Patent ID: 7887015

Claim:
A surface mounting system, comprising: a device bracket configured to operatively support a display device, the device bracket including an upper device opening, a lower device opening, and at least one connecting flange configured to operatively attach to the display device; a support assembly accepted by the upper device opening and the lower device opening and operatively connected to the device bracket, the support assembly configured to rotatably support the device bracket above a surface, the support assembly sized and configured to pass through a single hole in the surface; a first surface collar threadably engageable with the support assembly and configured to be positioned on a upper side of the surface; and a second surface collar threadably engageable with the support assembly and configured to be positioned on a lower side of the surface, wherein when the first surface collar is tightened against the upper side of the surface, and when the second surface collar is tightened against the lower side of the surface, the support assembly is securely mounted to the surface without the use of a locking agent, and wherein the device bracket is selectively rotatable about the support assembly to rotatably orientate the display device.