Screen mounting system
A modular mounting system for attaching multiple electronic display devices to a wall in an array. The system provides for vertical attachment of multiple electronic displays to a single module, and for vertical and horizontal attachment of multiple modules. The disclosed modular system enables multiple displays to be mounted in a virtually unlimited number of shapes as well as the standard square and rectangular arrays.
1. A modular system for mounting multiple electronic display devices to a wall of a structure in an array having multiple rows and columns, the system comprising:
a first mount comprising:
a first pair of spaced-apart brackets, each bracket presenting a front flange defining a plurality of slots, each slot adapted to receive a fastener coupled to an electronic display so as to attach the electronic display to the bracket; and
a first plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a first one of the first pair of spaced-apart brackets, and a second plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a second one of the first pair of spaced apart brackets, each of the mounting feet in the first and second pluralities of mounting feet adapted to attach to the wall and defining a slot enabling the mounting foot to shift parallel to a plane of the wall, each one of the first plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the first one of the spaced-apart brackets and each one of the second plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the second one of the spaced-apart brackets so as to enable the respective bracket to be selectively adjusted for position in a direction perpendicular to the wall;
the first mount adapted to receive a first plurality of the electronic display devices to form a column of a vertically oriented array; and
a second mount comprising:
a second pair of spaced-apart brackets, each bracket presenting a front flange defining a plurality of slots, each slot adapted to receive a fastener coupled to an electronic display so as to attach the electronic display to the bracket; and
a third plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a first one of the second pair of spaced-apart brackets, and a fourth plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a second one of the second pair of spaced apart brackets, each of the mounting feet in the third and fourth pluralities of mounting feet adapted to attach to the wall and defining a slot enabling the mounting foot to shift parallel to a plane of the wall, each one of the third plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the first one of the spaced-apart brackets and each one of the fourth plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the second one of the spaced-apart brackets so as to enable the respective bracket to be selectively adjusted for position in a direction perpendicular to the wall;
the second mount adapted to receive at least one of the electronic display devices, the second mount operably coupled to the first mount so that the first plurality of the electronic display devices and the at least one of the electronic display devices form a row of a horizontally oriented array.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each mounting foot of the first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of mounting feet is shiftable relative to the respective spaced-apart bracket to which the mounting foot is coupled with an adjustment screw assembly.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the slot defined in each mounting foot is teardrop shaped.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the slots defined in each one of the spaced-apart brackets are teardrop shaped.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first pair of spaced-apart brackets receives two, three, or four electronic displays.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein each of the electronic displays is coupled with a plurality of fastening buttons.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a pair of side panels, each side panel operably coupled to a separate one of the mounts.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein each one of the first pair of spaced-apart brackets is selectively adjustable in a length dimension to accommodate fewer or more electronic displays.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein each one of the second pair of spaced-apart brackets is selectively adjustable in a length dimension to accommodate fewer or more electronic displays.
10. An array of a plurality of separate electronic displays mountable to a wall of a structure comprising:
at least a first one of the plurality electronic displays coupled to a first mount adapted to attach to the wall, the first mount comprising:
a first pair of spaced-apart brackets, each bracket presenting a front flange defining a plurality of slots, each slot receiving a fastener coupled to the electronic display so as to attach the electronic display to the bracket; and
a first plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a first one of the first pair of spaced-apart brackets, and a second plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a second one of the first pair of spaced apart brackets, each of the mounting feet in the first and second pluralities of mounting feet adapted to attach to the wall and defining a slot enabling the mounting foot to shift parallel to a plane of the wall, each one of the first plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the first one of the spaced-apart brackets and each one of the second plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the second one of the spaced-apart brackets so as to enable the respective bracket to be selectively adjusted for position in a direction perpendicular to the wall; and
at least a second one of the plurality of electronic displays coupled to a second mount adapted to attach to the wall, the second mount operably coupled to the first mount.
11. The array of claim 10 , wherein the second mount comprises:
a second pair of spaced-apart brackets, each bracket presenting a front flange defining a plurality of slots, each slot adapted to receive a fastener coupled to an electronic display so as to attach the electronic display to the bracket; and
a third plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a first one of the second pair of spaced-apart brackets, and a fourth plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a second one of the second pair of spaced apart brackets, each of the mounting feet in the third and fourth pluralities of mounting feet adapted to attach to the wall and defining a slot enabling the mounting foot to shift parallel to a plane of the wall, each one of the third plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the first one of the spaced-apart brackets and each one of the fourth plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the second one of the spaced-apart brackets so as to enable the respective bracket to be selectively adjusted for position in a direction perpendicular to the wall.
12. The array of claim 11 , wherein each one of the second pair of spaced-apart brackets is selectively adjustable in a length dimension to accommodate fewer or more electronic displays.
13. The array of claim 10 , wherein each one of the first pair of spaced-apart brackets is selectively adjustable in a length dimension to accommodate fewer or more electronic displays.
14. A mount for attaching multiple electronic display devices to a wall of a structure, the mount comprising:
a first pair of spaced-apart brackets, each bracket presenting a front flange defining a plurality of slots, each slot adapted to receive a fastener coupled to an electronic display so as to attach the electronic display to the bracket, each bracket being selectively adjustable in a length dimension;
a plurality of cross braces extending between the spaced-apart brackets; and
a first plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a first one of the first pair of spaced-apart brackets, and a second plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a second one of the first pair of spaced apart brackets, each of the mounting feet in the first and second pluralities of mounting feet adapted to attach to the wall and defining a slot enabling the mounting foot to shift parallel to a plane of the wall, each one of the first plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the first one of the spaced-apart brackets and each one of the second plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the second one of the spaced-apart brackets so as to enable the respective bracket to be selectively adjusted for position in a direction perpendicular to the wall.
15. The mount of claim 14 , wherein each mounting foot of the first and second plurality pluralities of mounting feet is shiftable relative to the respective spaced-apart bracket to which the mounting foot is coupled with an adjustment screw assembly.
16. The mount of claim 14 , further comprising a second pair of spaced-apart brackets, each of the second pair of brackets presenting a front flange defining a plurality of slots, each slot adapted to receive a fastener coupled to an electronic display so as to attach the electronic display to the second pair of spaced-apart brackets, each of the second pair of brackets being selectively adjustable in a length dimension, a third plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a first one of the second pair of spaced-apart brackets, and a fourth plurality of mounting feet operably coupled to a second one of the second pair of spaced apart brackets, each of the mounting feet in the third and fourth pluralities of mounting feet adapted to attach to the wall and defining a slot enabling the mounting foot to shift parallel to the plane of the wall, each one of the third plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the first one of the second pair of spaced-apart brackets and each one of the fourth plurality of mounting feet being separately selectively shiftable relative to the second one of the second pair of spaced-apart brackets so as to enable the respective bracket to be selectively adjusted for position in a direction perpendicular to the wall, the second pair of spaced-apart apart brackets operably coupled to the first pair of spaced-apart brackets in a horizontally or vertically adjacent relation.
17. The mount of claim 14 , wherein the first pair of spaced-apart brackets receives one, two, three, or four electronic displays.
18. The mount of claim 17 , wherein each of the electronic displays is coupled with a plurality of fastening buttons.