Patent ID: 8152402

Claim:
A peripheral positioner, comprising: a first link having a first end, a second end, and a mount for a peripheral device, the mount defining a through-hole; a second link having a first end and a second end; a third link having a first end and a second end; a first pin having a longitudinal axis, the first pin rotatably coupling the second end of the first link to the first end of the second link such that a rotation axis of the first link and the second link is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first pin; a second pin having a longitudinal axis, the second pin rotatably coupling the second end of the second link to the first end of the third link such that a rotation axis of the second link and the third link is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second pin, the rotation axis of the first link, and the longitudinal axis of the first pin; a weighted link heavier than either the first link, the second link, or the third link, the weighted link rotatably coupled to the third link or a series of one or more intermediate links rotatably coupled to the third link; and a flexible polymer membrane fully encapsulating the first link, the second link, the third link, the weighted link, the first pin, and the second pin while leaving the through-hole open, the flexible polymer membrane seamlessly extending through and around an entire inner surface of the mount defining the through hole, the flexible polymer membrane including a positioning protrusion extending away from the first link; the peripheral positioner adjustable between a tabletop mounting configuration where at least the first link, the second link, the third link, and the weighted link are configured to maintain a C-shaped arrangement to support a peripheral device above a surface on which the weighted link is resting and a display mounting configuration where the positioning protrusion catches a top front edge of a display while the weighted link extends behind the display to support the peripheral device on top of the display.