Multiple position stand
First Claim
1. A support mechanism for supporting an object on a surface, comprising:
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a socket connected to an object,a ball, anda linking member connected to the ball;
a cam track formed in the object, wherein the joint is operatively connected to the cam track; and
a stand connected to the joint for supporting the object on a surface, wherein the joint selectively rotates to allow the stand to support the object on the surface in;
a first position comprising a landscape orientation at a first angle between the object and the surface,a second position comprising a landscape orientation at a second angle between the object and the surface,a third position comprising a portrait orientation at a third angle between the object and the surface, anda fourth position comprising a portrait orientation at a fourth angle between the object and the surface.
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Abstract
A support mechanism for supporting an object on a surface is disclosed. The support mechanism includes a joint connected to the object; and a stand connected to the joint. The joint may selectively rotate to allow the stand to support the object on the surface in: a first position comprising a landscape orientation at a first angle between the object and the surface, a second position comprising a landscape orientation at a second angle between the object and the surface, a third position comprising a portrait orientation at a third angle between the object and the surface, and a fourth position comprising a portrait orientation at a fourth angle between the object and the surface.
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38 Claims
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1. A support mechanism for supporting an object on a surface, comprising:
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a joint comprising; a socket connected to an object, a ball, and a linking member connected to the ball; a cam track formed in the object, wherein the joint is operatively connected to the cam track; and a stand connected to the joint for supporting the object on a surface, wherein the joint selectively rotates to allow the stand to support the object on the surface in; a first position comprising a landscape orientation at a first angle between the object and the surface, a second position comprising a landscape orientation at a second angle between the object and the surface, a third position comprising a portrait orientation at a third angle between the object and the surface, and a fourth position comprising a portrait orientation at a fourth angle between the object and the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A display apparatus, comprising:
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a device having a visual display and a housing; a cam track formed in the housing; a joint operatively connected to the cam track, wherein the joint comprises a ball and socket joint; and a stand connected to the joint for supporting the device, wherein the joint rotates the stand between a first support orientation at a first viewing angle of the visual display and in a second support orientation at a second viewing angle of the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer having a housing and a visual display with a variable viewing angle defined by the position of the display relative to a vertical plane, the computer comprising:
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a socket operatively connected to the computer; a ball operatively connected to the socket; a stand connected to the ball for supporting the computer on a surface, wherein the ball and the socket rotate the stand between a landscape orientation at a first viewing angle, a landscape orientation at a second viewing angle, a portrait orientation at a third viewing angle, and a portrait orientation at a fourth viewing angle a track formed in the computer housing, wherein the ball is operatively connected to the track; a linking member having a first end coupled to the ball; and a cam coupled to a second end of the linking member and movably disposed in the track.
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22. A support unit for supporting an object on a surface, comprising:
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a housing connected to an object; a joint disposed at least partially within the housing wherein the joint comprises a socket disposed in the housing and adapted to rotate in the housing, and a ball operatively connected to the socket; a linking member connecting the joint to the housing; and a stand operatively connected to the joint for supporting the object on a surface, wherein the stand is adapted to support the object in; a portrait support orientation at a first support angle greater than about 45 degrees between the object and the surface, a portrait support orientation at a second support angle less than about 45 degrees between the object and the surface, a landscape support orientation at a third support angle greater than about 45 degrees between the object and the surface, and a landscape support orientation at a fourth support angle less than about 45 degrees between the object and the surface. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A support mechanism for supporting an object on a surface, comprising:
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a joint comprising; a socket connected to an object, a ball, and a linking member connected to the ball; a stand connected to the joint for supporting the object on a surface, wherein the joint selectively rotates to allow the stand to support the object on the surface in; a first position comprising a landscape orientation at a first angle between the object and the surface, a second position comprising a landscape orientation at a second angle between the object and the surface, a third position comprising a portrait orientation at a third angle between the object and the surface, and a fourth position comprising a portrait orientation at a fourth angle between the object and the surface; a cam track formed in the object; and a cam coupled to the linking member and disposed in the track and movable between the first position, the second position, the third position, and the fourth position. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A support mechanism for supporting an object on a surface, comprising:
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a joint comprising; a socket connected to an object, a ball, and a linking member connected to the ball; and a stand connected to the joint for supporting the object on a surface, wherein the joint selectively rotates to allow the stand to support the object on the surface in; a first position comprising a landscape orientation at a first angle between the object and the surface, a second position comprising a landscape orientation at a second angle between the object and the surface, a third position comprising a portrait orientation at a third angle between the object and the surface, and a fourth position comprising a portrait orientation at a fourth angle between the object and the surface, wherein the socket rotates within a housing of the object.
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27. A support unit for a display apparatus having a visual display, comprising:
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a housing for connecting to the apparatus; an elliptical cam track formed in the housing; a joint operatively connected to the cam track; and a stand connected to the joint for supporting the apparatus, wherein the joint rotates the stand between a first support orientation at a first viewing angle of the visual display and in a second support orientation at a second viewing angle of the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A support unit for a display apparatus having a visual display, comprising:
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a housing for connecting to the apparatus; a cam track formed in the housing; a joint operatively connected to the cam track, wherein the joint comprises a socket, and a ball operatively connected to the socket; and a stand connected to the joint for supporting the apparatus, wherein the joint rotates the stand between a first support orientation at a first viewing angle of the visual display and in a second support orientation at a second viewing angle of the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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