US20100038501A1 - Low Profile Tilt Mount - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
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Abstract
A mount system for a monitor tilts the monitor between a retracted position and an extended position. The mount system includes a first anchoring bracket adapted to couple to the supporting surface, and a first panel mounting bracket adapted to couple to a rear side of the monitor. The mount system also includes first and second bars between the first anchoring bracket and the first panel mounting bracket. The first and second bars are arranged in such a way that the weight of the monitor is substantially balanced against the natural tendency of the monitor to lend down so that a user may move the monitor between the extended and retracted position with ease.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. Nos. (1) 61/142,899, filed Jan. 7, 2009; and (2) 61/089,575, filed Aug. 18, 2008, which are both hereby incorporated by reference.
- This invention is directed to a mount system that is adapted to couple to a back side of a monitor and reposition the viewing angle of the monitor, and in particular, to tilt the monitor.
- Flat panel monitors such as computer monitors, LCD, plasma, slim televisions, and the like (collectively referred to as “monitor(s)”) are becoming popular because they can be mounted onto a wall to save floor space and for their aesthetically pleasing appearance. Moreover, the recent trend is to make the flat screen monitors slim as possible. For instance, some monitors are now about 1.5 inches in thickness. And with such slim monitors, it is desirable to mount the monitor close to the wall as possible.
- Mounting the monitor close to the wall, however, has a number of dis-advantages with current mounting solutions. First, when mounting a monitor to a wall, it is often desirable to tilt the monitor facing down so that viewers can more comfortably view the monitor. With current mounting solutions, however, the monitor needs to be some distance away from the wall. Otherwise, the bottom of the monitor will hit the wall, thereby preventing the monitor form tilting down. As such, closer the monitor is mounted to the wall, smaller the tilt angle that can be provided on the monitor. Second, closer the monitor is to the wall, it is more difficult to have access to the back of the monitor. During the installation process, rear access of the monitor is often needed to connect the cables and wires to the back side of the monitor. Accordingly, there is a need for a low profile tilt mount without the above-mentioned dis-advantages of current mounting solutions.
- Once the monitor is mounted to a wall, in order to reposition the monitor, the viewer needs to walk over to the monitor and physically remove the monitor to a new viewing angle. Repositioning a monitor, however, is not always feasible because of the weight of the monitor makes it difficult to move or the monitor may be located high above the floor so that the viewer may not be able to reach it without a ladder for example. Accordingly, there is a need to be able to reposition the monitor more easily.
- A mount system includes is adapted to tilt a monitor between a retracted position and an extended position. The mount system includes: a first anchoring bracket adapted to couple to the supporting surface; a first panel mounting bracket adapted to couple to a rear side of the monitor, the first panel mounting bracket adapted to extend and retract relative to the first anchoring bracket; a first bar having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the first bar pivotably coupled to the first anchoring bracket about a first pivot axis, the distal end of the first bar pivotably coupled to the first panel mounting bracket about a second pivot axis, a first vector defined from the first pivot axis to the second pivot axis, and when the mount system is in use, the second pivot axis is located below the first pivot axis, and a first angle between the first vector and a vertical axis; and the mount system also includes a second bar having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the second bar pivotably coupled to the first anchoring bracket about a third pivot axis, the distal end of the second bar pivotably coupled to the first panel mounting bracket about a fourth pivot axis, a second vector defined from the third pivot axis to the fourth pivot axis, and when the mount system is in use, the third pivot axis is located below the first pivot axis, the fourth pivot axis is located below the third pivot axis, a second angle between the second vector and the vertical axis, and the second angle is greater than the first angle.
- The first bar has a first length between the first and second pivot axes, the second bar has a second length between the third and fourth pivot axes, and the distance between the first pivot axis and the third pivot axis may be equal to about a sum of the first and second lengths.
