Electrically-driven computer monitor lift and storage assembly
First Claim
1. A computer monitor lifting assembly for moving a computer monitor that is coupled to the device between a retracted and an extended position relative to a work surface, the computer monitor lifting assembly comprising:
- a stationary support member coupled beneath a work surface;
a computer monitor support moveably coupled to the stationary support member, the computer monitor support including a fixed top horizontal member and a fixed lower horizontal member spaced below the top horizontal member, the top horizontal member being sized and dimensioned to at least mostly fill an aperture in the work surface when the monitor support is in the retracted position, the top and bottom horizontal members being spaced vertically at a distance sufficient to allow a computer monitor to be coupled to the monitor support between them;
a lifting device coupled to the monitor support, the lifting device providing an upward lifting force directed against the weight of the monitor and the monitor support to move the monitor support from the retracted, up through the aperture in the work surface, to the extended position; and
a user-operable control for selectively operating the lifting device.
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Abstract
An assembly for selectively lifting a computer monitor, and particularly a flat screen computer monitor, from a storage position below the top of a desk or table, to a use position above the top in which the monitor is visible to the user. The assembly includes a stationary member including a linear slide mechanism, a vertically slideable support member sized and dimensioned to receive a computer display monitor and coupled to the linear slide mechanism. The vertically slideable support member is coupled to an electrically-driven positioning device. When the user desires to lift the monitor onto the top of the desk, the user pushes a switch, which enables the positioning device to drive the vertically slideable support member upward along the linear slide, through an aperture in the desk, until the computer monitor rests on or just above the desktop. Monitor retraction to the stored position is accomplished by the push of another switch.
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Citations
31 Claims
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1. A computer monitor lifting assembly for moving a computer monitor that is coupled to the device between a retracted and an extended position relative to a work surface, the computer monitor lifting assembly comprising:
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a stationary support member coupled beneath a work surface; a computer monitor support moveably coupled to the stationary support member, the computer monitor support including a fixed top horizontal member and a fixed lower horizontal member spaced below the top horizontal member, the top horizontal member being sized and dimensioned to at least mostly fill an aperture in the work surface when the monitor support is in the retracted position, the top and bottom horizontal members being spaced vertically at a distance sufficient to allow a computer monitor to be coupled to the monitor support between them; a lifting device coupled to the monitor support, the lifting device providing an upward lifting force directed against the weight of the monitor and the monitor support to move the monitor support from the retracted, up through the aperture in the work surface, to the extended position; and a user-operable control for selectively operating the lifting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer monitor lifting assembly for moving a computer monitor that is coupled to the device between a retracted and an extended position relative to a work surface, the computer monitor lifting assembly comprising:
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a stationary support member coupled beneath a work surface; a computer monitor support moveably coupled to the stationary support member, the computer monitor support including a fixed top horizontal member and a fixed lower horizontal member spaced below the top horizontal member, the top horizontal member being sized and dimensioned to at least mostly fill an aperture in the work surface when the monitor support is in the retracted position, the top and bottom horizontal members being spaced vertically at a distance sufficient to allow a computer monitor to be coupled to the monitor support between them; an electrically-operated lifting device coupled to the monitor support, the lifting device providing an upward lifting force directed against the weight of the monitor and the monitor support to move the monitor support from the retracted, up through the aperture in the work surface, to the extended position and also providing a downward force that returns the monitor support from the extended to the retracted position; and a user-operable switch for selectively operating the lifting device.
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29. A computer monitor lifting assembly for moving a computer monitor that is coupled to the device between a retracted and an extended position relative to the top surface of a desk or table, the computer monitor lifting assembly comprising:
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a stationary support member coupled beneath the top surface of the desk or table; a computer monitor support moveably coupled to the stationary support member, the computer monitor support including a fixed top horizontal member and a fixed lower horizontal member spaced below the top horizontal member, the top horizontal member being sized and dimensioned to at least mostly fill an aperture in the top surface when the monitor support is in the retracted position, the top and bottom horizontal members being spaced vertically at a distance sufficient to allow a computer monitor to be coupled to the monitor support between them; an electrically-operated motor-driven linear actuator coupled to the monitor support, the linear actuator providing an upward lifting force directed against the weight of the monitor and the monitor support to move the monitor support from the retracted, up through the aperture in the top surface, to the extended position and also providing a downward force that returns the monitor support from the extended to the retracted position; and a user-operable switch for selectively operating the linear actuator.
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30. A computer monitor lifting assembly for moving a computer monitor that is coupled to the device between a retracted and an extended position relative to a work surface, the computer monitor lifting assembly comprising;
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a stationary support member coupled beneath a work surface; a computer monitor support moveably coupled to the stationary support member, the computer monitor support including a fixed top horizontal member, the top horizontal member being sized and dimensioned to at least mostly fill an aperture in the work surface when the monitor support is in the retracted position; a lifting device coupled to the monitor support, the lifting device providing an upward lifting force directed against the weight of the monitor and the monitor support to move the monitor support from the retracted, up through the aperture in the work surface, to the extended position; and a user-operable control for selectively operating the lifting device. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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