Patent ID: 9178347
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A47B,F16M,H02G

Abstract:
1. An arm for supporting a monitor, comprising: a telescoping arm assembly having at least first and second telescoping members telescopingly movable relative to each other, the assembly having a distal end configured to support a monitor and a hollow interior through which multiple separate cords from the monitor can be routed; a support member connected proximally of the distal end to suspend the telescoping arm assembly, the support member being configured to extend transverse to the telescoping arm assembly and to be fixed to a support surface; a load balancing device coupled to at least one of the telescoping arm assembly or the support member, the load balancing device being configurable to exert a force to counteract a load exerted by the telescoping arm assembly and any attached monitor; and a cord storage device positioned at least partially within at least one of the telescoping arm assembly or the support member, the cord storage device comprising a fixed pulley and a movable pulley about which the separate cords are stored, and wherein the movable pulley translates relative to the fixed pulley as the first and second telescoping members are moved towards and away from each other, and wherein the fixed pulley and the movable pulley wind and unwind at least a first cord from the monitor and a second cord from the monitor as the first and second telescoping members are moved towards and away from each other; wherein the fixed pulley has a first cord section and a second cord section, and wherein the movable pulley has a corresponding first cord section and a corresponding second cord section, and wherein the respective first and second cord sections are axially separated from each other.