Abstract:
An universal holder is applied to a display for loading an auxiliary apparatus. The universal holder has a bottom plate, a first clamp and a second clamp. The bottom plate is combined with the display. The bottom plate has a first rail and a second rail. The first rail is not parallel to the second rail. The first clamp is disposed on the first rail. The second clamp is disposed on the second rail, and cooperates with the first clamp to fasten the auxiliary apparatus.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    (1) Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to an universal holder, and more particularly relates to an universal holder applied in a display. 
         [0003]    (2) Description of the Prior Art 
         [0004]    A digital display is used as a media in multimedia digital signage, electronic billboards or LCD signboard, which communicate with audiences by playing high quality films, cartoons, images and characters. 
         [0005]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , a digital display  100  is disposed in big constructions like government offices, restaurants, hospitals, transportation centers, university or public walls and pillars to display telecast signal or public messages. The digital display  100  is usually connected to some auxiliary apparatuses  102 , such as a remote display unit or an external TV tuner box, so as to receive or control telecast signals or public messages. The auxiliary apparatuses  102  are connected to a host computer  103  to conveniently set and manage the digital display  100 . 
         [0006]    However, it is always inconvenient to place the host computer  103  or the auxiliary apparatuses  102  beside the display  100  in public. Therefore, some problems the auxiliary apparatuses  102  may face are that it needs to open up another placing space or there is even no placing space. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    Accordingly, the objective of the present invention is to provide an universal holder applied to a display for loading all sizes or shapes of auxiliary apparatuses to save space. 
         [0008]    For one or part of or all objectives mentioned or other objectives, one embodiment of the present invention is an universal holder. The universal holder has a bottom plate, a first clamp and a second clamp. The bottom plate is combined with a display. The bottom plate has a first rail and a second rail. The first rail is not parallel to the second rail. The first clamp is disposed on the first rail. The second clamp is disposed on the second rail, and cooperates with the first clamp to fasten an auxiliary apparatus. 
         [0009]    Another embodiment of the present invention is a display set, including a display, an universal holder combined with the display and an auxiliary apparatus. The auxiliary apparatus is fixed on the bottom plate by a plurality of clamps and is electrically connected to the display. 
         [0010]    The mentioned universal holder or display set further includes a third clamp. The bottom plate has a third rail. The third clamp is disposed on the third rail. The third rail is disposed on the extension cord of the first rail. The mentioned universal holder or display set further includes a linkage unit. The first clamp and the third clamp are connected to the linkage unit respectively. When the first clamp is moved, the third clamp is coupled to move in the opposite direction by leakage unit to fasten the auxiliary apparatus. Each clamp has a L-shaped bend and a bolt which locates the clamp in its corresponding rail. 
         [0011]    The bottom plate has two sheet components, connected in a T-shaped. The first rail and the second rail are disposed on two sheet components respectively. There is at least one long strip hole in the bottom plate. The long strip hole is used for a screw to thread through to fix the bottom plate on the display 
         [0012]    Other objectives, features and advantages of the present invention will be further understood from the further technological features disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention wherein there are shown and described preferred embodiments of this invention, simply by way of illustration of modes best suited to carry out the invention. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0013]    The present invention will now be specified with reference to its preferred embodiment illustrated in the drawings, in which 
           [0014]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a conventional display board setting; 
           [0015]      FIG. 2  is chart showing a first preferable embodiment of an universal holder according to the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 3  is chart showing a first preferable embodiment of the universal holder disposed on the back of a display according to the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 4  is chart showing a first preferable embodiment of a display set according to the present invention; 
           [0018]      FIG. 5  is chart showing another preferable embodiment of the universal hold according to the present invention; 
           [0019]      FIG. 6  is a chart showing a second preferable embodiment of the universal holder according to the present invention; and 
           [0020]      FIG. 7  is a chart showing a third preferable embodiment of universal holder according to the invention. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0021]    In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top,” “bottom,” “front,” “back,” etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. The components of the present invention can be positioned in a number of different orientations. As such, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. On the other hand, the drawings are only schematic and the sizes of components may be exaggerated for clarity. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of “including,” “comprising,” or “having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. Unless limited otherwise, the terms “connected,” “coupled,” and “mounted” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass direct and indirect connections, couplings, and mountings. Similarly, the terms “facing,” “faces” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass direct and indirect facing, and “adjacent to” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass directly and indirectly “adjacent to”. Therefore, the description of “A” component facing “B” component herein may contain the situations that “A” component directly faces “B” component or one or more additional components are between “A” component and “B” component. Also, the description of “A” component “adjacent to” “B” component herein may contain the situations that “A” component is directly “adjacent to” “B” component or one or more additional components are between “A” component and “B” component. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive. 
         [0022]    Refer to  FIG. 2  for the schematic view of an universal holder  200 . The universal holder  200  includes two sheet components  210  and  210   a,  and three clamps  220 ,  226  and  228 . Two sheet components  210  and  210   a  are connected in T-shaped, one is horizontal and the other is lengthways. Left and right ends of the sheet component  210  have respectively two horizontal long strip holes  212  which are used for screws (not shown) to thread through to fix the sheet component  210  to the back side of the display. The sheet component  210  has two horizontal rails  218  and  214 . The clamps  228  and  226  are disposed on the rails  218  and  214  respectively and may move left and right along the rails  218  and  214  respectively. The sheet component  210   a  has a lengthways rail  216 . The clamp  220  is disposed on the rail  216  and may move up and down along the rail  216 . 
