Patent ID: 8235341

Claim:
A wall mounting device for a flat panel display, comprising: a wall bracket adapted to be directly coupled to a wall and including a top rail and a bottom rail; and a mounting bracket adapted to be coupled to the flat panel display, the mounting bracket including first and second plate members connected to each other, the mounting bracket having upper and lower ends, the upper end including a hook adapted to engage the top rail, the lower end including a spring clip adapted to be selectively coupled to the bottom rail, wherein the spring clip further comprises a body member, a handle extending from the body member, and a torsion spring adapted to engage the body member, the body member including an upper surface defining a locking slot adapted to engage the bottom rail of the wall bracket, wherein the mounting bracket further includes a cylindrical spacer coupled between the first and second plate members, and the body member of the spring clip further includes first and second opposed sidewalls and a front wall extending between the first and second opposed sidewalls, the first and second opposed sidewalls disposed between the first and second plate members of the mounting bracket and including a mounting aperture for engaging the cylindrical spacer on the mounting bracket, and wherein the mounting bracket includes an abutment member projecting from one of the first or second plate members, and the torsion spring of the spring clip further comprises: a first spring end engaging the front wall of the body member; a second spring end engaging the abutment member of the mounting bracket; and a spring coil extending between the first and second spring ends and disposed around the cylindrical spacer of the mounting bracket.