Arm apparatus for mounting electronic devices with cable management system

• US 20040222344A1
• Filed: 05/21/2004
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovative Office Products, LLC (IOP Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: Odd N. Oddsen Jr
• Inventors: Oddsen, Odd N. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 7,066,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/278.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0088 Appliance support having rotary joint or articulated connection
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2014 around a vertical axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2092 comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/24 changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each otherF16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/044 for balancing rotational movement of the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/063 Parallelogram arms
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/065 with a special structure, e.g. reinforced or adapted for space reduction
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/919 Adjustably orientable video screen support

Abstract

A channel for an adjustable extension arm for mounting an electronic device. The channel includes a U-shaped body having first and second spaced apart ends, including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a bottom wall. A rib assembly is provided within the body between the sidewalls overlying the bottom wall.

Claims

1. A reinforced channel for use in an extension arm that mounts a device to a support, said channel comprising a U-shaped body having first and second spaced apart ends, said body including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a bottom wall therebetween;

and a rib assembly within said body between said sidewalls overlying said bottom wall, said rib assembly comprising a plurality of first ribs projecting upwardly from said bottom wall transversely between said sidewalls and a plurality of second ribs projecting upwardly from said bottom wall at an oblique angle to said sidewalls.

2. The channel of claim 1, wherein said rib assembly is an integral assembly with said bottom wall.

3. The channel of claim 1, wherein said rib assembly is an integral assembly separate from said bottom wall.

4. The channel of claim 3, wherein said rib assembly further includes a pair of spaced apart side ribs, said first and second ribs connected therebetween.

5. The channel of claim 4, wherein said side ribs are an integral assembly with said first and second ribs.

6. The channel of claim 1, further including a first roller at said first end of said body and a second roller at said second end of said body.

7. The channel of claim 1, wherein said first and second ribs form triangular shaped openings therebetween.

8. The channel of claim 1, wherein said first and second ribs comprise elongated ribs.

18. The channel of claim 1, wherein said ribs form triangular shaped openings therebetween.

9. A reinforced channel for use in an extension arm that mounts a device to a support, said channel comprising a U-shaped body having first and second spaced apart ends, said body including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a bottom wall therebetween;

a first roller at said first end of said body and a second roller at said second end of said body; and

a rib assembly within said body between said sidewalls overlying said bottom wall, said rib assembly comprising a plurality of first ribs projecting upwardly from said bottom wall transversely between said sidewalls and a plurality of second ribs projecting upwardly from said bottom wall at an oblique angle to said sidewalls, wherein said first and second rollers and said rib assembly are an integral assembly with said U-shaped body.

10. The channel of claim 9, wherein said rib assembly further includes a pair of spaced apart side ribs, said first and second ribs connected therebetween.

11. The channel of claim 10, wherein said first and second ribs form triangular shaped openings therebetween.

12. A reinforced channel for use in an extension arm that mounts a device to a support, said channel comprising a U-shaped body having first and second spaced apart ends, said body including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a bottom wall therebetween;

and a plurality of ribs within said body between said sidewalls projecting upwardly from said bottom wall.

13. The channel of claim 12, wherein said ribs are integral with said bottom wall.

14. The channel of claim 12, wherein said ribs are separate from said bottom wall.

15. The channel of claim 14, wherein said ribs further include a pair of spaced apart side ribs.

16. The channel of claim 12, further including a first roller at said first end of said body and a second roller at said second end of said body.

17. The channel of claim 16, wherein said first and second rollers and said ribs are integral with said body.

19. A reinforced channel assembly for use in an extension arm that mounts a device to a support, said channel assembly comprising first and second channels each including a U-shaped body having first and second ends, each said body including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a bottom wall therebetween, wherein said first channel is longitudinally nested within said second channel forming a longitudinal opening therebetween;

and a rib assembly within at least one of said U-shaped bodies between the sidewalls thereof overlying the bottom wall thereof, said rib assembly comprising a plurality of first ribs projecting upwardly from said bottom wall transversely between said sidewalls and a plurality of second ribs projecting upwardly from said bottom wall at an oblique angle to said sidewalls.

20. The channel assembly of claim 19, wherein said rib assembly is an integral assembly with said bottom wall.

21. The channel assembly of claim 19, wherein said rib assembly is an integral assembly separate from said bottom wall.

22. The channel assembly of claim 24, wherein said rib assembly further includes a pair of spaced apart side ribs, said first and second ribs connected therebetween.

23. The channel assembly of claim 24, wherein said side ribs are an integral assembly with said first and second ribs.

24. The channel assembly of claim 19, wherein said first channel includes a first and second roller at the first and second ends thereof and said second channel includes a third and fourth roller at the first and second ends thereof.

25. The channel assembly of claim 24, wherein said first and second roller and said rib assembly are an integral assembly with said first channel.

26. The channel assembly of claim 19, wherein the sidewalls of said first channel are arranged overlying the sidewalls of said second channel when said first and second channels are nested together.

27. The channel assembly of claim 26, further including first and second spaced apart endcaps, wherein one end of said first and second channels are pivotably attached to said first endcap and the other end of said first and second channels are pivotably attached to said second endcap.

28. A reinforced channel assembly for use in an extension arm that mounts a device to a support, said channel assembly comprising first and second channels each including a U-shaped body having first and second ends, each said body including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a bottom wall therebetween, wherein said first channel is longitudinally nested within said second channel forming a longitudinal opening therebetween;

and a plurality of ribs within at least one of said U-shaped bodies between the sidewalls thereof projecting upwardly from said bottom wall.

29. The channel assembly of claim 28, wherein said ribs are integral with said bottom wall.

30. The channel assembly of claim 28, wherein said ribs are separate from said bottom wall.

31. The channel assembly of claim 30, wherein said ribs further includes a pair of spaced apart side ribs.

32. The channel assembly of claim 28, wherein said first channel includes a first and second roller at the first and second ends thereof and said second channel includes a third and fourth roller at the first and second ends thereof.

33. The channel assembly of claim 32, wherein said first and second roller and said ribs are an integral assembly with said first channel.

34. The channel assembly of claim 28, wherein the sidewalls of said first channel are arranged overlying the sidewalls of said second channel when said first and second channels are nested together.

35. The channel assembly of claim 34, further including first and second spaced apart endcaps, wherein one end of said first and second channels are pivotably attached to said first endcap and the other end of said first and second channels are pivotably attached to said second endcap.