Mount and leveling system

Abstract

The present invention involves a projector mount and leveling system for securely connecting and aligning a working unit, such as a projector, to the ceiling of a room. The present invention has a ceiling component with upper and lower sections, the upper section of the ceiling component attaches to a mounting surface, typically the mounting surface is a ceiling, a mounting bracket connects to the lower section of the ceiling component; a plurality of offset articulated legs, each offset articulated leg having a proximal end, and a distal end with a threaded leveling barrel opening; and threaded leveling barrels, wherein the offset articulated legs connect to the mounting bracket at the proximal end, and the offset articulated legs connect at the distal ends to a projector with the threaded leveling barrels.

1 . A mounting and leveling system connecting equipment to a mounting surface, comprising: 
 a) a component having upper and lower sections;    b) the upper section of the component connecting to the mounting surface;    c) a plurality of jointed articulated leg units each having a proximal and distal ends, each unit including at least two leg elements pivotally joined end-to-end; said units being joined to said component at their proximal end and to said equipment at said distal end; to provide an articulatable connection between the equipment and said mounting bracket.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said distal end of said leg units including an aperture; and 
 a) a plurality of threaded leveling barrels having a top orifice, a bottom orifice, and a hollow center orifice, the threaded leveling barrel threads into aperture in said leg units; and    b) an adjustment screw having a screw head sized to fit inside the hollow center orifice of the threaded leveling barrels, the screw connecting the threaded leveling barrels to the projector; so that the equipment can be leveled as desired.    
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the leveling barrels include a side orifice therethrough sized to permit insertion of a turning tool.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said leg elements includes first and second end portions, being in substantially parallel but offset planes; so that when said elements are joined and pivoted relative to each other as a unit, each element will have 360 degree freedom of rotation.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein each of each of said leg elements includes first and second end portions, the ends of each element being in substantially parallel but offset planes; so that when said elements are joined and pivoted relative to each other as a unit, each element will have 360 degree freedom of rotation.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said leg elements includes first and second end portions, and a link portion therebetween, said link portion connecting said end portions diagonally to create an offset between the planes in which the end portions reside; so that when said elements are joined and pivoted relative to each other as a unit, each element will have 360 degree freedom of rotation.  
   
   
       7 . A mounting and leveling system connecting a audio/visual equipment to a mounting surface, comprising: 
 a) a ceiling component having upper and lower sections;    b) the upper section of the ceiling component connecting to the mounting surface;    c) a mounting bracket having top and bottom portions;    d) the lower section of the ceiling assembly connecting to the top portion of the mounting bracket; and    e) a plurality of offset articulated leg units, each offset articulated leg having a proximal end and a distal end, the offset articulated leg units connecting at the proximal end to the mounting bracket, and connecting at the distal ends to a projector.    
   
   
       8 . A mounting and leveling kit for connecting equipment to a mounting surface, comprising: 
 a) a mounting bracket having upper and lower sections;    b) the upper section of the bracket connecting to the mounting surface;    c) a plurality of mounting legs having a proximal end and a distal end with a threaded leveling barrel opening, the proximal end being connected to the mounting bracket;    d) a threaded leveling barrel having a top orifice, a bottom orifice, and a hollow center orifice, the threaded leveling barrel threads into the threaded leveling barrel opening of the jointed articulated legs; and    e) a plurality of screws having screw heads sized to fit inside the hollow center orifice and snuggly against the bottom orifice of the threaded leveling barrels, the screws securely connect the threaded leveling barrels to the equipment.    
   
   
       9 . A method of attaching disparate equipment to a mounting surface, the equipment having a unpredictably spaced mounting anchor points thereon, using a comprising the steps, in any order, of: 
 a) mounting a bracket on the mounting surface,    b) identifying the anchor points on the equipment capable of supporting same from the bracket;    c) in any order; linking the anchor points and the bracket with a plurality multi-segment articulatable arms by fixing one end of the arms on the equipment, adjusting the articulation of the arms so that the arms are attachable to the bracket.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  further including the step of leveling the equipment by providing adjustment between each anchor point and the link arms, so that the equipment can be leveled without adjusting the orientation of the bracket.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  further including the step of providing an adjustment capability within the anchorage.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  further including the step of adjusting the anchorage to the equipment by turning an outer threaded element, and adjusting the level by turning a threaded element within said outer element.