Display mount apparatus and system

Abstract

A display mount apparatus and system is disclosed in which a mounting bracket is attached to a horizontal cross member in sliding engagement, and vertical attachment members configured for attachment to the display at a plurality of points are slidably attached to the horizontal cross member. The mounting bracket contains at least one upwardly-angled hook that engages at least one downwardly-angled flange on the horizontal cross member. The vertical attachment members each contain a hole the approximate size and shape of the horizontal cross member such that the cross member can slide through the vertical attachment members for horizontal adjustment of the display. The display can be vertically adjusted through positioning of its attachment to the vertical attachment members.

1 . A display mount apparatus, the apparatus comprising: 
 a first mounting bracket adapted for attachment to a mounting surface;    a horizontal cross member attached to the mounting bracket;    a first vertical attachment member attached to the horizontal cross member, the first vertical attachment member further adapted for attachment to a display.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a second mounting bracket adapted for attachment to the mounting surface, the second mounting bracket attaching to the horizontal cross member.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a second vertical attachment member attached to the horizontal cross member, the second vertical attachment member adapted for attachment to the display.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket comprises a hook, and wherein the horizontal cross member comprises a flange, the flange fitting into the hook in mounting engagement.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket comprises an upper hook and a lower hook, and wherein the horizontal cross member comprises an upper flange and a lower flange, the upper flange fitting into the upper hook and the lower flange fitting into the lower hook in mounting engagement.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the upper hook and lower hook are angled upwardly and the upper flange and lower flange are angled downwardly.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a hole positioned in the vertical attachment member, the horizontal cross member being disposed through the hole in sliding engagement.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the size and shape of the hole are approximately the same as the cross-sectional size and shape of the horizontal cross member.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal cross member is configured for attachment to the mounting bracket in sliding engagement.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal cross member is slidably attached to the vertical attachment member, such that the horizontal cross member is configured to slide through its attachment to the vertical attachment member.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical attachment member is elongated and comprises a plurality of attachment points along its length for attachment to the display, whereby the display can be attached to the vertical attachment member at one or more of the plurality of points along the length of the vertical attachment member.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a vertical extension member configured to attach to the vertical attachment member, the vertical extension member containing at least one attachment point for attachment to the display, thereby extending the effective attachment length of the vertical attachment member.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the vertical attachment member is elongated and the vertical extension member is elongated, and wherein a first end of the vertical extension member fits into a first end of the vertical attachment member in sliding engagement, and further comprising a detent disposed on the vertical attachment member, the detent configured to limit the extent to which the first end of the vertical extension member fits into the vertical attachment member.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of paired holes extending at least partially along the length of the vertical attachment member, and wherein the detent comprises a shaft configured to extend through a given pair of said holes.  
   
   
       15 . A display mount apparatus, the apparatus comprising: 
 first and second mounting brackets, adapted for attachment to a mounting surface approximately laterally of each other, the first and second mounting brackets each comprising first and second upwardly-angled hooks;    an elongate horizontal cross member, comprising first and second downwardly-angled flanges along at least part of its length, the first flange engaging the first hook of the mounting brackets and the second flange engaging the second hook of the mounting brackets;    first and second elongate vertical attachment members, each vertical attachment member containing a hole the approximate cross-sectional size and shape of the cross member, the hole receiving the cross member in sliding engagement, the vertical attachment members each further containing a plurality of attachment points along their length whereby the display can be attached at one or more of the attachment points.    
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising an elongate vertical extension containing at least one attachment point for attachment to the display, a first end of the vertical attachment member being configured to receive a first end of the vertical extension, such that the effective length of the vertical attachment member is increased, enabling the display to be attached at one or more of a larger number of attachment points along the combined vertical attachment member and vertical extension than along the vertical attachment member alone.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of attachment points comprises a slot.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of attachment points along the length of each of the vertical attachment members comprise a slot running length-wise along each vertical attachment member, the slot being configured for reception of attachers, the attachers attaching the vertical attachment members to the display.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the display comprises a flat-panel electronic display.  
   
   
       20 . A flat panel display mounting system, the system comprising: 
 a flat panel display;    a mounting bracket adapted for mounting on a wall or other mounting surface, the mounting bracket containing an upwardly-angled hook;    a horizontal member containing a downwardly-angled flange, the hook and the flange being configured to engage each other for attachment of the mounting bracket to the horizontal member such that the horizontal member is capable of horizontal movement through the attachment to the mounting bracket;    a vertical member attaching to the horizontal member in sliding engagement, the vertical member further attaching to the flat panel display, and the vertical member configured to attach to the flat-panel display in at least one of a plurality of locations.