Patent ID: 9027892
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B60R,B64D,F16M

Abstract:
1. An assembly for mounting an electronic display device to a supporting structure within a cockpit of an aircraft comprising: a) a circular adapter plate configured for attachment to a rear surface of an electronic display device, the adapter plate having a central alignment aperture with an axially extending annular wall that faces away from the rear surface of the display device; and b) a receiver plate configured for attachment to a supporting structure within the cockpit of an aircraft, the receiver plate having a recessed port for blindly receiving the annular wall of the central alignment aperture of the adapter plate wherein the adapter plate includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart engagement arms extending radially outwardly from a peripheral edge of the adapter plate, wherein the receiver plate includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart cantilevered retention tabs each defining a slot located between a tab body and a plane of the receiver plate, the slot opening in a direction tangential to a periphery of the recessed port such that at least one of the circumferentially spaced engagement arms can enter into a slot and be prevented from further rotation by a respective retention tab.