting assembly includes a first arm adapted to extend around a first one of the edges of the monitor. A second arm is also included and adapted to extend around a second one of the edges of the monitor. The first and second edges are generally opposite each other. A bracket and joint are also included. The bracket is adapted to be attached to a fixed structure. The joint has first and second ends. The first end is adapted to be secured to the bracket, and the second end is adapted to be secured to one of the first and second arms. The joint is pivotable with respect to the bracket.
- According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, a mounting assembly for mounting a monitor to a pole is provided. The mounting assembly includes a mounting plate, a collar, a lever arm, and a joint. The mounting plate is adapted to be fixedly attached to the backside of the monitor. The collar is dimensioned to fit around a pole. The lever arm is pivotally attached to the collar and adapted to move between a locked position in which the collar is frictionally retained on the pole and an unlocked position in which the collar is free to move along the length of the pole. The joint has first and second ends. The first end is attached to the collar and the second end is adapted to releasably couple to the mounting plate.
- According to still other aspects of the present invention, the various joints may be ball and socket joints which allow the mounting assembly to pivot in all directions. The joints themselves may be pivotably coupled to either the articulated arm or the wall mount bracket. The mounting plates may include at least one pivotable locking member that is pivotable between a locking and an unlocking position and which prevents the mounting plate from being removed when in the locking position. The locking member may be maintained in the locking position by a flexible latch portion that can be elastically deformed between a first and second shape. The joints may include a tapered plate having a generally trapezoidal shape that tapers from a bottom end toward a top end and that is adapted to contact the mounting plate when the joint is coupled thereto. The tapered plate may define a plane that is generally parallel to an adjacent plane defined by the mounting plate when the mounting plate is coupled to the joint. The elongated plate may be adapted so that it can be attached to the mounting plate in a plurality of different orientations. The mounting plate may include a tapered, trapezoidal sleeve adapted to receive the tapered plate. The bracket may include one or more hooks adapted to allow it to be mounted onto a standard, such as a standard found in conventional office wall panels.
- The mounting assembly of the present invention provides a quick and easy way of attaching and detaching monitors, such as flat screen monitors from various types of mounts. The mounts may include articulated arms or wall brackets. The attachment of a monitor to one of these mounts does not require the use of any separate fasteners. Further, the removal of one of these monitors from the mounts can be easily accomplished by simply flexing a pair of elastically deformable latch members and lifting the display out of the mount. These and other advantages of the present invention will be apparent to one skilled in the art upon review of the following written description and the accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flat panel display and a mounting plate according to one aspect of the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a wall mounting assembly according to the present invention;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective, exploded view of various components of the wall mounting assembly of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective, exploded view of the wall mounting assembly of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a wall mounting assembly according to a second embodiment of a present invention;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective, exploded view of the wall mounting assembly of FIG. 5;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a mounting plate and support plate prior to attachment;
- FIG. 8 is a fragmentary, enlarged view of a portion of the mounting plate and support plate of FIG. 7;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the mounting plate and the support plate attached together but in an unlocked condition;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the mounting plate and support plate attached together and in a locked position;
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a dual mounting assembly according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the dual mounting assembly of FIG. 11 shown in a different orientation;
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an articulated arm and mounting assembly according to another aspect of the present invention;
- FIG. 14 is a perspective, exploded view of the articulated arm and mounting assembly of FIG. 13;
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of bracket and mounting standard according to another aspect of the present invention;
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a mounting assembly according to yet another aspect of the present invention illustrated with a collar in an unlocked position;
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the mounting assembly of FIG. 16 illustrated with the collar in the locked position;
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view from a different angle of the mounting assembly of FIG. 16;
- FIG. 19 is a plan view of the collar and a lever arm shown in the unlocked position;
- FIG. 20 is a plan view of the collar and the lever arm shown in the locked position;
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the lever arm;
- FIG. 22 is a side, elevational view of the lever arm;
- FIG. 23 is a front, elevational view of the lever arm;
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view of a mounting assembly according to another aspect of the present invention;
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the mounting assembly of FIG. 24;
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the mounting assembly of FIG. 24 taken from a different angle;
- FIG. 27 is a plan view of the mounting assembly of FIG. 24; and
- FIG. 28 is a side, elevational view of the mounting assembly of FIG. 24.
