IP Library Granted Patent US 9,218,019
Granted Patent B2
US 9,218,019 · App. 13/871,943 · Granted Dec 22, 2015

Mounting device

Inventors: David Quijano (Fort Collins, CO); Paul L Drew (The Woodlands, TX)
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
G06F1/1601F16M11/20F16M13/02G06F1/16G06F1/1607F16M2200/08G06F2200/1631
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Patent No.
US 9,218,019
App. No.
13/871,943
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example mounting structure in accordance with one implementation of the present disclosure includes an engagement assembly to mount within a pass-through tunnel of a support stand for an electronic display. The structure further includes a mounting bracket coupled to the engagement assembly. The mounting bracket provides a mounting surface for an electronic device.

Claims (38)

1. A mounting device, comprising:

a collar to mount within a pass-through tunnel of a support stand for an electronic display, the collar being sized to engage an inner surface of the pass-through tunnel;

a mounting bracket coupled to the collar, the mounting bracket to provide a mounting surface for an electronic device;

a latch to engage a recess disposed on the inner surface of the pass-through tunnel, wherein the collar is secured within the pass-through tunnel when the latch engages the recess; and

a releasing assembly slidably disposed on the collar, the releasing assembly including a ramped surface to engage with a corresponding curved surface on the latch;

wherein the latch is disengaged from the recess when the releasing assembly actuates relative to the collar.

2. The mounting device of claim 1 , wherein the mounting collar includes a break, wherein the break is to receive a conductor when the collar is installed within the pass-through tunnel.

3. The mounting device of claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket further comprises a mounting surface with a plurality of mounting apertures disposed therein.

4. The mounting device of claim 3 , wherein the mounting surface comprises four mounting apertures arranged in a rectangular pattern on the mounting surface.

5. The mounting device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a thin client device, a computer, an electronic display, and an external hard drive.

6. The mounting device of claim 1 , wherein the collar is substantially C-shaped in cross-section.

7. The mounting device of claim 1 , wherein the latch comprises a compliant material.

8. The mounting device of claim 1 , wherein the latch is one of a metal and a composite material.

9. A system for mounting an electronic device, comprising:

a support stand to support an electronic display, the support stand further including a pass-through tunnel;

a collar to mount within the pass-through tunnel, the collar being sized to engage an inner surface of the pass-through tunnel; and

a mounting bracket coupled to the collar, the mounting bracket to provide a mounting surface for the electronic device;

a latch to engage a recess disposed on the inner surface of the pass-through tunnel, wherein the collar is secured within the pass-through tunnel when the latch engages the recess; and

a releasing assembly slidably disposed on the collar, the releasing assembly including a ramped surface to engage with a corresponding curved surface on the latch;

wherein the latch is disengaged from the recess when the releasing assembly actuates relative to the collar;

and further wherein the collar is arranged for tool-less removal from the pass-through tunnel.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the mounting collar includes a break, wherein the break is to receive a conductor when the collar is installed within the pass-through tunnel.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the mounting bracket further comprises a mounting surface with a plurality of mounting apertures disposed therein.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the mounting surface comprises four mounting apertures arranged in a rectangular pattern on the mounting surface.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a thin client device, a computer, an electronic display, and an external hard drive.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the collar is substantially C-shaped in cross-section.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the latch comprises a compliant material.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the latch is one of a metal and a composite material.

17. A computer system, comprising:

an electronic display;

a support stand to support the electronic display, the support stand including a pass-through tunnel to receive a conductor therein;

a mounting device comprising a collar to mount within the pass-through tunnel, the collar being sized to engage an inner surface of the pass-through tunnel, and a mounting bracket coupled to the collar, the mounting bracket to provide a mounting surface for the electronic device, the mounting device to mount within the pass-through tunnel such that the conductor may still pass therethrough;

a latch to engage a recess disposed on the inner surface of the pass-through tunnel, wherein the collar is secured within the pass-through tunnel when the latch engages the recess;

a releasing assembly slidably disposed on the collar, the releasing assembly including a ramped surface to engage with a corresponding curved surface on the latch, wherein the latch is disengaged from the recess when the releasing assembly actuates relative to the collar; and

an electronic device coupled to the mounting device.

18. The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a thin client device, a computer, an electronic display, and an external hard drive.

19. The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the latch comprises a compliant material.

20. The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the latch is one of a metal and a composite material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2013
From: QUIJANO, DAVID; DREW, PAUL L.
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
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Continuity (1)
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