- With the first and second bars arranged as mentioned above, the overall depth of the mount system may be minimized so that the rear side of the monitor is substantially flush with the mounting surface such as the wall. Moreover, the moving mechanism such as the first and second bars may be located on the bottom half portion of the monitor so that the top portion behind the monitor is substantially clear of the mechanism to give the mount system a clean look.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mount system. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the mount system in a retracted position. -
FIG. 3 is a side view of the mount system in an extended position. -
FIG. 4 is a side view of the mount system in an extended position with a locking mechanism. -
FIG. 5 is a side view of the mount system in a tilt up position. -
FIG. 6 is a side view of the mount system with an adjustment feature. -
FIG. 7 is a side view of the mount system in a retracted position with a motorized actuator. -
FIG. 8 is a side view of the mount system ofFIG. 7 in an extended position. -
FIG. 9 is a side view of another mount system in a retracted position. -
FIG. 10 is a side view of the mount system ofFIG. 9 in an extended position. -
FIG. 11 is a front view of the mount system ofFIG. 9 in a retracted position. -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of yet another mount system in a retracted position. -
FIG. 13 is a disassembled perspective view of one of the brackets of the mount system ofFIG. 12 . -
FIG. 14 is a side view of the bracket ofFIG. 13 in a retracted position. -
FIG. 15 is a side view of the bracket ofFIG. 13 in an extended position. -
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the bracket ofFIG. 13 in an extended position. -
FIG. 17 is a side view of still another embodiment of a bracket with a tilt up feature in an extended position. -
FIG. 18 is a side view of the bracket ofFIG. 17 in a tilt up position. -
FIG. 19 is a perspective view of another bracket. -
FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the bracket ofFIG. 19 in a tilt up position. -
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of amount system 10 in a retracted position adapted to pivot amonitor 12 about an X-axis or about YZ plane. Themonitor 12 may have a center ofgravity 14 about its center and the direction of the gravitational force may be generally along the negative (−) Y-axis. It is, however, within the scope of this invention to have the gravitational force in other directions. Themount system 10 may include anattachment bracket 16 adapted to couple themount system 10 and to a supporting surface such as awall 18. Themount system 10 may also include afirst mount bracket 20 and asecond mount bracket 22 adapted to couple to therear side 24 of themonitor 12. The first and second mount brackets may be substantially similar to each other so for purpose of this description thefirst mount bracket 20 will be described in detail below. - The
first mounting bracket 20 includes a firstpanel mounting bracket 26 and afirst anchoring bracket 28. The firstpanel mounting bracket 26 may have abase 30 with a plurality ofhole patterns 32 adapted to receive one or more screws to attach to therear side 24 of themonitor 12. The firstpanel mounting bracket 26 may also haveside walls 34 such that the firstpanel mounting bracket 26 may form a U-shaped configuration. Theanchoring bracket 28 may have abase 36 andside walls 38 forming a U-shaped configuration. Theanchoring bracket 28 may have afirst hook 40 adapted to latch onto afirst rail 42 of theattachment bracket 16, and asecond hook 44 adapted to latch onto asecond rail 46 of theattachment bracket 16. Thefirst mounting bracket 20 may include afirst bar 48 and asecond bar 50 located between the firstpanel mounting bracket 26 and thefirst anchoring bracket 28. -
FIG. 2 shows a side view of themount system 10 in a retracted position. Thefirst bar 48 has aproximate end 52 and adistal end 54. Theproximate end 52 may be adapted to pivotably couple to theanchoring bracket 28 about afirst pivot axis 56; and thedistal end 54 may be adapted to pivotably couple to thepanel mounting bracket 26 about asecond pivot axis 58. Thesecond bar 50 has aproximate end 60 and adistal end 62. Theproximate end 60 may be adapted to pivotably couple to the anchoringbracket 28 about athird pivot axis 64; and thedistal end 62 may be adapted to pivotably couple to thepanel mounting bracket 26 about afourth pivot axis 66. - In reference to the YZ coordinates, the
