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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Jay Dittmer, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Chief Manufacturing, Inc., Savage, MN (US);
Abstract
A self-balancing mounting system for a flat panel display including a first bracket having a first pivot point and a second bracket having a first sliding pivot mechanism with a sliding range of motion located below the first pivot point relative to a vertical axis. The second bracket includes a range of motion between a generally vertical position and a tipped forward position. A minor arm having a first end is pivotally attached to the first pivot point on the first bracket and a second end is pivotally engaged with the first sliding pivot mechanism on the second bracket such that a first force causing the second bracket to tip forward biases the second end of the minor arm upward in the first sliding pivot mechanism. A major arm having a first end is pivotally attached to the minor arm at a location between the first and second ends of the minor arm and a second end is mechanically coupled to the second bracket at a location below the first sliding pivot mechanism such that a second force on major arm biases the second end of the minor arm downward in the first sliding pivot mechanism.