Tiltable Mounting Bracket

Abstract

A display bracket with tilt adjustment is disclosed which allows the installer to mount the bracket to a surface and place the display holding section in a cradle like structure without fear that it will fall. The display holding section can then be affixed to the display bracket and adjustment to the tilt angle can be made without the installer having to bear any of the display weight. Final horizontal leveling can be accomplished with set screws.

1 . A tiltable mounting bracket for providing viewing angle adjustability of a display comprising:
 a. a wall mounting bracket;   b. a display mounting bracket   c. an intermediary bracket structure configured to join said wall and display brackets in a tiltable relationship therebetween including
 i. a first nose bracket having an arcuate recess therein and 
 ii. a second saddle bracket having an arcuate protrusion sized be received within said recess thereby nesting together said first and second brackets and simultaneously limiting the arcuate movement path of the second bracket along a predefined arc, said first bracket including an elongated slot in said recess; 
 iii. a releaseable lock to fix the relative positions of the first and second brackets and thus of the wall and display brackets relative to each other. 
   
     
     
         2 . The bracket of  claim 1  wherein said second bracket further includes at least one cradle hook for receiving and supporting said display bracket and wherein said display bracket and said second bracket are releasable from each other. 
     
     
         3 . The bracket of  claim 1  wherein said intermediary bracket structure includes a cradle portion including a pair of cradle hooks configured to receive and support a portion of said display portion. 
     
     
         4 . The bracket of  claim 3  wherein the intermediary bracket structure includes a receiving saddle having a receiving recess, and at least two cradle hooks spaced apart from said saddle receiving recess, and wherein said display bracket may be received therein so that its center of gravity is located within the spaced defined between said hooks and recess so that said display bracket remains stable in said saddle without further engagement. 
     
     
         5 . The bracket of  claim 4  wherein said display bracket further includes an affixation bracket, and wherein said affixation bracket is configured to be attachable to said second bracket as a means for further securing said display bracket thereto. 
     
     
         6 . The bracket of  claim 1  wherein said nose bracket includes an upper and lower arms extending generally orthogonally to said recess, each of said arms including pivot points, said wall mount bracket being pivotally mounted on said pivot points so that said intermediary bracket may be moved in a plane orthogonal to said recess. 
     
     
         7 . The bracket of  claim 2 , further including a pair of arms extending from said saddle bracket generally adjacent said at least one cradle hook and including adjusters for engaging said display bracket so that the display bracket can we adjusted relative to horizontal. 
     
     
         8 . The bracket of  claim 7  wherein said adjusters include apertures in said arms and adjustment screws passing therethrough. 
     
     
         9 . A tiltable mounting bracket for receiving a display bracket and for providing viewing angle adjustability of a display comprising:
 a. a first nose bracket having an arcuate recess therein and   b. a second saddle bracket having an arcuate protrusion sized be received within said recess thereby nesting together said first and second brackets and thereby limiting the movement path of the second bracket along a predefined arc, said first bracket including an elongated slot in said recess; and   c. releaseable lock to fix the relative positions of the first and second brackets and consequently the display angle of the display bracket.   
     
     
         10 . The bracket of  claim 9  further including a pair of cradle hooks for receiving and supporting said display bracket and wherein said display bracket and said second bracket are releasable from each other. 
     
     
         11 . The bracket of  claim 10  wherein said protrusion includes a pair of spaced apart, generally parallel sidewalls, and wherein said recess in said first bracket includes sidewalls spaced apart sufficiently to receive said sidewalls of said protrusion therewithin. 
     
     
         12 . The bracket of  claim 10 , further including a pair of arms extending from said saddle bracket generally adjacent said at least one cradle hook and including adjusters for engaging said display bracket so that the display bracket can we adjusted relative to horizontal. 
     
     
         13 . The bracket of  claim 12  wherein said adjusters include apertures in said arms and adjustment screws passing therethrough. 
     
     
         14 . A tiltable mounting bracket for proving viewing angle adjustability of a display comprising:
 a. A wall mounting bracket;   b. A display mounting bracket   c. An intermediary bracket configured to join said wall and display brackets in a tiltable relationship therebetween including
 i. A first arcuate bracket attached to said wall bracket, having substantially parallel sidewalls, 
 ii. A second bracket attached to said display bracket and sized to be received, at least in part, within said sidewalls and in a slideable relationship with said first bracket along its arc, said first bracket limiting the movement of the second bracket along a predefined arc. 
 iii. A lock to fix the relative positions of the wall and display brackets relative to each other. 
   
     
     
         15 . A method of titling of a display panel comprising
 a. attaching the a first mounting portion to a fixed surface, the first mounting portion having a recess with substantially parallel side walls.   b. inserting a second mounting portion having a protrusion having substantially parallel sidewalls sized to received with in said first portion and   c. releasably locking said first portion to the second portion when the desired tilt is achieved.