Patent ID: 7624959

Claim:
A low-profile mounting device for facilitating attaching a display panel to a mounting surface have horizontal slidability, comprising: a) a first mounting plate having a first support member, said plate being adapted to be securely affixed to said mounting surface, comprising a horizontally elongated member in which a surface is adapted to be contacted with said mounting surface; b) a second mounting member having a similar configuration to said first mounting member, and securely affixable a distance apart from said first mounting plate to said mounting surface; said second mounting plate having a second support member generally parallel to said first support member and spaced a distance therefrom, c) at least two vertically elongated brackets having been configured to be attachable to a display panel, d) a receiver hook configured to engage with said support member of said second mounting member; e) a hook arm having first and second ends, wherein said hook arm being pivotally attached to each of said brackets proximate said first end and said second end comprising a hook configured to engage with said support member of said first plate; whereby an installer needs only initially position the display panel near a desired location after which the panel is allowed to slide downwardly until its weight is supported by engagement of said hook arms with said first support member and by engagement of said receiver hooks with said second support member, and said hooks and said support members being capable of sliding horizontally to substantially facilitating a horizontal positioning of said display panel by enabling the respective hooks to be laterally shifted over said support members to locate said display panel in the desired horizontal position, and further comprising a friction increasing device coupled to said first and second hook arms and each respective support brace to maintain a pivotal degree therebetween.