Patent ID: 8517322

Claim:
A mounting bracket for mounting an audio/visual device to a wall-attached mount, comprising: a mounting contact portion having a mounting contact surface configured to operatively attach to the audio/visual device, the mounting contact portion having a longitudinal length and defining a longitudinal axis; independent and separated first and second side portions extending substantially perpendicular from the mounting contact surface, the independent and separated first and second side portions each coupled to the mounting contact portion along substantially the entirety of the longitudinal length of the mounting contact portion, the first side portion being substantially parallel to the second side portion; each of the first and second side portions comprising: an upper non-ramped surface beginning adjacent a first end of the mounting bracket, the upper non-ramped surface disposed substantially parallel to the mounting contact surface, and an upper ramping surface extending outwardly from the mounting contact portion and disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the upper ramping surface defining an incline beginning adjacent the upper non-ramped surface and terminating in a hook configured to accept a first retaining portion of the wall-attached mount; and a receiving region extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and configured to receive, proximate the mounting contact portion and the hook, the first retaining portion of the wall-attached mount, wherein the upper ramping surface is configured to contact the first retaining portion of the wall-attached mount to indicate a misalignment between the mounting bracket and the wall-attached mount.