Patent ID: 7770856
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: F16M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for supporting a computer monitor of the type which has a thickness substantially less than the height and width thereof, said apparatus comprising: a base structure for resting on a support surface, said structure contacting said surface over a width and depth sufficient to provide a stable base for the computer monitor, the front of said structure extending under at least a portion of the monitor; a support member attached to the monitor for supporting the same; an elongated linkage having a rear pivot attachment to said base structure and a front pivot attachment to said support member, wherein said elongated linkage comprises a four bar parallelogram linkage with two top bars being connected together by a top plate and two bottom bars being connected together by a bottom plate, each of said top and bottom bars adjacent one another being a set of bars, one end of each set of said bars being connected to said front pivot attachment and the other end of each set of said bars being connected to said rear pivot attachment; said rear pivot attachment permitting said linkage to pivot from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position; said front pivot attachment permitting the support member and monitor to pivot to assume a tilt angle within a predetermined limited vertical range during normal use and to pivot rearwardly so that said support member and monitor are generally parallel to said linkage for shipping and/or storage, wherein said linkage further comprises a side support located adjacent each set of bars, one end of each side support being pivotally connected to said front pivot attachment and the other end being pivotally connected to said rear pivot attachment, and a friction producing mechanism located at least on the pivotal connection of said side supports to said front pivot attachment to control the amount of force required to pivot said side supports relative to said front pivot attachment.