Tilting, swiveling, locking base for monitors
First Claim
1. A tilting, swiveling, locking base apparatus comprising:
- a) a tiltball unit having a top surface and a bottom surface;
a slot opening disposed in said tiltball unit and having a key opening portion communicating therewith;
a raised ledge disposed on said top surface and circumscribing the slot opening;
a recessed ledge disposed on said bottom surface and circumscribing the slot opening; and
a locking rib connected to the recessed ledge and disposed about the key opening portion; and
b) a support unit having support points lying in a plane and including a shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular from the plane to an outer end;
teeth on the outer end of the shaft configured to fit through the slot opening only in the key opening portion;
a locking rim configured to slidably engage the recessed ledge and to allow swiveling of the tiltball unit relative to the support unit equal to and greater than 360 degrees in a horizontal plane; and
an elastic locking snap comprising a rim stop connected thereto and an overhanging portion secured to said elastic locking snap such that the locking rib is capable of contacting and deflecting the elastic locking snap when the teeth are inserted into the key opening portion and the locking snap rebounds when the shaft is displaced in the slot opening from the locking rib.
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Abstract
A tilting, swiveling, locking base apparatus tilts, swivels and locks to a computer monitor. The base apparatus comprises a tiltball unit including a slot opening which has a key opening portion, a recessed ledge disposed about the slot opening, and a locking rib disposed on the recessed ledge adjacent the key opening portion. The base apparatus further comprises a support unit having support points lying in a plane and including a shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular from the plane to an outer end, teeth on the outer end of the shaft configured to fit through the slot opening only in the key opening portion, a locking rim configured to slideably engage the recessed ledge, and an elastic locking snap formed to be deflected by the locking rib when the teeth are inserted into the key opening and to rebound when the shaft is displaced in the slot from the rib. The base apparatus uses a special tool to deflect the locking snap for detaching the tiltball unit from the support unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A tilting, swiveling, locking base apparatus comprising:
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a) a tiltball unit having a top surface and a bottom surface; a slot opening disposed in said tiltball unit and having a key opening portion communicating therewith; a raised ledge disposed on said top surface and circumscribing the slot opening; a recessed ledge disposed on said bottom surface and circumscribing the slot opening; and a locking rib connected to the recessed ledge and disposed about the key opening portion; and b) a support unit having support points lying in a plane and including a shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular from the plane to an outer end; teeth on the outer end of the shaft configured to fit through the slot opening only in the key opening portion; a locking rim configured to slidably engage the recessed ledge and to allow swiveling of the tiltball unit relative to the support unit equal to and greater than 360 degrees in a horizontal plane; and an elastic locking snap comprising a rim stop connected thereto and an overhanging portion secured to said elastic locking snap such that the locking rib is capable of contacting and deflecting the elastic locking snap when the teeth are inserted into the key opening portion and the locking snap rebounds when the shaft is displaced in the slot opening from the locking rib. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A monitor base apparatus comprising:
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a) a support unit for removably receiving a tiltball unit; b) a locking snap engaged to said support unit for removably locking said tiltball unit to said support unit; c) a rim stop connected to said locking snap for preventing said tiltball unit from disengaging from said support unit and for allowing swiveling of the tiltball unit relative to the support unit equal to and greater than 360 degrees in a horizontal plane; and d) an overhanging lip extending from said locking snap for allowing a user to disengage said support unit from said tiltball unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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