Support arm assembly
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1. An assembly for supporting a device for movement between several positions, the assembly comprising:
- a first four-bar subassembly including proximate and distal ends;
a pan-tilt subassembly including first and second end members at proximate and distal ends and first and second link members that pivot about substantially parallel axis at the first and second end members, respectively, the distal end of the first four-bar subassembly linked to the proximate end of the pan-tilt subassembly for rotation about an additional axis that is substantially perpendicular to the parallel axis, the distal end of the pan-tilt subassembly linked to the device;
a base and a third arm subassembly between the base and the device, the third arm subassembly linked between the base and the first four-bar sub-assembly;
wherein the third arm subassembly includes first and second curved sections and a substantially straight section between the first and second curved sections and wherein oppositely facing ends of the first and second curved sections extend along substantially parallel first and second trajectories.
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Abstract
An assembly for supporting a device for movement between several positions, the assembly comprising a first four-bar subassembly including proximate and distal ends and a second four-bar subassembly including proximate and distal ends and first and second link members that pivot about substantially parallel axis, the distal end of the first four-bar subassembly linked to the proximate end of the second four-bar subassembly for rotation about an additional axis that is substantially perpendicular to the parallel axis.
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1. An assembly for supporting a device for movement between several positions, the assembly comprising:
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a first four-bar subassembly including proximate and distal ends; a pan-tilt subassembly including first and second end members at proximate and distal ends and first and second link members that pivot about substantially parallel axis at the first and second end members, respectively, the distal end of the first four-bar subassembly linked to the proximate end of the pan-tilt subassembly for rotation about an additional axis that is substantially perpendicular to the parallel axis, the distal end of the pan-tilt subassembly linked to the device; a base and a third arm subassembly between the base and the device, the third arm subassembly linked between the base and the first four-bar sub-assembly; wherein the third arm subassembly includes first and second curved sections and a substantially straight section between the first and second curved sections and wherein oppositely facing ends of the first and second curved sections extend along substantially parallel first and second trajectories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assembly for supporting a device for movement between several positions, the assembly comprising:
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a first four-bar subassembly including proximate and distal ends; a pan-tilt subassembly including first and second end members at proximate and distal ends and first and second link members that pivot about substantially parallel axis at the first and second end members, respectively, the distal end of the first four-bar subassembly linked to the proximate end of the pan-tilt subassembly for rotation about an additional axis that is substantially perpendicular to the parallel axis; wherein the first four-bar subassembly includes proximate and distal ends, each of the base and the distal end of the second arm subassembly form couplers of a first construction and each of the proximate end of the first four-bar subassembly and the proximate end of the second arm subassembly form a coupler of a second construction, each of the second construction couplers configured to couple with either of the first construction couplers; and wherein each of the couplers of the first construction forms one of a cavity and a post and each of the couplers of the second construction forms the other of a cavity and a post and wherein the posts are dimensioned to be receivable within the cavities to facilitate rotation about common cup-post axis.
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8. A variably configurable kit assembly for adjustably supporting a device, the assembly comprising:
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a base forming a first coupler of a first construction; an arm assembly linking the base to the device, the arm assembly comprising; a first arm subassembly including proximate and distal ends and forming a first coupler of a second construction at the proximate end and a second coupler of the first construction at the distal end; and a second arm subassembly including proximate and distal ends and forming a second coupler of the second construction at the proximate end and supporting the device at the distal end, wherein the second arm subassembly includes at least one four-bar subassembly; wherein, each of the second construction couplers is configured to be couplable to either of the first construction couplers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A variably configurable kit assembly for adjustably supporting a device, the assembly comprising:
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a base forming a first coupler of a first construction; an arm assembly linking the base to the device, the arm assembly comprising; a first arm subassembly including proximate and distal ends and forming a first coupler of a second construction at the proximate end and a second coupler of the first construction at the distal end; and a second arm subassembly including proximate and distal ends and forming a second coupler of the second construction at the proximate end and supporting the device at the distal end; wherein, each of the second construction couplers is configured to be couplable to either of the first construction couplers; wherein the base includes a first base for mounting a work surface and wherein the assembly further includes at least a second base for mounting to a vertical surface wherein the second base forms an additional coupler of the first base configured to optionally receive any of the couplers of the first base. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An arm assembly for adjustably supporting a flat panel display, the assembly comprising:
