IP Library Granted Patent US 8,645,147
Granted Patent B2
US 8,645,147 · App. 11/502,175 · Granted Feb 4, 2014

Video display mounting system and method

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Patent No.
US 8,645,147
App. No.
11/502,175
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel mounting system comprises a mounting base having at least one pin, and a mating mechanism coupled to a display panel for coupling to the mounting base. The mating mechanism comprises a first plate fixed to the display panel comprising a pair of prongs having an opening for receiving the pin of the mounting base, and a second plate movable coupled to the first plate, comprising a latch for securing the pin between the pair of prongs of the first plate.

Claims (12)

1. A method for installing a display panel in a vehicle comprising:

installing a mounting base in the vehicle, the mounting base having at least one pin;

preparing the display panel with a mating mechanism for coupling to the mounting base, wherein the mating mechanism comprises, a first plate fixed to the display panel comprising a pair of prongs having an opening for receiving the pin of the mounting base, and a second plate movably coupled to the first plate, comprising a latch for securing the pin between the pair of prongs of the first plate; and

coupling the display panel to the vehicle via the mating mechanism and the mounting base, wherein the opening of the first plate receives the pin of the mounting base, and the latch of the second plate, in a closed position, secures the pin between the pair of prongs of the first plate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling comprises opening the latch with respect to the prong, wherein the second plate is moved against the first plate, moving the latch away from the opening of the pair of prongs, enabling the pair of prongs to receive or release the pin, against a force of a spring mechanism.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of pairs of prongs of the mating mechanism receive respective pins of the mounting base and latches for securing the pins between the respective pairs of prongs.

4. A method for installing a display panel in a vehicle comprising:

installing a mounting base on the display panel, the mounting base having at least one pin;

preparing the vehicle with a mating mechanism for coupling to the mounting base, wherein the mating mechanism comprises, a first plate fixed to the display panel comprising a pair of prongs having an opening for receiving the pin of the mounting base, and a second plate movably coupled to the first plate, comprising a latch for securing the pin between the pair of prongs of the first plate; and

coupling the display panel to the vehicle via the mating mechanism and the mounting base, wherein the opening of the first plate receives the pin of the mounting base, and the latch of the second plate, in a closed position, secures the pin between the pair of prongs of the first plate.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein coupling comprises opening the latch with respect to the prong, wherein the second plate is moved against the first plate, moving the latch away from the opening of the pair of prongs, enabling the pair of prongs to receive or release the pin, against a force of a spring mechanism.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein a plurality of pairs of prongs of the mating mechanism receive respective pins of the mounting base and latches for securing the pins between the respective pairs of prongs.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT R/F 027890/0319 Recorded Apr 3, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070739/0831 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2013
From: AUDIOVOX CORPORATION
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031826/0424 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 20, 2012
From: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: WELLS FAGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 027890/0319 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2012
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CODE SYSTEMS, INC.; KLIPSH GROUP INC.; TECHNUITY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027864/0905 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 7, 2011
From: AUDIOVOX CORPORATION; AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CODE SYSTEMS, INC.; KLIPSCH GROUP, INC.; TECHNUITY, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 026587/0906 →