Rotatable computer display apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A pivotable display apparatus for a computer, comprising:
- a display screen;
a body portion having an elongated aperture therethrough;
a screen backing coupled to the display screen, the screen backing having a hub extending into the elongated aperture of the body portion, the hub and display screen pivotable within the elongated aperture; and
a gasket coupled to hub of the screen backing and to the body portion, one of the body portion and the hub movable with respect to the gasket to permit the hub of the screen backing to slide along the aperture of the body portion under frictional force of the gasket, the frictional force sufficient to retain the display screen in different positions with respect to the body portion.
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Abstract
In the display screen apparatus and method of the present invention, a hub or other extension coupled to a display screen is received within an aperture in a body portion (preferably of a screen housing) for sliding, rotation, or both sliding and rotation. A gasket is employed to permit a user to place and hold the display screen in a range of sliding and/or rotational positions with respect to the body portion. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display screen has a screen backing from which the extension extends. Also preferably, the extension is in the form of a hub connected to the screen backing and having an aperture through which screen wiring passes from the display screen into a screen housing. In one preferred embodiment, the gasket is held between a surface of the screen housing and a compression member. Most preferably, the gasket is compressed to an extent sufficient to cause frictional engagement of the gasket and to thereby hold the display screen in desired positions and orientations. The aperture in the body portion preferably permits translation and rotation of the display screen with respect to the screen housing. To limit rotation of the display screen, such as to prevent over-rotation of the display screen in the same rotational direction, the body portion of the screen housing preferably has a stop member which obstructs certain movement of a limit member coupled to the hub.
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34 Claims
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1. A pivotable display apparatus for a computer, comprising:
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a display screen;
a body portion having an elongated aperture therethrough;
a screen backing coupled to the display screen, the screen backing having a hub extending into the elongated aperture of the body portion, the hub and display screen pivotable within the elongated aperture; and
a gasket coupled to hub of the screen backing and to the body portion, one of the body portion and the hub movable with respect to the gasket to permit the hub of the screen backing to slide along the aperture of the body portion under frictional force of the gasket, the frictional force sufficient to retain the display screen in different positions with respect to the body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer monitor display apparatus, comprising:
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a display screen;
a screen backing coupled to the display screen, the screen backing having;
a front surface;
a rear surface; and
a hub extending from the rear surface of the screen backing;
a body portion coupled to the screen backing, the body portion having an elongated aperture therein within which is slidably received the hub; and
a gasket coupled to the screen backing and frictionally engaged with the body portion to retain the display screen via frictional force in different positions with respect to the body portion, the gasket permitting sliding and rotation of the hub in the elongated aperture against the frictional force between the gasket and the body portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
a limit member coupled to the hub; and
a stop member coupled to the body portion, the limit member extending radially from the hub and movable into contact with the stop member in at least one position of the hub in the elongated aperture to limit rotation of the hub.
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22. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein the limit member is coupled to an end of the hub.
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23. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein the limit member is an extension of the hub.
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24. A method of coupling a display screen to a display screen housing, comprising the steps of:
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providing a screen backing coupled to the display screen, the screen backing having a rearwardly-extending extension;
inserting the extension of the screen backing into an aperture in the display screen housing;
coupling the extension of the screen backing to the display screen housing for pivotal and sliding movement in the aperture;
coupling a gasket to the screen backing and to the display screen housing; and
compressing the gasket to frictionally engage the screen backing with the display screen housing, the gasket retaining the display screen in different relative positions with respect to the display screen housing via frictional engagement. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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