- The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein the reference numerals appearing in the following written description correspond to like numbered elements in the attached drawings. The present invention provides a number of different mounting assemblies for supporting flat screen or flat panel displays. An example of a
flat panel display 20 that can be mounted on one of the mounting assemblies of the present invention is depicted in FIG. 1.Flat panel display 20 includes ascreen 22 appearing on its front side and a plurality ofcontrol buttons 24 positioned underneath the screen.Flat panel display 20 has a thickness that is substantially less than conventional cathode ray tube displays. As one example, the thickness offlat panel display 20 may be approximately 1 inch. It will be understood, of course, that the size, construction, and details offlat panel display 20 can vary from that illustrated in FIG. 1. In fact, the present invention contemplates no limit on the size, shape, or overall construction of the flat panel displays that may be mounted on the mounting assemblies described herein. - A mounting
plate 26 is also depicted in FIG. 1. Mountingplate 26 attaches to the back side offlat panel display 20. Thus, mountingplate 26 attaches to the side ofdisplay 20opposite screen 22. Mountingplate 26 includes fourouter apertures 28 and fourinner apertures 30. The fourouter apertures 28 are arranged generally at the four corners of an imaginary square. Similarly, the fourinner apertures 30 are also generally arranged at the corners of an imaginary square. The imaginary square defined byinner apertures 30 is smaller than that defined byouter apertures 28. Apertures 28 and 30 are used to mount mountingplate 26 to the back side ofdisplay 20. Screws, or other suitable fasteners, are inserted intoapertures display 20. Conventional flat panel displays typically include four screw holes positioned on their back side that allow a mount to be attached thereto. The screw holes are typically arranged to define a square having one of two different sizes. One of these sizes may have sides of approximately ten centimeters, although other sizes are contemplated by the invention. By including bothouter apertures 28 andinner apertures 30 in mountingplate 26, mountingplate 26 can be attached todisplays 20 having either of the two main configurations of screw holes on their back side. Mountingplate 26 can therefore be used with virtually all conventional flat panel displays. - After mounting
plate 26 is screwed onto the back of thedisplay 20, the mountingplate 26 is typically never removed therefrom. The mountingplate 26 can be selectively coupled to a joint mounted to a wall, a standard, an articulating arm, or a pole in a manner that will be described in more detail herein. The attachment of mountingplate 26 to these various structures can be accomplished in an easy, snap-fitting manner that facilitates both attachment and detachment of the display from the mount. - A mounting
assembly 32 according to one aspect of the present invention is depicted in FIG. 2. Mountingassembly 32 is specifically adapted to allow a flat panel display to be mounted on a wall, or other flat surface. Mountingassembly 32 includes a variety of components that are depicted in more detail in FIGS. 3 and 4. With specific reference to FIG. 4, mountingassembly 32 includes mountingplate 26, a joint 34, and a wall orflat mount bracket 36. Joint 34 further includes asupport plate 38, aball 40, and asocket 42. Mountingplate 26 further includes a pair of lockingarms 44 which are illustrated in FIG. 4 as being detached from mountingplate 26. Lockingarms 44 are, however, actually pivotably attached to mountingplate 26. Specifically, each lockingarm 44 includes apin 46 that fits through apivot aperture 48 defined in mountingplate 26. This attachment is illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 9-10. - Wall or
flat mount bracket 36 is adapted to be attached to a flat surface such as a wall.Bracket 36 includes an upper mountingaperture 50 and a lower mountingaperture 52. Mountingapertures bracket 36 and into a wall or other flat surface. When mounted to a wall, the screws or other fasteners inserted throughapertures Bracket 36 further includes a pin aperture 54. Pin aperture 54 is adapted to receive apin 56. Whenpin 56 is received in pin aperture 54,pin 56 is oriented generally perpendicular to the screws that pass throughapertures bracket 36 is attached to a wall, pin 56 will be in a vertical orientation.Pin 56 may include a knurled outer surface that allows it to be frictionally secured in pin aperture 54. -
Socket 42 includes anupper half 58 and alower half 60. Eachhalf spherical portion 62 which receivesball 40. Upper andlower halves bolts 64 and nuts 66. Before these halves are secured together,ball 40 is positioned inspherical portions 62. Thereafter, nuts andbolts lower halves bolts ball 40 has been moved to a desired orientation. The tightening via the nuts and bolts maintains the ball in this desired orientation. If a new orientation is desired,bolts 64 are loosened sufficiently to allowball 40 to rotate to the desired orientation inspherical portion 62. Thereafter,bolts 64 are again tightened to clamp down and holdball 40 in the desired orientation. -
Socket 42 further includes apin aperture 68 in both upper andlower halves Pin apertures 68 in each of these halves are vertically aligned with each other.Pin apertures 68 receivepin 56 ofwall mount bracket 36.Pin 56 thereby securessocket 42 towall mount bracket 36. As mentioned,pin 56 may be maintained in pin aperture 54 onbracket 36 by way of a frictional fit. Thus, oncepin 56 is inserted into aperture 54, it is difficult, if not impossible to remove therefrom.Pin 56 could alternatively be constructed to include threads, or other means, that would allow it to be screwed into pin aperture 54. Such threads, or other means, would allowpin 56 to be easily inserted and removed from pin aperture 54. By allowingpin 56 to be easily removed, joint 34 could be easily detached fromwall mount bracket 36. - The size of
pin aperture 68 andsocket 40 are preferably slightly smaller than the diameter ofpin 56. Further,socket 42 is preferably manufactured out of a flexible material, such as plastic, that flexes whenpin 56 is inserted therein. This flexing creates sufficient friction betweenpin 56 and the surfaces ofpin aperture 68 to maintainsocket 42 in a given orientation with respect to pin 56. Stated alternatively,pin 56 defines avertical pivot axis 70 about whichsocket 42 can rotate. The frictional engagement ofpin 56 inpin aperture 68 maintainssocket 42 in whatever orientation it has been pivoted to with respect to pin 56. This pivoting allows the orientation of the monitor attached to mountingassembly 32 to be adjusted about a vertical axis. As an alternative to sizingpin 52 larger thanaperture 68, the external surface ofpin 56 thatcontacts aperture 68 could be knurled or roughened in order to provide sufficient frictional engagement. - The position of
flat panel display 20 can also be adjusted by way of the ball and socket joint defined byball 40 andsocket 42.Ball 40 can be adjusted about a vertical axis and two mutually orthogonal horizontal axes while insocket 42. Onceball 40 has been moved to the desired orientation, nuts andbolts display 20 in the desired orientation.Ball 40 includes afastener aperture 72 that receives a fastener, such as a screw 74 (FIGS. 3-4).Screw 74 passes through afastener aperture 76 insupport plate 38 before it is inserted intofastener aperture 72 and secured therein. Thus, screw 74 securessupport plate 38 toball 40. Akeyway 73 is defined onball 40 and receives akey projection 75, that projects outwardly from the back side of mountingplate 38, when the two are secured together byscrew 74. This interaction of thekeyway 73 andkey projection 75 helps prevent any unintentional rotation or slippage between mountingplate 38 andball 40. - As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4,
support plate 38 is generally trapezoidal shaped.Support plate 38 includes two upper side surfaces 78 which are positioned above a pair ofnotches 80 defined in the side surfaces ofsupport plate 38.Notches 80 selectively receiveprotrusions 82 defined on lockingarms 44. Whenprotrusions 82 are positioned onnotches 80, mountingplate 26 is secured to supportplate 38. This locking of mountingplate 26 to supportplate 38 will now be described in more detail, particularly with reference to FIGS. 7-10. - As illustrated generally in FIG. 7, the back side of mounting
plate 26 includes a pair ofbent flanges 84 on each side of mountingplate 26.Bent flanges 84 generally define asleeve 86 on the back side of mountingplate 26.Sleeve 86 is generally shaped so that it tapers from a widebottom end 88 toward a narrowtop end 90 of mountingplate 26. This tapering generally matches the tapering of the side walls ofsupport plate 38. Thus, when mountingplate 26 is moved downwardly in a direction 92 (FIG. 7),support plate 38 will fit intosleeve 86. Because of the tapered nature ofsleeve 86 andsupport plate 38, mountingplate 26 will be prevented from moving downwardly in direction 92past support plate 38. Stated alternatively, the distance betweenbent flanges 84 adjacenttop end 90 of mountingplate 26 is narrower than the width ofsupport plate 38. Thus, when mountingplate 26 is moved downwardly in direction 92, it will come to rest onsupport plate 38 when contact is made between the side walls ofsupport plate 38 and the inside ofsleeves 86. This resting position is illustrated in FIG. 9. - In the resting position depicted in FIG. 9, mounting
plate 26 is maintained onsupport plate 38 by way of gravity. In other words, mountingplate 26 is prevented from being removed fromsupport plate 38 other than by manual lifting of mountingplate 26 off ofsupport plate 38. Mountingplate 26 is prevented from being moved toward or away fromsupport plate 38 by the depth ofsleeve 86. Specifically, the depth ofsleeve 86 is dimensioned to generally be the same as the thickness ofsupport plate 38. Thus, whensupport plate 38 is received insleeve 86, mountingplate 26 has little or no wiggle room. Mountingplate 26 can therefore not be moved toward or away fromsupport plate 38 when in the position illustrated in FIG. 9. - In order to lock mounting
