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Rotatable computer display apparatus and method

US7082028B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 2004
Grant dateJul 25, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2200/1614
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method adapted to control or assist the movement of a display screen relative to a screen housing. In some embodiments, a linkage assembly is adapted to move a display screen relative to a screen housing. Also, some embodiments employ a hub movable within an elongated aperture, and can also have a projection engaged with a second elongated aperture to help control the orientation of the display screen relative to the screen housing. Some embodiments according to the present invention employ lift devices, lock devices, and other display control devices, such as clutches and friction assemblies.

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