Patent ID: 8678523

Claim:
A television lift assembly comprising: an enclosure comprising: a housing having an opening and comprising a mounting wall extending in a vertical direction; and a cover engageable with the housing to seal and weatherproof the opening; a lift device comprising a first portion mounted in the enclosure, and a movable portion comprising a first end movably coupled to the first portion, an attachment portion configured to removably attach a television thereto, and a second end, the cover being fixedly attached to the second end; a channel portion fixedly attaching the cover to the second end of the movable portion, the channel portion comprising a base portion fixedly attached to the second end, a pair of channel walls extending in the vertical direction from the base portion, and offset portions, each extending perpendicularly from a respective one of the channel walls and being fixedly attached to the cover; and at least one of a pressure sensor or a capacitance sensor to detect a hand contacting at least one of the cover or the housing, wherein the movable portion of the lift device is movable in the vertical direction between a first position within the housing and in which the cover seals and weatherproofs the opening and a second position outside the housing.