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A television mounting system is disclosed. It includes a wall plate adapted to be secured to a wall and a monitor plate mountable on the wall plate. Expansion plates may be secured at selected locations on the monitor plate to accommodate mounting of various sizes of display screens, such as flat pa

A television mounting system is disclosed. It includes a wall plate adapted to be secured to a wall and a monitor plate mountable on the wall plate. Expansion plates may be secured at selected locations on the monitor plate to accommodate mounting of various sizes of display screens, such as flat panel televisions.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A television mounting system comprising: a first plate having an upper end, a lower end, and first and second sides extending between the upper and lower ends, wherein first and second mating flanges, respectively, extend along the first and second sides of the first pl

The invention claimed is: 1. A television mounting system comprising: a first plate having an upper end, a lower end, and first and second sides extending between the upper and lower ends, wherein first and second mating flanges, respectively, extend along the first and second sides of the first plate; a monitor plate mountable on said first plate, said monitor plate having an inner face, an outer face, an upper end, a lower end and first and second sides extending between the upper and lower ends; a first mounting flange having a first hook extending along the first side of said monitor plate; and a second mounting flange having a second hook extending along the second side of said monitor plate, wherein, when mounting said monitor plate on said first plate, the first and second mating flanges on the first plate are respectively captured within the first and second mounting flanges of the monitor plate and said first and second hooks of said mounting flanges respectively engage said first and second mating flanges on said first plate. 2. The television mounting system of claim 1, wherein said monitor plate comprises openings extending therethrough for securing said monitor plate to a television monitor. 3. The television mounting system of claim 1, wherein said monitor plate comprises openings extending therethrough for securing at least one expansion plate to said monitor plate. 4. The television mounting system of claim 1, wherein said monitor plate further comprises an L-shaped flange projecting from the lower end thereof and a threaded opening arranged therein; and said first plate also includes an L-shaped flange projecting from the lower end thereof and a threaded opening arranged therein, the threaded openings of the L-shaped flanges of the monitor and first plates being aligned when said monitor plate is mounted on said first plate. 5. The television mounting system of claim 1, wherein said first plate and monitor plate comprise L-shaped flanges projecting from the lower ends thereof, the L-shaped flanges having a threaded opening, said threaded openings of the L-shaped flanges being aligned when said monitor and first plates are in assembled position; and a threaded screw extending through the aligned threaded openings at the lower end of the monitor and first plates.