plate 26 to supportplate 38, lockingarms 44 are pivoted about pivot axes 94 (FIG. 9). Pivot axes 94 as defined generally throughpivot apertures 48 on mountingplate 26. When lockingarms 44 are pivoted towardsupport plate 38,protrusions 82 fit throughslots 96 defined in bent flanges 84 (FIG. 7). As lockingarms 44 continue to pivot towardssupport plate 38,protrusions 82 pass completely throughslots 96 and intonotches 80 ofsupport plate 38. Whenprotrusions 82 are positioned innotches 80, mountingplate 26 is prevented from being lifted off ofsupport plate 38. In order to maintain lockingarms 44 in this position, each locking arm includes ashoulder 98 positioned on an upper,flexible latch portion 100 of locking arm 44 (FIGS. 7-8).Flexible latch portion 100 includes anangled surface 102 that abuts against anedge 104 at the top end of bent flange 84 (FIG. 8) as lockingarm 44 is moved to the locking position. When angledsurface 102contacts edge 104, the angled nature ofsurface 102 causesedge 104 to exert an upward force onflexible latch portion 100. This causesflexible latch portion 100 to bend or flex sufficiently to allow the bottom offlexible latch portion 100 to overcomeedge 104. As the bottom offlexible latch portion 100 continues to move towardbent flange 84,shoulder 98 eventually reaches a lockingedge 106 defined onbent flange 84. Whenshoulder 98reaches locking edge 106,flexible latch portion 100 snaps back to its unflexed position. The engagement ofshoulder 98 with lockingedge 106 prevents lockingarms 44 from pivoting aboutpivot axis 94. This locking position is illustrated in FIG. 10. In this position, protrusions 82 are inserted intonotches 80 and mountingplate 26 cannot be removed fromsupport plate 38. The flexing ofshoulders 98 into lockingedges 106 thus provides a snap-fitting manner of securing mountingplate 26 to supportplate 38. Lockingarms 44 are preferably made out of a plastic resin or other suitable material that generates the desired amount of flexibility for the snap-fit. - In order to remove mounting
plate 26 fromsupport plate 38, a user simply pushes upwardly onflexible latch portions 100. This upward force is applied with a sufficient magnitude to causeshoulders 98 to flex out of engagement with locking edges 106. After this disengagement, lockingarms 44 can be pivoted about pivot axes 94 such thatprotrusions 82 retreat out ofnotches 80. Thereafter, mountingplate 26 is lifted upwardly off ofsupport plate 38. The attachment and detachment of mountingplate 26 to supportplate 38 can therefore be accomplished in a simple, snap-fitting manner in which no separate fasteners need to be tightened or used to secure the two parts together. It will of course be understood that the securement ofsupport plate 38 to mountingplate 26 could be carried out in a reverse fashion from that illustrated and described herein. For example, mountingplate 26 could simply comprise a generally trapezoidal plate which fits into a sleeve defined onsupport plate 38. Further, lockingarms 44 could be moved to supportplate 38. Further modifications are also possible. - A mounting
assembly 132 according to a second embodiment of the present invention is depicted in FIGS. 5 and 6. Mountingassembly 132, like mountingassembly 32, includes a mountingplate 26, asupport plate 38, aball 40, asocket 42, and awall mount bracket 36. These components are all constructed and operated in the same manner that has been described previously. Accordingly, they will not be described again. Mountingassembly 132 further includes anextension 108.Extension 108 fits betweenwall mount bracket 36 andsocket 42.Extension 108 serves to extend the mounting assembly 132 a greater distance away from the wall or flat surface to which it is mounted.Extension 108 includes avertical aperture 110 that receives acylindrical sleeve 112.Cylindrical sleeve 112 includes an internal diameter that is sized to provide sufficient frictional engagement withpin 56 to maintainextension 108's orientation aboutpin 56. The frictional contact betweencylindrical sleeve 112 andpin 56 is not, however, so great as to preventextension 108 from being able to pivot aboutpivot axis 70. -
Extension 108 further includes anupper arm 114 and alower arm 116.Upper arm 114 andlower arm 116 are separated from each other at their end oppositevertical aperture 110.Lower arm 116 includes anaperture 118 that extends vertically completely throughlower arm 116.Aperture 118 is adapted to receive apin 120 that is used to pivotablysecure extension 108 tosocket 42. Specifically, pin 120 fits throughpin aperture 68 in upper andlower halves socket 42.Pin 120 may be knurled or sized slightly greater than the dimension ofpin aperture 68 to thereby generate sufficient friction to maintainsocket 42 in whatever orientation it has been pivoted to. The top end ofpin 120 is received in a partial aperture defined in upper arm 114 (not shown). This partial aperture does not extend all the way throughupper arm 114, as doesaperture 118 throughlower arm 116.Pin 120 may be maintained inaperture 118 by way of an interference fit. Withextension 108 incorporated into mountingassembly 132, pivoting of the mounting assembly can take place aboutpivot axis 70, the pivot axis defined bypin 120, and the multi-directional pivoting provided by ball andsocket assembly 132 thus provides a great deal of freedom for positioning aflat panel display 20 when it is secured to supportplate 38 ofassembly 132. - A mounting