second pivot axis 58 may be located +Z and −Y direction relative to thefirst pivot axis 56 such that afirst vector 53 from thefirst pivot axis 56 to thesecond pivot axis 58 of thefirst bar 48 forms a first angle θ1 between thefirst vector 53 and the vertical axis or the Y-axis. Thefourth pivot axis 66 may be located +Z and −Y direction relative to thethird pivot axis 64 such that a second vector 65 from thethird pivot axis 64 to thefourth pivot axis 66 of thesecond bar 50 forms a second angle θ2 between the second vector 65 and the vertical axis or the Y-axis. - The
first bar 48 may be longer than thesecond bar 50 such that the distance Y1 between the first andthird axes fourth axes panel mounting bracket 26 may be adapted to couple to themonitor 12 such that thesecond axis 58 on thepanel mounting bracket 26 may be located −Z and −Y direction relative to the center ofgravity 14 of themonitor 12 such that the center ofgravity 14 may be offset relative to thesecond pivot axis 58. Agap 68 may or may not be provided between thepanel mounting bracket 26 and the anchoringbracket 28. Thegap 68 may be eliminated to further reduce the profile of themount system 10. - A first distance D1 or
first vector 53 may define the distance between the first and second pivot axes of the first bar, and a second distance D2 or second vector 65 may define the distance between the third and fourth pivot axes of thesecond bar 50. The distance between the first and third pivot axes 56 and 64 may be equal to about the sum of the first and second distances D1+D2. -
FIG. 3 shows themount system 10 in an extended position where thepanel mounting bracket 26 is tilted having a third angle θ3 relative to the Y-axis. As themount system 10 moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the first and second angles θ1 and θ2 increase. As such, the second and fourth pivot axes 58 and 66 move in an arcing manner toward the positive Y and Z axes; thereby causing the center of gravity 14 (the dotted lines representing the center of gravity in the retracted position) of themonitor 12 to shift towards the positive Y and Z axes. As themount system 10 extends or tilts, the bottomrear corner 70 of themonitor 12 substantially maintains a gap with thewall 18 so that the wall does not interfere with the tilting of themonitor 12. Moreover, in the top portion of themonitor 12, a substantial gap is formed between the monitor and the wall so that the rear side of the monitor is readily accessible for servicing and installing the cables and wires to the rear side of the monitor. - In this example, the gravitational force “g” may be in the −Y direction. With the center of
gravity 14 of themonitor 12 being offset in the +Y and +Z direction relative to thesecond pivot axis 58, thepanel mounting bracket 26 has a tendency to extend or tilt down due to the moment of inertia applied by the weight of the monitor being offset. With the first andsecond bars panel mounting bracket 26 to extend or tilt, the second and fourth pivot axes 58 and 66 need to move in the +Y direction or be lifted against the direction of the gravitational force “g”. At the same time, the weight of the monitor applies downward force on the second and fourth pivot axes 58 and 66 to resist against extending or tilting thepanel mounting bracket 26. As such, the moment of inertia, due to the weight of the monitor being offset, is substantially counter balanced by its own weight of the monitor. Accordingly, themonitor 12 can be moved between the retracted position and the extended position with a nominal force applied to themonitor 12 or thepanel mounting bracket 26. And, once the monitor has been moved, the monitor may be maintained at that position with little or no resistive force. - A number of factors may determine the equilibrium position of the
mount system 10 due to the moment of inertial and the weight of the monitor. For instance, if themount system 10 is free to rest at an equilibrium position, themount system 10 may have a slight tilt angle θ3. To maintain thepanel mounting bracket 26 at a predetermined position, a lockinglever 72 may be provide at thesecond pivot axis 72 or at any other pivot axes 56, 64, and/or 66. Once themonitor 12 or thepanel mounting bracket 26 has been moved to a desired position, themount system 10 may be maintained at that position by locking thelever 72 to substantially prevent thesecond pivot axis 58 from rotating. Alternatively, friction type, bearings, washers, and the like may be incorporated at the pivot axes 56, 58, 64, and 66 to maintain thepanel mounting bracket 26 at a desired position once it has been moved. -
