Lift mechanism systems and methods
First Claim
1. A display positioning assembly comprising:
- a support;
a display supported by the support; and
a balance mechanism carried by the display and operatively connected to the support, the balance mechanism balancing forces between the support and the display to provide vertical adjustment of the display relative to the support.
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Abstract
The invention includes a display positioning assembly comprising a support, a display supported by the support, and a balance mechanism carried by the display and operatively connected to the support. The invention also includes an article for selectively exposing a display comprising a generally planar support surface having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A balance mechanism operatively connected to a display may be positionable between a storage position proximate the first side of the generally planar support surface and an exposed position proximate the second side of the generally planar support surface. The invention also includes an assembly for arresting the free fall of an object. The assembly may comprise an outer slide in sliding or rolling engagement with an inner slide, and a brake comprising at least one pivot member may be coupled to the inner slide.
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42 Claims
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1. A display positioning assembly comprising:
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a support;
a display supported by the support; and
a balance mechanism carried by the display and operatively connected to the support, the balance mechanism balancing forces between the support and the display to provide vertical adjustment of the display relative to the support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article for selectively exposing a display comprising:
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a generally planar support surface having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
a balance mechanism operatively connected to a display positionable between a storage position proximate the first side of the generally planar support surface and an exposed position proximate the second side of the generally planar support surface, the balance mechanism balancing forces between the support surface and the display to provide adjustment of the display relative to the support surface, the balance mechanism having an outer slide functionally coupled to the generally planar support surface and an inner slide functionally coupled to the display, the outer and inner slides being disposed in sliding or rolling engagement with one another. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for storing a display comprising:
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activating a balance mechanism being configured to lower a display from an exposed position proximate a second surface of a generally planar support surface to a stored position proximate a first surface of the generally planar support surface, the generally planar surface having a closable portion; and
positioning the closable portion in a closed position.
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34. An assembly for arresting the free fall of an object comprising:
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an outer slide in sliding or rolling engagement with an inner slide;
a brake coupled to the inner slide, the brake comprising at least one pivot member and an energy storage member, the energy storage member normally held in expansion by a force, where upon removal of the force the energy storage member biases the pivot member outward to engage the outer slide to prevent the free fall of an object coupled to the inner slide. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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