Patent ID: 7091961

Claim:
A flat panel computer monitor, comprising: a flat panel display assembly comprising an LCD display screen, and associated microprocessor and support electronics for the LCD display screen; a base that does not house the associated microprocessor and support electronics for the LCD screen; a support arm connected to the flat panel display by a first hinge, the flat panel display being attached to a top end of the support arm to pivot about a first horizontal axis and being held in place by a frictional force in the first hinge, the flat panel display being rotatable about a roll angle “R”, the flat panel display is rotated between a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation, the support arm being attached to the base on a bottom end of the support arm by a second hinge to pivot about a second horizontal axis and being held in place by a frictional force in the second hinge, the support arm being selectively positioned in a fixed angular orientation relative to the second horizontal axis and the LCD screen being selectively positioned at a fixed angular orientation relative to the first horizontal axis to adjust the orientation of the LCD screen in both inclination angle “I” and elevation “B” relative to the base.