FIG. 4 shows that arod 72 may be incorporated to couple thefirst bar 48 to thesecond bar 50. Therod 72 may have aproximate end 74 that is pivotably coupled to thesecond bar 50 about afifth pivot axis 76. Asleeve 78 may be pivotably coupled to thefirst bar 48 about a sixth pivot axis 80. Thesleeve 78 may be adapted to receive therod 72 such that therod 72 may slide through thesleeve 78 as thepanel mounting bracket 26 is moved between the retracted and extended position. Friction may be applied between thesleeve 78 and therod 72 so that thepanel mounting bracket 26 may be maintained at a desired position once it has been moved and released. -
FIG. 5 shows a side view of themount system 10 where the location of thefourth pivot axis 66 may be adjusted along a longitudinal axis of thepanel mounting bracket 26. Thepanel mounting bracket 26 may have an elongatedopening 82 so that the location of thefourth pivot axis 66 can be adjusted within theelongated opening 82 and locked in that position. In this example, the location of thefourth pivot axis 66 may be positioned so that thepanel mounting bracket 26 has a positive angle θ4 in the clockwise direction in reference to the YZ coordinates without the monitor being attached to thepanel mounting bracket 26. -
FIG. 6 shows that once themonitor 12 is attached to thepanel mounting bracket 26, the moment of inertia due to the weight of the monitor being offset causes thepanel mounting bracket 26 to move in a counter-clockwise direction so that the angle θ4 is near zero. This allows the monitor to be in an upright position in the retracted position. There are a number of factors that may cause the retracted position of themonitor 12 to vary, such as the location of the center ofgravity 14 for a particular monitor, weight and size of the monitor, whether the wall is upright, and how the monitor is attached in relation of the panel mounting bracket. As such, once the monitor is attached to thepanel mounting bracket 26, the location of thefourth pivot axis 66 may be adjusted in the +Y direction to tilt the monitor in the counter-clockwise direction (positive angle θ4) or vice versa to compensate for the variances so that the retracted position of themonitor 12 can be adjusted to a desired position. And once the location of thefourth pivot axis 66 has been adjusted, thefourth pivot axis 66 may be locked in place so that it does not move within theelongated opening 82. Besides thefourth pivot axis 66, the elongated opening may be provided with the other pivot axes 56, 58, and/or 64 to adjust the upright position of the monitor. Moreover, theopening 82 may be orientated traverse to the longitudinal axis of thepanel mounting bracket 26 so that the elongated opening is along the Z-axis. -
FIG. 7 shows that themount system 10 may include amotorized actuator 84. The motorized actuator may be provided with one or both of the first and second mountingbrackets 20 and/or 22. The motorized actuator has aproximate end 86 and adistal end 88. Theproximate end 86 may be pivotably coupled to the anchoringbracket 28 about aseventh pivot axis 90. Theseventh pivot axis 90 may be aligned with thethird pivot axis 64. Thedistal end 88 may be pivotably coupled to the panel mounting bracket 27 about an eightpivot axis 92. Based on a control signal, themotorized actuator 84 may extend and retract thedistal end 92 relative to theproximate end 90. -
FIG. 8 shows that as thedistal end 88 extends relative to theproximate end 86, thepanel mounting bracket 26 extends as well and vice versa to move thepanel mounting bracket 26 through a motorized action. -
FIG. 9 shows a side view of amount bracket 100 having the pivot axes 56, 58, 64, and 66 substantially along the Y-axis in a retracted position to minimize the profile distance “P” of themount bracket 100.FIG. 10 shows themount bracket 100 in an extended position where thepanel mounting bracket 102 is extended relative to theanchoring bracket 104.FIG. 11 shows a front view of themount bracket 100 with the first andsecond bars panel mounting bracket 102 and theanchoring bracket 104. -
FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of amount system 200 similar to themount system 10 described above. Themount system 200 may include awall bracket 102 supporting afirst tilt bracket 104 and asecond tilt bracket 106. Thebrackets -
