Patent ID: 7648112

Claim:
A flat panel display mounting device, comprising: a support mechanism comprising: a base support panel member fixed to a support surface, having a left edge and a right edge, and having a base extension with a left end and a right end; a display support panel member for supporting the flat panel display, having a left edge and a right edge and having a support extension with a left end and a right end; and two pairs of rotatable support panel members, one pair of which being pivotally connected to the left edge of the base support panel member and the left edge of the display support panel member, the other pair being pivotally connected to the right edge of the base support panel member and the right edge of the display support panel member, each pair of the rotatable support panel members containing two support panel members pivotally connected to each other; and a rotation control mechanism comprising a first link and a second link, both having a left end and a right end, wherein the left end of the first link is pivotally connected to the left end of the base support extension and the right end of the first link is pivotally connected to the right end of the display support extension, and the left end of the second link is pivotally connected to the left end of the display support extension and the right end of the second link is pivotally connected to the right end of the base support extension.