Patent ID: 7410138
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: A61B,A61G,F16M,F21S,F21V,G16H,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for variably supporting a display, the arrangement comprising, (a) an overhead track, (b) a carriage coupled to said overhead track such that said carriage can be variably positioned along said overhead track, (c) a first arm coupled to and suspended from said carriage such that said first arm can be variably swiveled about the coupling to said carriage, (d) a second arm coupled to said first arm such that said second arm can be variably positioned in different inclinations to said first arm and such that said second arm can be variably swiveled relative to said first arm about a first swivel axis, and (e) a display coupled to said second arm by a subassembly, said subassembly comprising, (f) wherein said second arm comprises a pair of parallel elongate members joined to form a four-bar-linkage parallelogram such that said first swivel axis and said second swivel axis remain in parallel relation during movement of said second arm between positions having varying inclinations to said first arm, and (g) wherein said first pivot axis intersects said second swivel axis.