FIG. 13 shows an exploded perspective view of thefirst tilt bracket 104. Thebracket 104 may include apanel mounting bracket 108 having a plurality of holes along alongitudinal axis 112 of thebase 114 of the panel mounting bracket adapted to receive one more bolts to couple to the rear side of themonitor 12. Thepanel mounting bracket 108 may have twoside walls first hole 120 and asecond hole 122. The base 114 may also have anopening 124 adapted to receive adistal end 126 of thefirst bar 128; and the base 114 may have anopening 130 adapted to receive adistal end 132 of thesecond bar 134. The distal ends 126 and 132 of the twobars openings bracket 104, which in tern minimizes the distance between the rear side of the monitor and the wall, when the monitor is mounted onto the wall. - The first and
second bars first anchoring brace 136 and asecond anchoring brace 138. The twobraces brace 136 is discussed detail below, which applicable to thebrace 138. Thebrace 136 may have afirst hole 140 and asecond hole 142. Thebrace 136 may also have a first arc opening 144 with the focal point being thefirst hole 140; and thebrace 136 may have a second arc opening 146 with the focal point being thesecond hole 142. Thefirst bar 128 may have afirst hole 148 near aproximal end 150 of thefirst bar 128, and a second hole 152 near thedistal end 126 of thefirst bar 128. In addition, thefirst bar 128 may have athird hole 154 between the twoholes 148 and 152. Thesecond bar 134 may have a first hole 156 near aproximal end 158 of thesecond bar 134, and asecond hole 160 near thedistal end 132 of thesecond bar 134. In addition, thesecond bar 134 may have a third hole 162 between the twoholes 156 and 160. - The first and
second bars first anchoring brace 136 and asecond anchoring brace 138, and afirst pin 164 may be used to pivotably couple thefirst hole 148 of thefirst bar 128 to the twoholes 140 of the first andsecond braces 138. Asecond pin 166 may be used to pivotably couple the first hole 156 of thesecond bar 134 to the twoholes 142 of the first andsecond braces 138. The twodistal ends second bars side walls third pin 168 may be used to pivotably couple the second hole 152 of thefirst bar 128 to thefirst hole 120 of the panel mounting bracket. Afourth pin 170 may be used to pivotably couple thesecond hole 160 of thesecond bar 134 to thesecond hole 122 of the panel mounting bracket. - A
first screw 172 may pass through thearc opening 144 and thethird hole 154 of thefirst bar 128, and as the first bar pivots about the first pin 162, thefirst screw 172 may move along thearc opening 144. Thefirst screw 172 may have adistal end 174 with a threaded end adapted to receive a threaded cap 176 to tighten the twobraces outside surfaces 178 of the two braces and the twowashers 180. In addition, thefirst bar 128 may havesurface area 182 around thethird opening 154 so that a certain amount of friction may be applied between theinner surfaces 182 of the two braces to resist the movement of thefirst bar 128 about thefirst pin 164. Likewise, asecond screw 184 may pass through the second arc opening 146 and third opening 162 of thesecond bar 134 to resist the movement of thesecond bar 134 about thesecond pin 166. - A
bracket 186 and aspacer 188 may be provided between the first andsecond braces -
FIG. 14 shows a side view of thetilt bracket 104 in a retracted position where the panel mounting bracket is substantially along the Z-axis. In this position, the first angle θ1 between a line defined by twoholes first bar 128 and the vertical axis Z may be about 30°; and the second angle θ2 between the line between the twoholes second bar 134 and the vertical axis Z may be about 45°. -
FIG. 15 shows a side view of thetilt bracket 104 in a fully extended position. In this position, the first angle θ1 between a line defined by twoholes first bar 128 and the vertical axis Z may be about 50°; and the second angle θ2 between the line between the twoholes second bar 134 and the vertical axis Z may be about 90°. -
FIG. 16 shows a perspective view of thetilt bracket 104 in a fully tilted down position. -
FIG. 17 shows analternative tilt bracket 300 similar to thebracket 104 described above. Thetilt bracket 300 includes abracket 302 between thebrace 136 and thepanel mounting bracket 304. Thepanel mounting bracket 304 may be adapted to pivotably couple to theracket 302 about apivot axis 306. Thepanel mounting bracket 304 and thebracket 302 may each have ahole 308 that align together so that apin 310 may be inserted through the twoholes panel mounting bracket 304 may be locked in place relative to thebracket 302. -