assembly 232 according to yet another embodiment of the present invention is depicted in FIGS. 11 and 12. Mountingassembly 232 includes a number of components that are common to mountingassemblies assembly 232, a letter designation has been added to the end of the reference number to distinguish them from their duplicates. - In addition to the components in common with mounting
assemblies assembly 232 further includes anelongated plate 122.Elongated plate 122 is used to mount up to twodifferent mounting assemblies 32, such asassemblies 32 a and 32 b in FIGS. 11 and 12. Alternatively, elongatedplate 122 could be used to mount up to two mountingassemblies 132. Still further,elongated plate 122 could be used to mount one mountingassembly 32 and one mountingassembly 132.Elongated plate 122 includes afirst mounting area 124, asecond mounting area 126, and acentral mounting area 128. First and second mountingareas assemblies area fastener holes 130 a-d. Fastener holes 130 a and 130 b each receive ascrew 132, or other suitable fastener, which fits through upper and lower mountingapertures assembly screw 132 also is received in anut 134 that can be used to tighten the attachment of mountingassembly elongated plate 122. In addition to the general horizontal orientation ofelongated plate 122 depicted in FIG. 11, elongatedplate 122 can also be used in a vertical orientation, such as that illustrated in FIG. 12. When elongatedplate 122 is positioned in this vertical orientation, fastener holes 130 c and d receivescrews 132 in order to secure mountingassembly elongated plate 122. - In both FIGS. 11 and 12, an additional mounting
plate 26 c (illustrated in dashed lines) is preferably attached tocentral mounting area 128 by way ofadditional screws 132 and nuts 134. Thescrews 132 fit through four central fastener holes 136. From central fastener holes 136,screws 132 further fit throughouter apertures 28 in mountingplate 26 c. Because central fastener holes 136 andouter apertures 28 are each positioned at the vertex of a square,elongated plate 122 can be attached to mountingplate 26 in either the horizontal orientation (FIG. 11) or the vertical orientation (FIG. 12). In either case, the same central fastener holes 136 are used to secureelongated plate 122 to mountingplate 26 c. Mountingplate 26 c can be part of a third mounting assembly 32 (not shown), which would supportelongated plate 122 as if it were a flat panel display. The position and orientation ofelongated plate 122 could therefore be adjusted by way of the third mounting assembly. Alternatively, mountingplate 26 could be attached to a mountingassembly 132 or a mounting assembly supported on an articulated arm, such as depicted in FIG. 13. Regardless of what mountingplate 26 c is attached to, elongatedplate 122 allows two flat panel displays 20 to be mounted side by side in either vertical or horizontal alignment. Because eachflat panel display 20 has its own mountingassembly elongated plate 122, the individual flat panel displays can have their orientations with respect toelongated plate 122 independently adjusted. Further, if mountingplate 26 c is attached to another mountingassembly elongated plate 122 can be adjusted. - A mounting
assembly 332 attached to an articulatedarm 140 is depicted in FIG. 13. An exploded view of mountingassembly 332 and articulatedarm 140 is illustrated in FIG. 14. Mountingassembly 332 is the same as mountingassembly 132 with the exception that mountingassembly 332 does not include awall mount bracket 36. Instead,extension 108 of mountingassembly 332 attaches to aknuckle 142.Knuckle 142 is part of articulatedarm 140.Knuckle 142 includes a vertical aperture 144 which receives a pin 146. Pin 146 fits through thecylindrical sleeve 112 ofextension 108 in the same manner thatpin 56 does. Thus,extension 108 is pivotable about a vertical axis defined by the longitudinal extent of pin 146. - Articulated
arm 140 is intended to be attached to a desktop, or worksurface, or another stationary structure. As illustrated, the articulated arm does not include any means for fastening it to a desktop. In order to fasten it to a work surface or desktop, an additional structure can be utilized. This additional structure can take on any conventional or otherwise suitable form. Moreover, the overall construction of articulatedarm 140 can vary from that depicted in FIGS. 13 and 14. In fact, the invention contemplates mountingextension 108 to any type of articulated arm that includes a pin, or other structure, that allowsextension 108 to be attached thereto. Articulatingarm 140 could even have its stationary end mounted to a wall or a ceiling if desired. - As illustrated, articulated
