Patent ID: 8523131

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 filter body about an axis of rotation; a friction cylinder that is fixedly attached to the center tilt mount and passes through the hole along the axis of rotation, the friction cylinder being rotatable relative to the tilter body about the axis of rotation: at least one spring, the at least one spring being coupled at a first end to the tilter body and directly coupled at a second end to the center tilt mount, the at least one spring having an equilibrium position and a restorative force when it is displaced from the equilibrium position in both of a compressive and an extensive state, wherein the restorative force acts between the tilter body and the center tilt mount to resist rotation of the center tilt mount about the axis of rotation, and a bushing located within the hole in the tilter body, an interior surface of the bushing being in contact with an outer surface of the friction cylinder, wherein an inner diameter of the bushing is adjustable to supply a frictional force to the friction cylinder via the adjustment of the position of a set screw against an exterior surface of the bushing, wherein the at least one spring comprises a torsional spring having a coiled portion, the coiled portion having an inner diameter, wherein the friction cylinder extends through the inner diameter of the coiled portion.