Patent ID: 8177174
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A47B,F16M

Abstract:
1. A monitor lift mechanism for moving a computer monitor above and below a work surface, comprising: a lift bar movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the computer monitor is attached to the lift bar; a weldment attached to a bottom surface of the work surface so that it is stationary thereon, the weldment being mounted to guide the movement of the lift bar relative thereto by means of rollers mounted on the weldment; and a lift cylinder mounted to and extending continuously beneath an underside of the work surface, wherein the lift cylinder includes a cylinder rod which is engageable with a pulley and cable arrangement extending between the work surface and the lift bar such that extension of the cylinder rod moves the lift bar toward the extended position and retraction of the cylinder rod moves the lift bar toward the retracted position.