Patent ID: 6896233

Claim:
A support for supporting at least one piece of equipment, comprising a visual display unit (VDU), said support including a support arm on which the equipment is at least indirectly fixable, a fixing device which engages with a connecting section of the support arm for suspending the connecting section of the support arm for suspending the support and having a changeable engagement point for shifting the center of gravity of the loaded support arm for a given inclination of the support arm so that said support arm lies at least approximately below a suspension point on which the support is suspended by said fixing device, said fixing device comprising a ball and socket joint for a torque less suspension of the support relative to a horizontal axis, at least the connecting section of the support arm having a hollow profile so as to form an internal space at least in the area of the connecting section, said connecting section having at least two recesses arranged opposite each other, and through which the fixing device engages with the internal space of the connecting section of the support arm, and wherein a locking device for the fixing device for locking the fixing device relating to the support arm is arranged at least substantially within the internal space of the connecting section of the support arm.