Planar display assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10159364-B2
Application number	US-201615004512-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2016
Priority date	Oct 20, 2015
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A planar display assembly is provided with a pane with a front reflective surface and a rear surface. An array of mounting plates is provided, each with a first fastener, and a polygonal mounting plate adhered to the rear surface by an adhesive. A plurality of second fasteners is each engaged with one of the array of first fasteners for linear adjustment relative to the pane in a direction generally perpendicular to the pane to support the planar display assembly upon an upright support surface. Each mounting plate is oriented upon the pane rear surface such that at least one vertex extends away from the corresponding first fastener in a direction toward another sequential first fastener within the array of first fasteners. A metal bracket is adapted to be mounted to the upright support surface. The bracket has at least one enclosed cleat to receive two of the second fasteners.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A planar display assembly comprising:
a pane with a front display surface and a rear surface;
an array of first fasteners fastened to the rear surface of the pane; and
a plurality of second fasteners to each engage one of the array of first fasteners for linear adjustment relative to the pane in a direction generally perpendicular to the pane to support the planar display assembly upon an upright support surface;
wherein the array of first fasteners further comprises an array of mounting plates each fastened to the rear surface of the pane;
an adhesive that adheres each mounting plate of the array of mounting plates to the rear surface of the pane;
wherein the array of first fasteners is aligned in a rectangular pattern with at least one first fastener oriented at each vertex; and
wherein the mounting plate is formed generally as a square rotated generally forty-five degrees from the rectangular pattern of the array.

2. The planar display assembly of claim 1 wherein the array of mounting plates comprises an array of first threaded fasteners; and
wherein the plurality of second fasteners comprises a plurality of second threaded fasteners.

3. The planar display assembly of claim 2 wherein the array of first threaded fasteners further comprises an array of internally threaded fasteners.

4. The planar display assembly of claim 3 wherein the plurality of second threaded fasteners further comprises a plurality of externally threaded fasteners.

5. The planar display assembly of claim 2 wherein the array of first threaded fasteners further comprises an array of carriage bolts.

6. The planar display assembly of claim 5 wherein the plurality of second threaded fasteners further comprises a plurality of threaded nuts.

7. The planar display assembly of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of mechanical fasteners fastened to one of the array of mounting plates and the rear surface of the pane.

8. The planar display assembly of claim 1 wherein each mounting plate of the array of mounting plates is formed generally as a polygon and oriented upon the rear surface of the pane such that at least one vertex extends away from the corresponding first fastener in a direction toward another sequential first fastener within the array of first fasteners.

9. The planar display assembly of claim 1 wherein each mounting plate of the array of mounting plates is formed generally as a polygon and oriented upon the rear surface of the pane such that at least two vertices each extend away from the corresponding first fastener in a direction toward another sequential first fastener within the array of first fasteners.

10. The planar display assembly of claim 1 further comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted to the upright support surface, with only one continuous cleat sized to receive at least two of the plurality of second fasteners.

11. The planar display assembly of claim 10 wherein the cleat is enclosed at adjacent terminal ends of the bracket to limit a lateral range of adjustment of the planar display assembly.

12. A planar display assembly comprising:
a pane with a front reflective surface and a rear surface;
an array of mounting plates, each formed generally as a polygon, and adhered directly to the rear surface of the pane by an adhesive;
a plurality of first fasteners each provided on one of the array of mounting plates; and
a plurality of second fasteners to each engage one of the plurality of first fasteners to support the planar display assembly upon an upright support surface;
wherein each mounting plate is oriented upon the rear surface of the pane such that at least one vertex extends away from the corresponding first fastener in a direction toward another sequential first fastener within the plurality of first fasteners; and
wherein the plurality of first fasteners is aligned in a rectangular pattern with at least one first fastener oriented at each vertex.

13. A planar display assembly comprising:
a pane with a front reflective surface and a rear surface;
an array of first fasteners fastened directly to the rear surface of the pane;
a plurality of second fasteners each engaged with one of the array of first fasteners for linear adjustment relative to the pane in a direction generally perpendicular to the pane to support the planar display assembly upon an upright support surface; and
a metal bracket adapted to be mounted to the upright support surface, with at least one cleat sized to receive at least two of the plurality of second fasteners, wherein the cleat is enclosed at adjacent terminal ends of the bracket due to a deformation of the bracket to limit a lateral range of adjustment of the planar display assembly.

14. The planar display assembly of claim 13 wherein each of the plurality of second fasteners further comprise an enlarged diameter sized to be received within the cleat.

15. The planar display assembly of claim 13 wherein the planar display assembly is frameless.

Assignees

• Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Forrest Earl David
• Mathison Jeffrey John
• Allen Norman Dax
• Abraham Rubin Thomas

Classifications

• A47G1/04

  Multi-part mirrors · CPC title

• A47G1/1686

  Picture rails; Accessories therefor, e.g. hooks or the like, specially adapted for use with picture rails · CPC title

• G02B7/182

  for mirrors · CPC title

• A47G1/24 Primary

  Appliances for adjusting pictures, mirrors, or the like, into a desired position, especially inclined {(A47G1/1646 - A47G1/22 take precedence)} · CPC title

• A47G1/1613 Primary

  and being adjustable · CPC title