Support for computer peripheral device

• US 20050247845A1
• Filed: 05/07/2004
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KYE Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: KYE Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Yong-Cen, Li, Yi-Ru
• Application Number:
  US10/840,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20050247845A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/346.500
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/14 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06 ; adjustable mountings employing universal joints for lighting devices F21V21/26 - F21V21/30
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/08 Foot or support base

Abstract

A support for a computer peripheral device has a first coupling portion arranged to couple to a second coupling portion of the computer peripheral device. The first coupling portion has a first magnetic pole, and the second coupling portion has a second magnetic pole. Therefore, the first and second magnetic pole can be strongly attracted each other so as to hold the peripheral device at a desired angular position, while still permitting the device to be pivoted to any other desired angular position.

Claims

1. A support structure for a computer peripheral device, comprising:

a support;

a first coupling portion on the support, the first coupling portion including a first magnetic pole structure;

a second coupling portion on the device, the second coupling portion including a second magnetic pole structure;

whereby the first and second magnetic pole structures are magnetically attracted to each other and coupled together such that the device can be held by the magnetic attraction in a selected angular position, and pivoted about the support to located at another selected angular position.

2. The support as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and the second magnetic pole structures is a permanent magnet.

3. The support as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and the second magnetic pole structures is an electromagnet.

4. The support as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the first and the second magnetic pole structures is made of a magnetizable material.

5. The support as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first coupling portion is a recess, and the second coupling portion is a protrusion which is shaped correspondingly to the recess.