Rotating joint for crossbar leveling adjustment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12398840-B2
Application number	US-202318536133-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2023
Priority date	Jul 29, 2022
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

A monitor mounting system which includes a crossbar having at least one monitor mounting bracket positioned thereon. A support arm is configured to adjust the vertical height of the crossbar and a pivot assembly is positioned between the support arm and the crossbar, with the pivot assembly configured to allow limited pivot adjustment of the crossbar in order to level the crossbar to the horizontal position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A monitor mounting system comprising:
a) a crossbar having at least one monitor mounting bracket positioned thereon;
b) a support arm configured to adjust the vertical height of the crossbar;
c) a pivot assembly positioned between the support arm and the crossbar, wherein the pivot assembly comprises:
(i) a pivot assembly housing comprising: a pivot core threaded into the pivot housing, wherein an inner face of the pivot core includes opposing circumferential slots;
(ii) a swivel ring attached to an exterior of the pivot assembly housing; and
(iii) a pivot stop positioned in the pivot assembly housing and limiting pivot adjustment to fifteen or fewer degrees in each pivot direction, wherein the pivot stop includes two angle limit screws engaging the circumferential slots of the pivot core and a compression pad situated inside the pivot housing.

2. The monitor mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the two angle limit screws are threaded through apertures in the pivot housing, then through the compression pad, and finally extend into the circumferential slots of the pivot core.

3. The monitor mounting system of claim 1 , wherein an outer face of the pivot core includes at least two threaded apertures configured to receive mounting screws.

4. The monitor mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the swivel ring further includes two bearing inserts.

5. The monitor mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the crossbar has at least two monitor mounting brackets positioned thereon, and the monitor mounting brackets are attached to the crossbar with a tilt connector.

6. The monitor mounting system of claim 5 , wherein the crossbar includes a central segment and two outer segments which form hinge connections to the central segment.

7. The monitor mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the pivot assembly housing includes detents in an inner face of the pivot assembly housing, wherein the compression pad is compressed into the detents when the pivot core is threaded into the pivot assembly housing.

8. A monitor mounting system comprising:
a. a crossbar having at least one monitor mounting bracket positioned thereon;
b. a support arm configured to adjust the vertical height of the crossbar;
c. a pivot assembly positioned between the support arm and the crossbar and configured to allow limited pivot adjustment of the crossbar, wherein the pivot assembly comprises:
i. a pivot core, wherein an outer face of the pivot core includes at least two threaded apertures configured to receive mounting screws and wherein an inner face of the pivot core includes opposing circumferential slots;
ii. a pivot assembly housing, wherein the pivot core is threaded into the pivot housing; and
iii. a pivot stop positioned in the pivot housing and limiting pivot adjustment to fifteen or fewer degrees in each pivot direction.

9. The monitor mounting system of claim 8 , wherein the circumferential slots have an arc of less than fifteen degrees.

10. The monitor mounting system of claim 8 , wherein the pivot stop includes two angle limit screws engaging the pivot core and a compression pad situated in the pivot housing.

11. The monitor mounting system of claim 10 , wherein the two angle limit screws are threaded through apertures in the pivot housing, then through the compression pad, and finally extend into the circumferential slots of the pivot core.

12. The monitor mounting system of claim 8 , wherein the crossbar has at least two monitor mounting brackets positioned thereon, and the monitor mounting brackets are attached to the crossbar with a tilt connector.

13. The monitor mounting system of claim 8 , wherein the crossbar includes a central segment and two outer segments which form hinge connections to the central segment.

14. The monitor mounting system of claim 10 , wherein the pivot assembly housing includes detents in an inner face of the pivot assembly housing, wherein the compression pad is compressed into the detents when the pivot core is threaded into the pivot assembly housing.

Assignees

• Humanscale Corp

Inventors

• Klein Aaron
• Principe Robert
• Velazquez Ross
• Allison Greg
• Wong David

Classifications

• F16M11/2071

  for panning and rolling (F16M11/2078 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16M11/38

  by folding {, e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms} · CPC title

• F16M11/16

  Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members thereof · CPC title

• F16M11/2092

  comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage · CPC title

• F16M11/24

  changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, {e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other}(F16M11/42 takes precedence) · CPC title