Patent ID: 6352226
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B64D,F16M,Y10S

Abstract:
A lift apparatus for use in presenting a stowable monitor, the apparatus comprising:a frame having a first end and a second end; a carriage configured for travel between a stowed position adjacent the first end of the frame and a presented position adjacent the second end of the frame, the carriage including a first rotary drive element; a flexible track extending between the first end of the frame and the second end of the frame to define a path for traverse by the first rotary drive element to effect travel of the carriage between the stowed position and the presented position; and wherein the carriage further includes a second rotary drive element laterally offset from the first rotary drive element, the flexible track extending about the first rotary drive element and about the second rotary drive element along a generally S-shaped path.