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a first arm member including proximate and distal ends and including a surface that forms one of an open ended frusto-conical cavity and a frusto-conical post at the distal end; a second arm member including proximate and distal ends and including a surface that forms the other of the open ended frusto-conical cavity and the frusto-conical post at the proximal end, the display supported by the distal end of the second arm member; and wherein the frusto-conical post is at least partially received within the open ended frusto-conical cavity with the post forming surface facing the cavity facing surface and for rotation about an axis; a bushing having internal and external surfaces where the internal surface defines a frusto-conical shape that is substantially similar to the shape of the surface forming the post and the external surface defines a frusto-conical shape that is substantially similar to the shape of the surface forming the cavity, the bushing positioned between the surfaces that form the post and cavity, and wherein at least one of the internal surface, the external surface and one of the surfaces that forms the cavity and that forms the post includes at least one malleable and deformable rib. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An arm assembly for adjustably supporting a flat panel display, the assembly comprising:
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a first arm member including proximate and distal ends and including a surface that forms one of an open ended frusto-conical cavity and a frusto-conical post at the distal end; a second arm member including proximate and distal ends and including a surface that forms the other of the open ended frusto-conical cavity and the frusto-conical post at the proximal end, the display supported by the distal end of the second arm member; and wherein the frusto-conical post is at least partially received within the open ended frusto-conical cavity with the post forming surface facing the cavity facing surface and for rotation about an axis; a bushing having internal and external surfaces where the internal surface defines a frusto-conical shape that is substantially similar to the shape of the surface forming the post and the external surface defines a frusto-conical shape that is substantially similar to the shape of the surface forming the cavity, the bushing positioned between the surfaces that form the post and cavity; and wherein an aperture is formed in a base of the cavity and a threaded opening is formed in an end of the post and further including a bolt that extends through the aperture and that is received in the threaded opening to maintain the bushing under a compressive force between the surfaces that form the cavity and the post. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A tilt apparatus for adjustably mounting a flat panel display to a support member, the apparatus comprising:
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a rigid mount member coupled to the flat panel display; first and second link members, each link member including first and second ends, the first ends of the link members coupled to the support member for pivotal motion about substantially parallel first and second axis where the first and second axis are separated by a first dimension, the second ends of the link members coupled to the rigid mount member for pivotal motion about substantially parallel third and fourth axis where the third and fourth axis are separated by a second dimension that is different than the first dimension; wherein the first, second, third and fourth axis are substantially horizontal, the support member forms a collar and wherein the first and second link members are coupled to the collar by a coupling including at least one post member that extends into the collar where the post is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis formed by the collar. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A four-bar assembly for use in a support arm for adjustably supporting a device, the assembly comprising:
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first and second end members; a first link member, the first link member including a substantially flat elongated rigid member having first and second lateral edges and first and second ends that are coupled to the first and second end members, respectively; a second link member, the second link member including a substantially flat elongated rigid member having first and second lateral edges and first and second ends that are coupled to the first and second end members, respectively, so as to be substantially parallel to the first link member with the first lateral edge of the second link member facing in the same direction as the first lateral edge of the first link member; wherein, a space between the first and second link members is open between the first lateral edges of the first and second link members and between the second lateral edges of the first and second link members; and first and second cover members that are removably coupled to at least one of the end members so as to block the space between the first edges and to block the space between the second edges, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A tilt apparatus for adjustably mounting a flat panel display to a support member, the apparatus comprising:
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a rigid mount member coupled to the flat panel display; and first and second link members, each link member including first and second ends, the first ends of the link members coupled to the support member for pivotal motion about substantially parallel first and second axis where the first and second axis are separated by a first dimension, the second ends of the link members coupled to the rigid mount member for pivotal motion about substantially parallel third and fourth axis where the third and fourth axis are separated by a second dimension that is different than the first dimension; wherein the first and second axis are misaligned and wherein the third and fourth axis are misaligned.
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47. A tilt apparatus for adjustably mounting a flat panel display to a support member, the apparatus comprising:
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a rigid mount member coupled to the flat panel display; and first and second link members, each link member including first and second ends, the first ends of the link members coupled to the support member for pivotal motion about substantially parallel first and second axis where the first and second axis are separated by a first dimension, the second ends of the link members coupled to the rigid mount member for pivotal motion about substantially parallel third and fourth axis where the third and fourth axis are separated by a second dimension that is different than the first dimension; wherein the second dimension is permanent and is set by the rigid mount member. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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