Patent ID: 8561955

Claim:
A hinged articulating mount comprising: surface mount; an articulation mechanism having an inner articulating arm and an outer articulating arm, the inner articulating arm having a void therein within which the outer articulating arm may collapsibly nest, the inner articulating arm pivotally affixed at a first inner articulating arm end to the surface mount, the inner articulating arm rotatably affixed at a second inner articulating arm end to a first end of the outer articulating arm, the inner articulating arm adapted to pivot in relation to the surface mount about a first vertical axis to a position substantially parallel to the surface mount, the outer articulating arm adapted to rotate in relation to the inner articulating arm about a second vertical axis to a position within the void of the inner articulating arm substantially parallel to the surface mount, the outer articulating arm having a second end having an upper portion and a lower portion; a tilt assembly having an intermediate portion, a first end extending from the intermediate portion, and a second end extending from the intermediate portion and opposite the first end, the tilt assembly pivotally affixed to the second end of the outer articulating arm via a shaft extending from upper portion to the lower portion through the intermediate portion of the tilt assembly and positioned at least partially within a relief of the outer articulating arm defined by the upper portion and the lower portion, the tilt assembly adapted to pivot in relation to the outer articulating arm about a third vertical axis, the tilt assembly further rotatable about a horizontal axis; and a device mount plate adapted to have a device mounted thereto, the device mount plate affixed to the tilt assembly at the first end and the second end of the tilt assembly, the device mount plate being selectively tillable about the horizontal axis via the tilt assembly; the tilt assembly further adapted to pivot about the third vertical axis in relation to the outer articulating arm to a first position such that at least a portion of the first end of the tilt assembly is received within the relief of the outer articulating arm when the device mount plate is in a third position that is substantially parallel to the outer articulating arm and the outer articulating arm is collapsibly nested in the inner articulating arm, the second end extending away from the relief, and to a second position such that at least a portion of the second end of the tilt assembly is received within the relief of the outer articulating arm when the device mount plate is in a fourth position that is substantially parallel to the outer articulating arm and the outer articulating arm is collapsibly nested in the inner articulating arm, the first end extending away from the relief.