Horizontal three screen LCD display system
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1. A display system comprisinga base;
- a support column connected to the base and having a mounting portion extending in a vertical direction away from the base when the base is disposed on a horizontal surface;
a support arm structure secured to the support column, the support arm structure having a single piece support arm that extends on either side of the support column and that has a longitudinal length that is longer than the width of the base; and
at least two connectors for connecting display housing portions at the backs of at least two displays to the support arm, such that at least a part of the support column is disposed behind the at least two displays, wherein;
the support arm is a) bowed at the front of the support arm so that in use the support arm tends to wrap around a user positioned in front of and viewing the displays, b) adapted to support all of the weight of the at least two displays when the display housing portions at the backs of the at least two displays are connected to the support arm, and c) substantially horizontal in use, the support arm structure further comprising a mounting member with a hole and at least one aperture, such that the support arm structure, and the single piece support arm thereof, is secured to the support column through the mounting member by an acceptance of the mounting portion of the support column into the hole and by at least one external fastening element that engages with the at least one aperture.
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Abstract
Described herein is a support system for electronic displays having a support column and a bowed support arm having at least two docking stations. Each docking station is capable of supporting one display. The display supported therefrom can angle independently.
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1. A display system comprising
a base; -
a support column connected to the base and having a mounting portion extending in a vertical direction away from the base when the base is disposed on a horizontal surface; a support arm structure secured to the support column, the support arm structure having a single piece support arm that extends on either side of the support column and that has a longitudinal length that is longer than the width of the base; and at least two connectors for connecting display housing portions at the backs of at least two displays to the support arm, such that at least a part of the support column is disposed behind the at least two displays, wherein; the support arm is a) bowed at the front of the support arm so that in use the support arm tends to wrap around a user positioned in front of and viewing the displays, b) adapted to support all of the weight of the at least two displays when the display housing portions at the backs of the at least two displays are connected to the support arm, and c) substantially horizontal in use, the support arm structure further comprising a mounting member with a hole and at least one aperture, such that the support arm structure, and the single piece support arm thereof, is secured to the support column through the mounting member by an acceptance of the mounting portion of the support column into the hole and by at least one external fastening element that engages with the at least one aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16)
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9. A display system comprising:
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a base for resting on a surface; a support column attached to the base and having a mounting portion extending in a vertical direction away from the base when the surface is horizontal; a support arm structure secured to the support column, the support arm structure having a support arm that extends on either side of the column, that is substantially horizontal when the base is resting on a horizontal surface and that has a longitudinal length that is longer than the width of the base; at least two connectors for connecting display housing portions at the backs of at least two displays to the support arm, such that at least a part of the support column is disposed behind the at least two displays, wherein; i) the front of the support arm on one side of the support column is bowed, and the front of the support arm on the other side of the support column is bowed so that in use the support arm tends to wrap around a user positioned in front of and viewing the displays, and ii) the support arm is adapted to support most of the weight of the at least two displays when the display housing portions at the backs of the at least two displays are connected to the support arm, the support arm structure further comprising a mounting member with a hole and at least one aperture, such that the support arm is secured to the support column through the mounting member by an acceptance of the mounting portion of the support column into the hole and by at least one external fastening element that engages with the at least one aperture. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18)
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13. The display of system 10, further comprising at least two holes at the back of the support arm, one for each connector, for securing the at least two connectors to the support arm.
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