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Device for positioning video display unit

US4554590A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 1984
Grant dateNov 19, 1985
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S248/921
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The device for positioning a video display unit (VDU) comprises a supporting structure with a spherical cap provided at the bottom of the supporting structure, and a base with a frusto-conical seat for housing the spherical cap. The center of gravity of the VDU coincides substantially with the center of the spherical cap, and the base comprises a central pin projecting into a slot in the cap. This connection of pin and slot type enables the video unit to rotate in a vertical plane passing through the slot axis and in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the pin axis. One or more spacer rings complete with seat and pin can be stacked on the base to raise the VDU.

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