Monitor support for a terminal

• US 4,834,329 A
• Filed: 05/29/1987
• Issued: 05/30/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael Delapp
• Original Assignee: Michael Delapp
• Inventors: Delapp, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C
• Application Number:
  US07/055,290
• Time in Patent Office: 732 Days
• Field of Search: 248/183, 248/280.1, 248/184, 248/292.1, 248/284, 248/1 A-1 J, 248/123.1, 248/585, 248/159, 248/422, 248/371, 248/372.1, 248/586, 248/281.1, 108/145, 297/307
• US Class Current: 248/183.3
• 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 11/24 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: Y10S 248/923 Tilting

Abstract

There is disclosed a mounting means for a terminal comprising, in essence, a double parallelogram including a lower arm pivoted to the base, an upper arm connected to a monitor and elbow means interconnecting the other ends of the arms whereby the connection between the upper arm and the monitor moves vertically relative to the connection between the lower arm and the base. The mounting means includes friction means to hold the same in a set position vertically and may also include spring means for counterbalancing the monitor, a turntable on the base to provide for swinging the monitor about a vertical axis and a frictioned hinge providing for tilting the monitor about a horizontal axis.

Claims

1. In a terminal including a base adapted to rest on a supporting surface and a monitor having a display screen and adapted to be connected to output leads from said base, means for supporting said monitor for vertical movement relative to said base comprising a pair of arms including a lower arm and an upper arm, lower pivot means for mounting said lower arm at one end on said base for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, upper pivot means including a shaft held against rotation for mounting said monitor on one end of said upper arm for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis to tilt said display screen relative to the vertical, first friction means for maintaining said monitor in a tilted position relative to said shaft, elbow pivot means for pivotally interconnecting the other ends of said upper and lower arms for pivotal movement about spaced horizontal axes, means interconnecting said lower and upper pivot means and said elbow pivot means for adjusting the same about the axes thereof upon pivotal movement of said arms about the axes of said pivot means, second friction means for resisting pivotal movement of said arms about said pivot means, and means for counteracting the weight of said monitor relative to the axis of said shaft comprising a resilient sleeve, means for holding said sleeve against rotation relative to said monitor, and means fixed to said shaft and cooperating with said resilient sleeve for resisting movement of said monitor relative to said shaft.