Patent ID: 6119994
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A47B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for supporting a first computer component in a selected position relative to a second computer component and a support surface, the device comprising:a base member configured to engage the support surface and the second computer component, the base member including a first plate having first and second opposite facing surfaces, the first surface of the first plate being configured to engage the support surface, and a second plate having first and second opposite facing surfaces, the second surface of the second plate being configured to support the second computer component, the first surface of the second plate being separated from the second surface of the first plate by a gap; anda support assembly having a first portion configured to engage the first computer component and support the first computer component in the selected position and a second portion received within the gap and connected to the second surface of the first plate and the first surface of the second plate, the first portion being movable toward and away from the base member along two mutually orthogonal axes, a weight of at least one of the second computer component and the base member being sufficient to maintain contact between the base member and the support surface when the first computer component is supported by the support assembly in the selected position and the base member engages the second computer component.