Patent ID: 8919716

Claim:
A tilter for supporting an electronic device, the tilter comprising: a tilter body that is attachable to a mounting apparatus and has a hole located therethrough; a center tilt mount, the center tilt mount being attachable to the electronic device and rotatably attached to the tilter body about an axis of rotation; a friction cylinder that is fixedly attached to the center tilt mount and passes through the hole in the tilter body along the axis of rotation, the friction cylinder being rotatable relative to the tilter body about the axis of rotation; and at least one torsional spring having a coiled portion, a first end, and a second end, the coiled portion having an inner diameter, the at least one torsional spring being coupled at the first end to the tilter body and coupled at the second end to the center tilt mount; wherein the friction cylinder extends through the inner diameter of the coiled portion; and wherein the at least one torsional spring has a lower arm at the first end thereof and an upper arm at the second end thereof, wherein one of the lower arm and the upper arm engages an arm hole located in the tilter body, the arm hole having a complete perimeter defining an opening of a cavity in the tilter body in which the one of the lower arm and the upper arm is at least partially located, further comprising a bushing located within the hole in the tilter body, wherein an interior surface of the bushing is in contact with an outer surface of the friction cylinder, wherein an inner diameter of the bushing is adjustable in order to supply a variable quantity of frictional force to the friction cylinder via adjustment of the position of a set screw against an exterior surface of the bushing.