arm 140 includes amain arm 148 surrounded by first and second arms 150 a and b. Anupper pivot aperture 152 ofmain arm 148 receives a pair of pivot pins 154 that are inserted through anupper aperture 156 onknuckle 142. This attachment ofknuckle 142 tomain arm 148 via pivot pins 154 allowsknuckle 142 to pivot with respect tomain arm 148 about the axis defined by pivot pins 154.Knuckle 142 further includes alower pivot aperture 158.Lower pivot aperture 158 receives a pair of pivot pins 154 that also pass throughupper pivot apertures 160 defined on first and second arms 150 a and b. Thus,knuckle 142 can pivot with respect to first and second arms 150 a and b about the pivot axis defined by these pivot pins.Main arm 148 and first and second arms 150 a and b are attached at their lower end to apost 162.Post 162 includes an upper pivot aperture 164 and a lower pivot aperture 166. Upper pivot aperture 164 receives a pair of pivot pins 154 that pass through alower pivot aperture 168 ofmain arm 148. Lower pivot apertures 166 receive a pair of pivot pins 154 that pass throughlower pivot apertures 170 of first and second arms 150 a and b. A piston (not shown) may be included withinpost 162 to help maintain articulatedarm 140 in any desired orientation. Abolt 172 and a plurality ofwashers 174 may also be included for securingpost 162 to any additional structure necessary to mount it on a desktop. Acable support 176 may also be attached tomain arm 148 to conceal and support cables running to theflat panel display 20. - In addition to the various mounting assemblies that have been discussed herein, the present invention contemplates a kit assembly that comprises selected components from the various embodiments discussed herein. Specifically, a kit according to one aspect of the present invention could include an articulated arm, such as
arm 140, in combination with mountingassembly 32. A purchaser or user of such a kit would therefore have the option of supporting a flat panel display on either a wall or an articulated arm. If this person desired to mount their flat panel display on a wall, mountingassembly 32 would be used in the manner previously described. If the person desired to mount their flat panel display on an articulated arm,socket 42 of mountingassembly 32 would be secured to knuckle 132 of articulatedarm 140 via pin 146.Bracket 36 would not be used. The kit therefore provides the user with the option of having their display mounted on either a wall or an articulated arm. Further, if pin 146 is adapted to be removable from vertical aperture 144, then the user can easily switch between the two mounting styles as desired. It will of course be understood that the kit could alternatively include mountingassemblies arm 140. If the kit included a mountingassembly 232 and an articulatedarm 140, an additional ball and socket joint, in anoptional extension 108, and awall mount bracket 36 could be included to allow mountingplate 26 c to be supported on eitherknuckle 142 or thewall mount bracket 36. - A mounting
bracket 36′ according to another aspect of the present invention is depicted in FIG. 15. Mountingbracket 36′ is adapted to support a flat panel display assembly on aconventional mounting standard 178.Bracket 36′ includes a pair ofhooks 180 that extend out of its back surface and hook into a pair ofslots 182 defined in mounting standard 178. Theparticular slots 182 selected to receivehooks 180 are based upon the desired height at which the flat panel display assembly is to be mounted. It will be understood that the particular form of the mounting standard 178 can vary substantially from that depicted in FIG. 15. In fact, the invention contemplates any form of mounting standards in which one or more hooks on the back ofbracket 36′ can be inserted at desired heights. Such standards include those customarily found on wall panels used in office environments for defining cubicles or other work areas. Similarly, the design and shape ofhooks 180 can be varied substantially from that depicted in FIG. 15.Bracket 36′ may be used to support joint 34 directly, or may be used to support joint 34 via anextension 108.Bracket 36′ may also be used to support either a single flat panel display, or anelongated plate 122 used to support multiple flat panel displays. - A mounting
assembly 432 according to another embodiment of the present invention is depicted in FIGS. 16-23. Mountingassembly 432 is specifically adapted to support a flat screen monitor on a pole, such aspole 184 depicted in FIG. 16.Pole 184 may extend vertically, horizontally, or at an angle. Mountingassembly 432 allows the flat panel monitor to be selectively secured at any position along the length ofpole 184. Mountingassembly 432 includes a variety of components that are common to the mounting assemblies previously described. These components are labeled with the same reference numerals. New components are labeled with new reference numerals. - Mounting
