Patent ID: 7937810

Claim:
A flat panel display (FPD) support comprising a panel bracket having two opposite ends; an upper surface; a mounting surface; and two hinge mounts being formed on the panel bracket, being respectively adjacent to the ends of the panel bracket and each hinge mount having a guiding ring being formed on the mounting surface of the panel bracket and having a through hole being formed through the guiding rings; and a mounting spacer being formed on the mounting surface of the panel bracket and having two ends; and a mounting hole being formed through the mounting spacer and aligning with the through hole of the guiding ring; two hinge assemblies being respectively mounted on the hinge mounts of the panel bracket, and each hinge assembly having a shaft being mounted rotatably through the through hole of a corresponding guiding ring and the mounting hole of a corresponding mounting spacer and having an enlarged head having an end surface; an engaging protrusion being formed on and protruding from the end surface of the enlarged head, being non-circular in cross-section and having a distal end; and a pivot rod being formed on and protruding from the distal end of the engaging protrusion, being mounted through the through hole of the corresponding guiding ring and the mounting hole of the corresponding mounting spacer and having a distal mounting end being non-circular in cross-section and protruding out of the corresponding mounting spacer of the panel bracket; a connector being securely mounted around the shaft; a spring being mounted around the pivot rod of the shaft and between the corresponding guiding ring and the corresponding mounting spacer of the panel bracket and having two ends respectively abutting the panel bracket and the connector; a washer assembly being securely mounted around the distal mounting end of the pivot rod of the shaft adjacent to the ends of the corresponding mounting spacer of the panel bracket; and a fastener being mounted securely on the distal mounting end of the pivot rod of the shaft; and a supporting bracket being U-shaped and being attached to the hinge assemblies.