Patent ID: 8979048
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B64D,F16M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembly for mounting an electronic display device to a supporting structure within a cockpit of an aircraft, comprising: a) an adapter portion configured for attachment to a rear surface of an electronic display device, the adapter portion having a cylindrical barrel portion extending away from the rear surface of the display device, the barrel portion having a first radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a landscape position of the display device and a second radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a portrait position of the display device; b) a base portion configured for mounting to a fixed structure in the cockpit of an aircraft, the base portion including an upper surface with a circular reception port formed therein for receiving the barrel portion of the adapter plate; and c) a plunger operatively associated with the base portion for selectively engaging the first and second recesses in the barrel portion of the adapter portion to prevent relative rotation of the adapter portion and the base portion.