assembly 432 specifically includes a mountingplate 26 having a plurality ofapertures elongated plate 122. Alternatively,apertures 28 and 39 can be used to secure mountingplate 26 to a pair of arms, as will be discussed in more detail below. Mountingassembly 432 further includes a pair of lockingarms 44 that are used to selectively secure it to a joint 34 in the manner previously described. Joint 34 is connected to anextension 108 having upper andlower arms Extension 108 is pivotably attached to acollar 186.Collar 186 wraps aroundpole 184 and is adapted to be frictionally secured thereto at a desired location onpole 184.Extension 108 is adapted to pivot with respect tocollar 186 about apivot axis 188 that is generally parallel to the longitudinal extent ofpole 184. -
Collar 186 further includes alever arm 190 which is pivotably secured thereto.Lever arm 190 is pivotable with respect tocollar 186 about apivot axis 192.Pivot axis 192 is defined by anaperture 194 defined in lever arm 190 (FIG. 21).Aperture 194 receives a pin, or other fastener, which secures it tocollar 186.Lever arm 190 is pivotable about this pin, or other fastener.Lever arm 190 specifically pivots between a locked position and an unlocked position. FIG. 16 depictslever arm 190 in the unlocked position. FIG. 17 depictslever arm 190 in the locked position. In the locked position,collar 186 andlever arm 190 squeeze againstpole 184 with sufficient friction to prevent movement ofcollar 186 along the length ofpole 184. This is true regardless of whether or notpole 184 is oriented horizontally or vertically. If a flat screen monitor is not mounted at the proper location alongpole 184, a user can easily change this by simply movinglever arm 190 to the unlocked position and then slidingcollar 186 to the new, desired position. Thereafter, lever arm is moved back to the locked position, andcollar 186 is held in that location onpole 184.Collar 186 andlever arm 190 thus provide a quick and convenient manner for mounting the mountingassembly 432 topole 184. - The manner in which
lever arm 190 andcollar 186 selectively grippole 184 can best be understood with reference to FIGS. 19-23.Lever arm 190 includes acam surface 196 that is selectively brought into frictional engagement withpole 184 whenlever arm 190 is moved to the locked position. Whenlever arm 190 is moved to the unlocked position,cam surface 196 is either out of contact withpole 184, or only loosely in contact therewith. In either case, the loose or absent frictional engagement betweencam surface 196 andpole 184 allowscollar 186 to be slid alongpole 184 to any desired location. FIG. 19 illustrateslever arm 190 when it has been pivoted to the unlocked position. As illustrated, anaperture 198 defined incollar 186, which receivespole 184, is not interrupted bylever arm 190. However, as illustrated in FIG. 20, which depictslever arm 190 in the locked position,cam surface 196 has interruptedaperture 198. Specifically,cam surface 196 has reduced the diameter ofaperture 198 when measured in a direction that intersectscam surface 196. The reduced diameter ofaperture 198 whenlever arm 190 is in the locked position causescollar 186 andlever arm 190 to securely maintain a frictional grip onpole 184. - As illustrated in FIG. 20,
cam surface 196 is generally curved. Specifically, this curve is defined as an arc of a circle. The arc preferably has a radius which is substantially the same as the radius of thepole 184. This creates a better frictional fit betweenlever arm 190 andpole 184, thereby more securely affixingcollar 186 to a given region onpole 184. Oncelever arm 190 is moved to the locked position, the friction between it andpole 184, as well as the shape oflever arm 190, maintains it in the locked position until it is manually moved to the unlocked position. In the illustrated embodiment,collar 186 may be made out of a metal, such as aluminum.Lever arm 190 may be made out of a plastic, such as a nylon resin. Other types of materials are, of course, also possible. - When
lever arm 190 is moved to the locked position, it is maintained in this locked position by way of a change in the length of the radius frompivot axis 192 tocam surface 196. This is illustrated more clearly in FIG. 22. Whenlever arm 190 is rotated so that point A is in contact withpole 184, the distance between point A andpivot axis 192 is equal to the length of radius R1. When point B oncam surface 196 is in contact withpole 184, radius R2 represents the distance betweenpivot axis 192 and point B. When point C oncam surface 196 is in contact withpole 184, radius R3 represents the distance betweenpivot axis 192 and point C. The three radii R1-3 are not equal. Rather, radius R2 has the greatest dimension. Thus, aslever arm 190 is rotated to the fully locked position, it rotates past point B such that a point oncam surface 196 near point C is in contact withpole 184. In this position,lever arm 190 is prevented from slipping out of the locked position because of the greater radius of R2. Stated alternatively, in order forlever arm 190 to be rotated to the unlocked position, extra force must be applied tolever arm 190 in order to move past radius R2 in the unlocking direction. This is because the greater radius R2 causes a greater force to be exerted againstpole 184. Thus, the shape ofcam surface 196 with respect to pivotaxis 192 allowslever arm 190 to be automatically maintained in the locked position. A user must therefore exert additional force againstlever arm 190 in the unlocking direction in order to movelever arm 190 to the unlocked position. -
Collar 186 further includes a plurality ofarms 200.Arms 200 are positioned on a side ofcollar 186 and define a wire management channel 202 (FIGS. 18-20).Wire management channel 202 provides a structure in which cords or wires that are running to the monitor supported on mountingassembly 432 may be run. In addition, cords running along the length ofpole 184 to other structures may also be contained withinwire management channel 202. The threearms 200 allow wires to be easily threaded intowire management channel 202, but generally retain them in there unless manually unthreaded.Wire management channel 202 therefore provides a structure for minimizing the clutter of wires running alongpole 184. - FIGS. 24-28 depict another embodiment of a mounting
assembly 532. Mountingassembly 532 is particularly suited for supporting flat screen monitors that don't have a standard screw hole configuration on their back surface. Specifically, as was mentioned previously, flat screen monitors often tend to have four screw holes positioned on their back surface. The screw holes define the four corners of a square. Quite often, but not always, the distance between these four screw holes is one of two different standard dimensions. Thus,outer apertures 28 andinner apertures 30 are positioned to accommodate either of these two standard distances. However, in some cases, flat screen monitors do not have such a standard set of screw holes. In those instances, mountingassembly 532 may be used to mount the flat screen monitor. Mountingassembly 532 allows flat screen monitors to be mounted regardless of what type of screw holes, or other mounting means, are positioned on the backside of the monitor. - Mounting
assembly 532 includes anupper arm 204 and alower arm 206. In general, upper andlower arms lower arms assembly 532 can then be mounted onto any of the previously described structures, as will be described in more detail below. -
Upper arm 204 includes two generallyflat flanges 208 positioned near its upper end (FIG. 28). Eachflat flange 208 includes an adjacentbent flange 210.Flat flanges 208 are positioned to generally contact the topside of the flat screen monitor.Bent flanges 210 are positioned to extend downwardly along a portion of the front of the flat screen monitor.Bent flanges 210 ensure that the flat screen monitor does not fall out of mountingassembly 532. Similarly,lower arm 206 also includes a pair offlat flanges 212, each of which also is positioned adjacent abent flange 214.Flat flanges 212 generally contact the bottom side of the flat screen monitor.Bent flanges 214 generally engage a bottom edge of the front of the flat screen monitor. The distance between the front edges ofbent flanges assembly 532. - A pair of slide tracks216 a and b are defined in
upper arm 204. Slide tracks 216 are oriented parallel to each other and extend in a vertical direction. Each slide track 216 a and b is dimensioned sufficiently wide to receive twoscrews 218. Thescrews 218 are received in fourscrew holes 220 defined in lower arm 206 (FIGS. 24-25). Screw holes 220 are threaded screw holes adapted to threadedly receive thescrews 218. Each of thescrews 218 also pass through theouter apertures 28 on a mountingplate 26. Mountingplate 26 is thus secured byscrews 218 to upper andlower arms lower arms plate 26 is fixedly secured to upper andlower arms lower arms arms - Mounting
plate 26 in mountingassembly 532 is the same as mountingplate 26 in the other embodiments of the mounting assemblies described herein. Thus, it includes a pair of lockingarms 44 which may be used to secure it to asupport plate 38 in the manner previously described. Mountingplate 26 can thus be easily attached and detached from asupport plate 38. Thesupport plate 38 is preferably part of a joint 34, such as thejoints 34 that have been described herein. The joint 34 may be mounted to any of the structures previously describe. Thus, the joint may be mounted to a wall usingwall bracket 36, a standard usingstandard bracket 36′, anarm using knuckle 142, or apole using collar 186. These mountings may or may not include anextension 108, or other intermediate structures. As yet another alternative, mountingplate 26 of mountingassembly 532 may be mounted toelongated plate 122, which may in turn be mounted to any of the structures just described. Mountingassembly 532 thus provides a structure for mounting non-standard flat panel displays to wall, standards, arms, and poles. - While the present invention has been described in terms of the various embodiments discussed in the above specification, it will be understood by one skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to these particular embodiments, but includes any and all such modifications that are within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.
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