Patent ID: 7533859
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: A47B,F16M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An articulating support arm for use with a workstation, said support arm comprising a central body with two ends, said two ends being an inner end and an outer end, said inner end having a base pivotally connected thereto, said base being directly or indirectly connected to said workstation, said outer end having a platform pivotally connected thereto, said platform having an angled abutment that is integral with said platform, said abutment being elongated and being located to be contacted by a slider extending between said abutment and a threaded shaft rotatably mounted at or near said outer end perpendicular to a longitudinal centre axis of said support arm, said slider having an upper component and a lower component that are mounted to interact with one another, said shaft extending parallel to a pivot axis extending between said central body and said platform, said slider being constructed to move along said shaft as said shaft rotates, said slider being sized and shaped to simultaneously slide along said abutment as said slider moves along said shaft to vary a pitch of said platform relative to said body.