Patent ID: 6116560
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: F16M,Y10S

Abstract:
A monitor, comprising:a stand having a base in contact with a supporting surface supporting said stand;an interface device having a convex ball portion on a side contacting said stand to allow both tilting and rotating motions, said convex ball portion having a perforation for securing said interface device to said stand;a housing attached to said interface device and containing a display device;a concave socket positioned in said stand on a side opposite to said base and bounded by a rim that extends peripherally around said concave socket to reduce the area of contact between said interface device and said stand;a plurality of spaced-apart radially extending protrusions arrayed in arcuately spaced-apart positions around an arc of said rim;a boss attached to a center of said concave socket in said stand, having a tubular shape, and being insertable into said perforation in said interface device; andsaid boss in said concave socket insertable through said perforation in said convex ball portion of said interface device causing an outer surface of said convex ball to contact said ribbed protrusions located along said concave socket and allowing said display device to be smoothly adjusted.