FIG. 18 shows that with thepin 310 removed, thepanel mounting bracket 304 may pivot in thecounter-clock direction 312 lifting thebottom side 314 of themonitor 12 so that a user can have easy access to the input jacks on the rear bottom of the monitor. And once the cables and wires have been connected, thepanel mounting bracket 304 may be returned to the position shown inFIG. 21 . -
FIG. 19 shows atilt bracket 400 where thepanel mounting bracket 404 may be pivotably coupled to thesecond pivot axis 120 to form an angle ø3 between thepanel mounting bracket 404 and abrace 402. Thebrace 402 may couple thesecond pivot axis 120 and thefourth pivot axis 122 together.FIG. 20 shows that ahinge 406 may be provide to pivot about the fourth pivot axis to hold the panel mounting bracket in the tilted up position to substantially maintain the third angle ø3. - While various embodiments of the invention have been described, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that many more embodiments and implementations are possible within the scope of this invention. For instance, a variety of different types of motorized actuators may be used to extend and retract the panel mounting bracket relative to the anchoring bracket. For example, scissors type motorized jack or miniature version of a scissor jack commonly used to lift an automobile that is motorized may be used. Another alternative motorized actuator that may be used is type of actuators commonly used to move power automobile seats. Moreover, a motorized actuator, such as a linear actuator, may be incorporated into a manual tilt mount that has an arc cutout that pivots a monitor substantially about its center of gravity to tilt the monitor. Accordingly, the invention is not to be restricted except in light of the attached claims and their equivalents.
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1. A mount system adapted to attach a monitor to a supporting surface, the mount system comprising:
a first anchoring bracket adapted to couple to the supporting surface;
a first panel mounting bracket adapted to couple to a rear side of the monitor, the first panel mounting bracket adapted to extend and retract relative to the first anchoring bracket;
a first bar having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the first bar pivotably coupled to the first anchoring bracket about a first pivot axis, the distal end of the first bar pivotably coupled to the first panel mounting bracket about a second pivot axis, a first vector defined from the first pivot axis to the second pivot axis, and when the mount system is in use,
the second pivot axis is located below the first pivot axis, and
a first angle between the first vector and a vertical axis; and
a second bar having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the second bar pivotably coupled to the first anchoring bracket about a third pivot axis, the distal end of the second bar pivotably coupled to the first panel mounting bracket about a fourth pivot axis, a second vector defined from the third pivot axis to the fourth pivot axis, and when the mount system is in use,
the third pivot axis is located below the first pivot axis,
the fourth pivot axis is located below the third pivot axis,
a second angle between the second vector and the vertical axis, and
the second angle is greater than the first angle.
2. The mount system according to claim 1 , including a wall bracket adapted to couple to a wall.
3. The mount system according to claim 1 , where the first bar is longer than the second bar.
4. The mount system according to claim 1 , where the first bar is about twice as long as the second bar.
5. The mount system according to claim 1 , where the first bar has a first length between the first and second pivot axes, the second bar has a second length between the third and fourth pivot axes, and the distance between the first pivot axis and the third pivot axis is equal to about a sum of the first and second lengths.
6. The mount system according to claim 1 , where when the mount system is in use, the first and third axes are substantially along the vertical axis.
7. The mount system according to claim 1 , where when the mount system is in the retracted position, the second angle is between about 40° and 50°.
8. The mount system according to claim 1 , where when the mount system is in the retracted position, the first angle is about 30° and the second angle is about 45°.
9. The mount system according to claim 1 , where a distance between the first and second pivot axis is about 4 inches, and a distance between the third and fourth pivot axes is about 2 inches.
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