Patent ID: 7559518

Claim:
A support for a computer peripheral device, comprising: a housing having a base therein; a supporting post having first engaging surfaces; wherein the base is pivotably and slidably coupled to a pivoting sleeve, said pivoting sleeve being further slidably coupled to move linearly along the supporting post in a first direction of movement between a first position, in which second engaging surfaces within the pivoting sleeve engage with the first engaging surfaces of the supporting post such that the housing is rotatable to force the pivoting sleeve and the supporting post to rotate in a second direction of movement, and a second position at which said second engaging surfaces disengage from the first engaging surfaces of the supporting post, and wherein said base is rotatably and pivotably coupled to the pivoting sleeve such that, in said second position, said base and housing: a. rotate about the pivoting sleeve in said second direction of movement, b. pivot relative to said pivoting sleeve in a third direction of movement.