Levitating TV Mount

Levitating TV Mount
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Howdy Ladies and Gentlemen of the of the road..!
Are you a company driver? Do you want to put a large
flat screen TV in your company truck, but don't know
how you're going to mount it without drilling holes?

Here's a possible solution I thought up. It works
great for me and may do you well for you too!
I have a 20xx Freightliner Cascadia with a 29in
display in it. Here's what I did to mount it. All of
this may work for you OR none of it may work for
you. I just wanted to get ideas circulating. The
things I used some in various shapes and sizes so
figure out what is best for your situation before
you buy. I tried a million variations before I
settled on this solution.

1.I bought these heavy duty drywall mount hooks from
Walmart. They have an orange grip on them.

2.I got two single plastic coat hooks that hang over
a door, also from Walmart.

3.A thin, but strong load strap. Get a Black one or
one that blends in.

4.Two 21" bungees

5.A 21" Tarp strap

6.Some bolts and nuts

7.Curtain rail (Standard on truck)

8.Philips 29in LED Smart TV

Run the load strap through the Curtain in a way that
both hooks will hang even at the level you want the
TV to be raised from the floor(This might seem easy,
but might not be). Also, you might need to take the
end piece off the curtain rail to slide the load
strap through, but don't loose the lil sliding
pieces in the rail because you will need to rest the
load strap on top of them at each end to prevent it
from falling out.

On a side note, you (may) need to reverse the way by
which the load strap fits together. Make it so that
the hanging hook does NOT slide down easy and that
pulling on the slack will actually raise the hook.
When the load strap hooks are properly level and
spaced apart close to the length of your TV screw
and tighten bolts into the curtain rail right next
to the sliding things so that they support the load
strap and DON'T slide.
Pull on the load strap to make sure it's sturdy. I
should also note that before doing any of this, pull
on the curtain rail to make sure it too is secured.
Sit the TV on the orange hooks. The hooks should
cradle the TV and also not allow it to slide.

Turn coat hooks upside wrap load straps around them
once and clip them to top of TV to hold it from
tipping over. Put Bungees through second holes on
the orange hooks and pull them over the coat hooks
to hold them down. Attach one end of tarp strap to
load lock hook and attach other end to someplace on
the truck to make the TV twist towards the place
you're going to be sitting.

 

I did that at first with a much smaller 19" flat screen. I load strapped it to the refrigerator nice and tight. Perfect for a non-moving a truck, but when a truck hits bumps the TV tears itself to pieces with every vibration. It nodded like a yes-man on amphetamine. Any TV of a greater size like my 29" would have to be mounted in order to not become pieces. So I bet now you're thinking, "...ohhh, right."

Also, because it's hanging it does NOT have to be moved or unhooked. It's perfect as is and clears a LOT of space for me to use the refrigerator top to cook on or use as a desk. If I do ever want to take it down, because all of the pressure is applied by gravity all I have to do is lift it up and it's out of the mount. So I bet now you're thinking, "..yea, I totally knew that."

 

..Wayyy to much for 13", yes. But this is for larger (More EXPENSIVE) TVs remember?

 

Ha..! Very true. But this is actually directly about the "Latest, Greatest and Largest" thing, remember?