Patent ID: 7178775

Claim:
An interface system comprising a flat panel electronic display device and a mounting system, the mounting system comprising: a mount having a mounting surface for attaching the flat panel electronic display device to the mount; a support having a base and a support bracket, wherein the base includes an upper edge having a top rail for carrying the support bracket, and a lower edge having a bottom rail, the support bracket including a set screw for engaging the bottom rail and securing the flat panel electronic display device with respect to the base; the support and the mount together defining an arcuate sliding connection comprising: a guide carried by either the mount or the support, the guide positioned along an arc defining a pivot axis; and a moveable traveler carried by the other of either the mount or the support, the moveable traveler engaged and slidable in the guide, wherein the arcuate sliding connection enables sliding movement of the mount with respect to the support about the pivot axis, wherein the pivot axis has a center which is substantially coincident with a center of gravity of the flat panel electronic display device and about which the flat panel electronic display device is tilted as the mount moves with respect to the support.