System and method for managing cables in a display base

• US 7,781,676 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2009
• Issued: 08/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Warren, Morten, Drew, Paul L, Martin, Randall W., de Saulles, Stephen, Woodley, Nick, Quijano, David
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R
• Application Number:
  US12/391,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20090153770A1
• Time in Patent Office: 546 Days
• Field of Search: 174/69, 174/68.1, 174/68.2, 174/72.A, 174 95-101, 174/135, 174/481, 174/500, 248/920, 248/922, 242/402, 361/681, 361/682
• US Class Current: 174/97
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/04 Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/92 Angular and linear video display screen support adjustment

Abstract

Embodiments of the present technique relate to a system and method for managing cables in a display base. Specifically, embodiments of the present technique includes a display base having a cable passage between a pliable flap and a footing, the cable passage traversing a portion of the display base, and a display coupled to the display base.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a display base having a cable passage between a first pliable flap and a footing integral with the first pliable flap, the cable passage traversing a portion of the display base; and

a display having a second pliable flap attached thereto coupled to the display base.

2. The system of claim 1, comprising a display stand projecting from the display base.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a flat panel display.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a personal computer and a flat panel display screen disposed in a single panel-shaped housing.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the display base comprises an interior cavity that is at least partially surrounded by the first pliable flap.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first pliable flap includes:

a rigid cover portion extending at least partially across the cable passage; and

a flexible portion that operates as a hinge between the rigid cover portion and the display base.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the cable passage comprises a cable channel recessed into the display base.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the footing comprises a flexible material.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the footing is coupled via a bottom portion of a display stand, the bottom portion of the display stand passing through the first pliable flap and coupling with the footing.

10. The system of claim 1, comprising a computer communicatively coupled to the display.

11. The system of claim 10, comprising a printer, or a scanner, or a multi-function machine, or a camera, or a router, or a speaker, or a television, or a combination thereof communicatively coupled to the computer.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the first pliable flap extends around at least a substantial portion of the perimeter of the display base.

13. A system comprising:

a display base having one or more sides, an upper surface, a lower surface and a thickness;

wherein a channel at least partially traverses the upper surface of the display base;

wherein the channel has a depth less than the thickness of the display base;

wherein the channel forms a first aperture where the channel intersects a first location on the one or more sides;

wherein the channel forms a second aperture where the channel intersects a second location on the one or more sides;

a pliable flap at least partially covering the display base;

wherein at least a portion of the pliable flap is attached to the display base;

wherein at least a portion of the pliable flap covers at least a portion of the channel at least partially traversing the upper surface of the display base;

a display stand having a first end, and a distal second end;

wherein the first end is disposed proximate the display base; and

wherein the distal second end is disposed remote from the display base; and

a display device disposed proximate the distal second end of the display stand.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the intersection of the display base and the display stand forms an angle of about 90 degrees.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the pliable flap is rigidly attached to the display base and wherein the pliable flap comprises at least two proximate sections;

and wherein the at least two proximate sections form a joint at least partially disposed proximate the channel at least partially traversing the upper surface of the display base.

17. The system of claim 13, comprising a computer communicatively coupled to the display device.

18. the system of claim 17, comprising a printer, or a scanner, or a multi-function machine, or a camera, or a router, or a speaker, or a television, combination thereof communicatively coupled to computer.