Flat panel monitor stands

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9292043-B2
Application number	US-201114117701-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2011
Priority date	Jun 6, 2011
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

The present disclosure provides flat panel monitor stands and related systems and methods. The flat panel monitor stands can comprise a base including a pedestal and a support arm extending upwardly from the pedestal, the top portion being distally positioned with respect to the pedestal. The stand can also include a tilt mechanism connected to the top portion of the support arm. A bracket can be pivotally attached to the tilt mechanism at an off-center location on the bracket so that the bracket has a low position and a high position when pivoted about the tilt mechanism. The bracket can also be attachable to a flat panel monitor in both the low position and the high position without reorienting the flat panel monitor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A flat panel monitor stand, comprising:
a base including a pedestal and a support arm extending upwardly from the pedestal, the support arm including a top portion being distally positioned with respect to the pedestal;
a tilt mechanism connected to the top portion of the support arm; and
a bracket pivotally attached to the tilt mechanism at an off-center location on the bracket, the bracket being pivotable about the tilt mechanism into each of a low position and a high position, the bracket further being attachable to a flat panel monitor in each of the low position and the high position while maintaining a fixed upright orientation of the flat panel monitor.

2. The monitor stand of claim 1 , wherein the tilt mechanism is a bi-directional tilt mechanism.

3. The monitor stand of claim 1 , wherein the tilt mechanism is an omni-directional tilt mechanism.

4. The monitor stand of claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism to lock the bracket with respect to the tilt mechanism in the low position or the high position.

5. The monitor stand of claim 4 , wherein the locking mechanism includes threaded screws that pass partially through the bracket and into the tilt mechanism, holding the bracket firmly against the tilt mechanism.

6. The monitor stand of claim 4 , wherein the locking mechanism is a mechanical clip that fixes the pivotal relationship between the bracket and the tilt mechanism.

7. The monitor stand of claim 1 , wherein the low position and the high position are 180 degrees apart when the bracket is pivoted about the tilt mechanism.

8. A free-standing flat panel monitor system, comprising:
the flat panel monitor stand of claim 1 ; and
the flat panel monitor.

9. The free-standing flat panel monitor system of claim 8 , wherein the flat panel monitor is attached to the bracket and the bracket is locked in the low position or the high position.

10. A method of making a flat panel monitor stand, comprising:
forming a base including a pedestal and a support arm extending upwardly from the pedestal, the support arm including a top portion being distally positioned with respect to the pedestal;
attaching a tilt mechanism to the top portion of the support arm;
pivotally attaching a bracket to the tilt mechanism at an off-center location on the bracket, the bracket being pivotable about the tilt mechanism into either of a low position and a high position, the bracket further being attachable to a flat panel monitor when in either of the low position or the high position while maintaining a fixed upright orientation of the flat panel monitor; and
supplying a locking mechanism to lock the bracket with respect to the tilt mechanism in the low position or the high position.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein a first portion of the tilt mechanism is formed with or attached to the base, and a second portion of the tilt mechanism is hingedly attached to the first portion of the tilt mechanism.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the locking mechanism includes threaded screws that pass through the bracket and into the tilt mechanism.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the low position and the high position are 180 degrees apart when the bracket is pivoted about the tilt mechanism.

14. A method of assembling and positioning a flat panel monitor on a stand, comprising:
orienting a base for assembly, the base including a pedestal and a support arm extending upwardly from the pedestal, the support arm including a top portion being distally positioned with respect to the pedestal and being connected to a tilt mechanism;
pivoting a bracket about the tilt mechanism to either a low position or a high position, wherein the bracket is attached to the tilt mechanism at an off-center location on the bracket and can be pivoted to each of the low position or high position;
locking the bracket with respect to the tilt mechanism in the low position or the high position; and
attaching a flat panel monitor to the bracket, the flat panel monitor maintained a fixed upright orientation in either of the low position or the high position.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising the step of adjusting the tilt mechanism, independent of the pivoting step, to provide a viewing angle for the monitor.

Assignees

• Drew Paul L
• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Drew Paul L

Classifications

• G06F1/1601 Primary

  Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• F16M11/2021

  around a horizontal axis (F16M11/2035 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16M11/105

  the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation · CPC title

• Y10T29/49963

  Threaded fastener · CPC title