Stowable support apparatus
First Claim
1. A support apparatus for supporting a display unit, comprising:
- a horizontally oriented track;
a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereon;
a mounting bracket pivotally coupled to the slide for attachment to the display unit, wherein the mounting bracket includes a handle with a user-grippable region; and
a lock mechanism including a pawl that selectively engages the slide to maintain the slide in a defined position on the track.
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Abstract
A stowable support apparatus is disclosed and includes an elongate, horizontally oriented track with a slide mounted and reciprocally movable thereon. A support arm is pivotally coupled to the slide, and a mounting bracket that receives a display unit and includes a handle is pivotally coupled to the support arm. The apparatus further includes a lock mechanism that selectively secures the slide in a defined position on the track and includes a bias mechanism that urges the slide away from the lock mechanism. The apparatus, including a supported display unit, is selectively adjustable from a stowed position, in which the display unit is stored within a box-like housing on which the track is mounted, and a user-viewable position, in which the display unit is pivoted out of the housing and presented in an elevated viewing position.
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21 Claims
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1. A support apparatus for supporting a display unit, comprising:
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a horizontally oriented track; a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereon; a mounting bracket pivotally coupled to the slide for attachment to the display unit, wherein the mounting bracket includes a handle with a user-grippable region; and a lock mechanism including a pawl that selectively engages the slide to maintain the slide in a defined position on the track. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A support apparatus for supporting a display unit, comprising:
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a horizontally oriented track; a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereon; a mounting bracket pivotally coupled to the slide for attachment to the display unit, wherein the mounting bracket includes a handle with a user-grippable region; a lock mechanism that selectively engages the slide to maintain the slide in a defined position on the track; and wherein the slide includes at least two regions that engage the track and are longitudinally spaced-apart from each other along the length of the track in the direction of the slide'"'"'s movement along the track to prevent rocking or catching of the slide as it reciprocates along the track.
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13. A stowable support apparatus adapted for use with a housing having an end wall and opposed side walls extending transverse to the end wall to define a cavity, the apparatus comprising:
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an elongate track extending generally along the length of the end wall; a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereupon, wherein the slide moves in a first plane that extends along the length of the track and generally parallel to the side walls; a support arm having first and second ends, the first end pivotally mounted on the slide to enable the arm to be selectively pivoted within the first plane about a first pivot axis; and a display unit pivotally coupled to the second end of the support arm and pivotal within the first plane about a second pivot axis parallel to the first pivot axis; wherein the slide includes at least two regions that engage the track and are longitudinally spaced-apart from each other along the length of the track in the direction of the slide'"'"'s movement along the track to prevent rocking or catching of the slide as the slide reciprocates along the track.
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14. A support apparatus for supporting a display unit, comprising:
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a track; a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereon; a mounting bracket coupled to the slide for attachment to the display unit; and a lock mechanism including a pawl that selectively engages the slide to maintain the slide in a defined position on the track.
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15. A support apparatus for supporting a display unit, comprising:
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a horizontally oriented track; a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereon; a mounting bracket for attachment to the display unit is mounted, wherein the mounting bracket includes a handle with a user-grippable region; a support arm having first and second ends, the first end being pivotally coupled to the slide and the second end being pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket; a lock mechanism that selectively engages the slide to maintain the slide in a defined position on the track; and wherein the slide and the support arm are configured to enable relative movement of the display unit in one plane only and rotatable out of the plane in one direction only.
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16. A stowable support apparatus adapted for use with a housing having an end wall and opposed side walls extending transverse to the end wall to define a cavity, the apparatus comprising:
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an elongate track extending generally along the length of the end wall; a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereupon, wherein the slide moves in a first plane that extends along the length of the track and generally parallel to the side walls; a support arm having first and second ends, the first end pivotally mounted on the slide to enable the arm to be selectively pivoted within the first plane about a first pivot axis; a display unit pivotally coupled to the second end of the support arm and pivotal within the first plane about a second pivot axis parallel to the first pivot axis; a mounting bracket interconnecting the second end of the support arm and the display unit to enable pivotal and rotational movement of the display unit with respect to the support arm; and wherein the slide and the support arm enable relative movement of the display unit in the first plane only, and wherein the mounting bracket is pivotal within the first plane and rotatable transverse to the first plane, and further wherein the mounting bracket is rotatable out of the first plane in one direction only. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A stowable support apparatus adapted for use with a housing having an end wall and opposed side walls extending transverse to the end wall to define a cavity, the apparatus comprising:
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an elongate track extending generally along the length of the end wall; a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereupon, wherein the slide moves in a first plane that extends along the length of the track and generally parallel to the side walls; a support arm having first and second ends, the first end pivotally mounted on the slide to enable the arm to be selectively pivoted within the first plane about a first pivot axis; a display unit pivotally coupled to the second end of the support arm and pivotal within the first plane about a second pivot axis parallel to the first pivot axis; and a mounting bracket interconnecting the second end of the support arm and the display unit to enable pivot and rotational movement of the display unit with respect to the support arm, the mounting bracket including a handle configured to be grasped by a user to adjust the position of the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A support apparatus and a display unit, comprising:
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a track; a slide mounted on the track and reciprocally movable thereon; a display unit; a mounting bracket pivotally coupled to the slide and on which the display unit is mounted; and a lock mechanism including a pawl that selectively engages the slide to maintain the slide in a defined position on the track.
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