Patent ID: 7334766
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: F16M

Abstract:
1. A display panel mounting unit comprising a mounting plate and at least two mounting supports; the mounting plate providing for the attachment of the unit to a wall or other support and for the attachment of a display panel to the mounting plate by way of the mounting supports; the mounting plate including first and second support flanges; each mounting support comprising: a first longitudinal member incorporating means whereby the member can be attached to the display panel for mounting; and a second longitudinal member pivotably attached to the first by a pivot so as to provide an axis of rotation of the second member relative to the first member; the second member comprising: a first arm on one side of the pivot and a second arm on the other side of the pivot; the first arm having at, or near, an end remote from the pivot an anchorage and a first means for retaining the mounting support on the first support flange on the mounting plate; the second arm having at, or near, an end remote from the pivot a second means for retaining the mounting support on the second support flange on the mounting plate; a compression means extending between a location on the first member and the anchorage; the compression means serving to resiliently bias the anchorage, and so the end of the second arm remote from the pivot, away from the first member; the compression means providing that with a combination comprising a display panel secured to the first longitudinal members attached to the second member by means of the pivot and, the second member clamped to the mounting plate then a first moment generated by the weight of the combination about the pivot axis in a given direction of rotation is balanced by a second moment generated by the action of the compression means on the first arm about the pivot axis in the opposite direction to the given direction.