Patent ID: 6330041
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A monitor, comprising:a visual display apparatus illustrating varying images in response to applied signals;a housing providing an exterior form for said visual display apparatus, said housing having at a front interior portion a pair of grooves on opposite sides and at a concaved recess provided by said housing;a control panel rotatably engaging said monitor housing, said control panel being cylindrically shaped with a pair of bases forming end portions of said control panel;a plurality of manually selectable buttons formed on a curved portion of said control panel between said pair of bases, said buttons controlling electronic functions of said monitor through manual manipulation;a pair of pivots protruding from both sides of said control panel and rotatably received in said grooves of said housing, so that said control panel is rotatable to alternately expose said buttons to said manual manipulation while said control panel is in a first orientation and conceal said buttons from said manual manipulation while said control panel is in a second orientation;a boss formed on said curved portion of said control panel between said pair of bases, said boss engaging said exterior form;a first edge of said housing extending in a perpendicular direction from a front side of said housing towards an interior of said monitor, said boss contacting said first edge when said control panel is rotated to said first orientation; anda second edge of said housing extending from said front side of said housing transversely to said first edge, said boss contacting said second edge when said control panel is rotated to said second orientation.