Patent ID: 8724037

Claim:
A system, comprising: a low-profile wall mount, including a display bracket configured to couple to a large screen television, a support bracket configured to couple to a wall, a linkage assembly rotatably coupled to the display bracket and rotatably coupled to the support bracket, the linkage assembly including a first link and a second link extending alongside at least a portion of the first link when the linkage assembly is in a collapsed, low-profile stowed configuration and in an upright position so as to hold the large screen television in a raised position close to the wall, the second link configured to be moved away from and substantially parallel to the first link as the linkage assembly moves away from the collapsed, low-profile stowed configuration so as to move the television to a lowered position which is close to a portion of the wall beneath the support bracket, and a biasing mechanism configured to counterbalance the weight of the large screen television, the biasing mechanism including a force balancing device and a force adjustment mechanism, wherein the force adjustment mechanism is operable to change the position of the force balancing device relative to the linkage assembly so as to increase or decrease a balancing force provided by the force balancing device to counterbalance different weights of different televisions, wherein the force adjustment mechanism comprises a threaded member; and a carriage rotatably coupled to the force balancing device, wherein the force balancing device rotates relative to the carriage and is capable of extending and contracting when the carriage moves along the threaded member as the threaded member rotates relative to the force balancing device.