Patent ID: 7857265

Claim:
A mounting mechanism for a flat panel viewing device, the mechanism comprising: an inverted u-shaped swing arm having a proximal depending leg and a distal depending leg; a straight swing arm extension coupled to a lower end of said proximal depending leg of said swing arm to permit rotational motion of said proximal depending leg of said swing arm with respect to said swing arm extension; a longitudinal open-ended mounting bracket fixedly attached in a vertical position to an environmental structural member, said mounting bracket being adapted for retaining said swing arm extension in a fixed vertically-adjustable position; and a swivel and tilt bracket coupled to a rear surface of said flat panel viewing device and to a lower end of said distal depending leg of said swing arm, said swivel and tilt bracket permitting motion of said flat panel viewing device about a vertical axis of said distal depending leg of said swing arm and about a horizontal axis of said swivel and tilt bracket, said swivel and tilt bracket comprising a lower member having a flat surface for attachment to said flat panel viewing device and having left and right outwardly protruding flange members, said swivel and tilt bracket further comprising an upper member coupled to said lower end of said distal depending leg of said swing arm to permit rotational motion of said upper member about the vertical axis of said distal depending leg of said swing arm, said upper member having left and right outwardly protruding flange members coupled to said left and right outwardly protruding flange members of said lower member, said coupling comprising said horizontal axis of said swivel and tilt bracket.