Patent ID: 7405773

Claim:
A mechanism for retracting a rigid display into a recess defined in a surface, the mechanism comprising: a pivot shaft coupling the rigid display with the the pivot shaft being spaced away from an edge of the rigid display; a link including a first end coupled with the rigid display proximate to the pivot shaft, a generally L-shaped body having a first body portion extending from the first end in a first direction to the edge of the rigid display, and a second body portion extending in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first direction, the second body portion terminating in a second end spaced away from a display surface of the rigid display; and a gas spring coupled between the recess and the second end, the gas spring including a cylinder, a rod and a bias that urges the rod to extend from the cylinder, wherein the bias causes the gas spring to exert a retraction force on the link for pivoting the rigid display from a deployed position to a retracted position in the recess, the rod being fully extended from the cylinder when the rigid display is oriented in the retracted position.