Rack mount for flat panel display

Abstract

A rack mount includes a roof mount and a suspending frame. The roof mount has a slot therein and the suspending frame is pivotally connected to one side of the slot, such that the suspending frame is operative to rotate between 0° and 180° with respect to the mount roof. The suspending frame has a receiving space for mounting a flat panel display therein. A mirror surface or display surface is attached to a bottom surface of the suspending frame. The rack mount further has an illumination device installed on the roof mount or the suspending frame, and a switch accessible to the user for controlling on/off status of the illumination device. Alternatively, the illumination device can be activated by the orientation of the suspending frame with respect to the roof mount.

1 . A rack mount, comprising a roof mount having a slot and a suspending frame pivotally connected to one side of the slot, wherein the suspending frame includes a receiving space for mounting a display device therein.  
   
   
       2 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , further comprising a mirror surface attached to a bottom surface of the suspending frame.  
   
   
       3 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , further comprising a display surface attached to a bottom surface of the suspending frame.  
   
   
       4 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , wherein the suspending frame includes at least one power source terminal, and the display device includes at least one power input terminal in contact with the power source terminal when the display device is installed in the receiving space.  
   
   
       5 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , further comprising a release button to open the suspending frame.  
   
   
       6 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , further comprising a power switch to control on/off status of the display device.  
   
   
       7 . The rack mount of  claim 5 , wherein the roof mount comprises a first latching member controlled by the release button.  
   
   
       8 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , wherein the suspending frame comprises a second latching means to be engaged with the first latching member for securing the suspending frame within the slot.  
   
   
       9 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , further comprising an illumination device installed on the suspending frame.  
   
   
       10 . The rack mount of  claim 9 , further comprising a switch formed on the suspending frame to control on/off status of the illumination device.  
   
   
       11 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , further comprising a latching mechanism releasably securing the suspending frame in the slot of the roof mount.  
   
   
       12 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , further comprising an illumination device and a switch installed on the roof mount, wherein the switch is operative to control on/off status of the illumination device.  
   
   
       13 . The rack mount of  claim 1 , further comprising an illumination device formed on the roof mount or the suspending frame, wherein the illumination device is switched on or off by movement of the suspending frame with respect to the roof mount.