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Unseen flat screen

US8054388B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
21References
19Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 2005
Grant dateNov 8, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 21, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16M2200/068
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A support apparatus is provided for supporting a television or other video display for movement between a viewing position and a storage position. The support apparatus is attached to the frame of an article of furniture such as a bed. The support apparatus may allow the video display to rotate from a vertical, viewing position to a horizontal position in which the video display can be retracted beneath the article of furniture for storage. The movement of the support apparatus may be manual or automatic.

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