         [0023]    Refer to  FIG. 2 , the rails  214 ,  216  and  218  all have smooth rail margins for sliding the clamps  226 ,  220 ,  228 . Preferably, the rail  214  is disposed on the extension cord of the rail  218 . The directions of the rail  216  is vertical to the rails  214  and  218 , so that the clamps  228 ,  226 ,  220  may fasten an object, such as an auxiliary apparatus which is a remote display or an external TV tuner box which is electrically connected with the display. Each of the clamps  220 ,  226  and  228  has a bolt  222 . After a user moves the clamps  220 ,  226  or  228  along the rails  216 ,  214  or  218  to the destination and then spins the bolt  222 , the corresponding clamps  220 ,  226  or  228  are fixed position on the rail  216 ,  214  or  218 . 
         [0024]    Refer to  FIG. 3  , a screw  320  is threaded through a long strip hole  212  in the universal holder  200  to lock the universal holder  200  to the back side of a display  300 . The display  300  for example, is a digital billboard, a plasma TV or a liquid crystal TV. 
         [0025]    Refer to  FIG. 4 , an auxiliary apparatus  420  is fastened by the clamps  220 ,  226  and  228  of the universal holder  200 . In this way, the display  300 , the universal holder  200  and the auxiliary apparatus  420  form a display set  400 . The auxiliary apparatus  420  is fixed on the universal holder  200 . The universal holder  200  is combined to the back side of the display  300 . Therefore, the back space of the display  300  may be used for placing the auxiliary apparatus  420 . The auxiliary apparatus  420  is electrically connected to the display  300  to transmit audio or video signals to the display  300 . 
         [0026]    Preferably, the universal holder  200  has a plurality of adjustable clamps  220 ,  226  and  228  to suit all shapes and sizes of the auxiliary apparatuses  420 . Firstly, the user locks the universal holder  200  to the back side of the display  300  and places the auxiliary apparatus  420  into the universal holder  200 , and then moves the clamps  220 ,  226  and  228  to the position for clamping the auxiliary apparatus  420 . Finally, the user spins the bolt  222  to avoid the clamps  220 ,  226  and  228  sliding at random and the auxiliary apparatus  420  falling off. 
         [0027]    Refer to  FIG. 5  for the schematic view of a simplified universal holder  500 . The universal holder  500  has a bottom plate  510  which functions as the mentioned sheet component  210  of  FIG. 2 , and at least two clamps  518   a  and  518   b . The bottom plate  510  has a plurality of holes  512  and rails  514 ,  516 . The holes  512  are used to dispose the bottom plate  510  to the display  300 . Especially, the rail  514  is not parallel to the rail  516 , but across or vertical. The clamp  518   a  is disposed on the rail  514 . The clamp  518   b  is disposed on rail  516  to cooperate with the clamp  518   a  to fasten the auxiliary apparatus. 
         [0028]    Refer to  FIG. 6 , an universal holder  600  has a dentate rail margin. When moving along a rail  602 , the clamp  604  is located by an orientation unit. In this embodiment, a move key  604   a  is used as the orientation unit of the clamp  604 . Thereinafter, an orientation method of the move key  604   a  is illustrated. The move key  604   a  has a flexible part  604   b . When the move key  604   a  is moved to a narrow part  602   a  as one part of rail  602 , the flexible part  604   b  is compressed inside from its two sides by upwards pushing force. When ascending to a wide part  602   b , the flexible part  604   b  recovers and gets stuck in the wide part  602   b . In general, the structure of the orientation unit needs to suit the rails. The abovementioned bolt  222  and the move key  604   a  are different orientation units. 
         [0029]    Refer to  FIG. 7 , an universal holder  700  has a linkage unit  720 . The clamps  226  and  228  are connected to the linkage unit  720  respectively. The structure is illustrated as follows. The linkage unit  720  has a gear  722  and two slide rails  723  and  721 . One end of the slide rail  723  is fixed to the clamp  228  and the other end of the slide rail  723  slides with the rotating of the gear  722 . One end of the slide rail  721  is fixed to the clamp  226  and the other end slides with the turn of the gear  722 . The direction of the slide rail  721  is opposite to that of the slide rail  723 . Therefore, when the clamp  228  is moved, the clamp  226  is coupled to move reversely to fasten or loosen the auxiliary apparatus  420 . 
         [0030]    For all embodiments mentioned above, the long strip hole  212  is used to lock the universal holder  200  to the display  300  according to the different locations of screw hole in the display  300 . The long strip hole  212  may alter the location or shape depending on the practical requirements. When enclosed in the universal holder  200 , the auxiliary apparatus  420  is fixed and fastened from left, right and bottom by the universal holder  200 . The left and right clamps  226  and  228  are used to restrain the left and right movement of the auxiliary apparatus  420 . Middle clamp  220  is used to fix and fasten the bottom of the auxiliary apparatus  420 . Therefore, the auxiliary apparatus  420  is fastened in the universal holder  200 . 
         [0031]    There are at least two rails unparallel or vertical, or three rails unparallel among the rails  214 ,  216  and  216 . The clamp is not limited to any shape. Refer to  FIG. 7 , the clamp  228  uses a L-shaped bend  228   a  to increase effect of fastening. 
         [0032]    The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form or to exemplary embodiments disclosed. Accordingly, the foregoing description should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Obviously, many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in this art. The embodiments are chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its best mode practical application, thereby to enable persons skilled in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use or implementation contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents in which all terms are meant in their broadest reasonable sense unless otherwise indicated. Therefore, the term “the invention”, “the present invention” or the like does not necessarily limit the claim scope to a specific embodiment, and the reference to particularly preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention does not imply a limitation on the invention, and no such limitation is to be inferred. The invention is limited only by the spirit and scope of the appended claims. The abstract of the disclosure is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure of any patent issued from this disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. Any advantages and benefits described may not apply to all embodiments of the invention. It should be appreciated that variations may be made in the embodiments described by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. Moreover, no element and component in the present disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether the element or component is explicitly recited in the following claims.