Patent ID: 8259437
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B60N,G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a base unit having a back edge that includes a hinge rod; a first display screen rail having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first display screen rail is rotatably coupled to the back of the base unit at the hinge rod; a second display screen rail having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second display screen rail is rotatably coupled to the back of the base unit at the hinge rod; a display screen housing; slidable hinge pins that extend between interior sides of the first and second display screen rails and exterior sides of the display screen housing, wherein the slidable hinge pins are configured to slide up and down the first and second display screen rails; wherein the display screen housing is moveably coupled between the first and second display screen rails with the slidable hinge pins, and wherein the display screen housing is thereby adapted to slide along and pivot between the first and second display screen rails; and an internal coupling mechanism that is adapted to transmit motion of the display screen housing along the first display screen rail to motion of the display screen along the second display screen rail, wherein the internal coupling mechanism comprises: