US 12,143,748 B1
Television mounting systems
Kurt William Massey, Mooresville, NC (US)
Assigned to Manehu Product Alliance, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Manehu Product Alliance, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/244,201.
Application 18/244,201 is a continuation of application No. 18/109,220, filed on Feb. 13, 2023, granted, now 11,856,317.
Application 18/109,220 is a continuation of application No. 17/587,792, filed on Jan. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,607,042, issued on Mar. 21, 2023.
Application 17/587,792 is a continuation of application No. 17/516,287, filed on Nov. 1, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/516,287 is a continuation of application No. 16/370,841, filed on Mar. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,178,354, issued on Nov. 16, 2021.
Application 16/370,841 is a continuation of application No. 16/101,345, filed on Aug. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,277,860, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Application 16/101,345 is a continuation of application No. 15/851,510, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,257,460, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Application 15/851,510 is a continuation of application No. 14/229,780, filed on Mar. 28, 2014, granted, now 9,876,984, issued on Jan. 23, 2018.
Application 14/229,780 is a continuation of application No. 13/118,297, filed on May 27, 2011, granted, now 8,724,037, issued on May 13, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/396,850, filed on Jun. 4, 2010.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47B 97/00 (2006.01); F16M 11/06 (2006.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01); F16M 11/18 (2006.01); F16M 11/20 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/64 (2006.01); H04N 5/655 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 5/64 (2013.01) [A47B 97/001 (2013.01); F16M 11/06 (2013.01); F16M 11/10 (2013.01); F16M 11/18 (2013.01); F16M 11/2014 (2013.01); F16M 11/2092 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01); H04N 5/655 (2013.01); F16M 2200/044 (2013.01); F16M 2200/063 (2013.01)] 49 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting system comprising:
a fixed support bracket;
a television bracket;
a linkage assembly rotatably coupled to the television bracket, wherein the linkage assembly is configured to move the television bracket between a stowed position and a lowered position, wherein the linkage assembly is configured to cause rotation of the television bracket relative to the linkage assembly about an axis of rotation to move a bottom of the television bracket in a direction away from the fixed support bracket when the television bracket is moved toward the lowered position; and
a spring device coupled to the fixed support bracket and including
a slider member having a first end retained in a first slot of a first member and a second end retained in a second slot of a second member, and
an adjustment member along which the slider member moves when the adjustment member is rotated relative to the slider member to move the first end along the first slot of the first member and to move the second end along the second slot of the second member, thereby adjust counterbalancing provided by the mounting system.