Patent ID: 7789355

Claim:
A support stand for a flat display monitor, comprising: a monitor bracket capable of connecting to the flat display monitor; a base member; and an elevator mounted to the base member and adjustably connected to the monitor bracket, the elevator comprising: a support mechanism having a support bracket and a coil spring; an elevating mechanism comprising: a rotatable member rotatably attached to the support bracket; a driven member fixed to the rotatable member; a sliding bracket fixed to the monitor bracket and slidably connected to the support bracket; and a sliding member fixed to the sliding bracket, the sliding member being capable of engaging with the rotatable member for converting rotation to linear motion; and an adjusting mechanism fixed on the base member, the adjusting mechanism having a driver capable of engaging with the driven member and driving the driven member to rotate, a bottom end of the support bracket being fixed to the adjusting mechanism, an end of the coil spring being fixed on the sliding bracket, and another end of the coil spring being connected to the support bracket.