Electronic device support stand
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsShinsuke Tomomatsu, Yoshiki Kinoshita, Takaaki Inui, Hideki Furihata
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Abstract
An electronic device support stand is a support stand for electronic devices that enables rotating the supported electronic device in a confined space with substantially no force while holding the electronic device securely. The electronic device support stand has a holding unit configured to hold an electronic device; and a base unit that supports the holding unit. The holding unit includes a pivot mechanism enabling rotating the supported electronic device with substantially no load around an axis parallel to the surface on which the base unit is placed.
Claims8
An electronic device support stand comprising:
- a holder configured to hold an electronic device, the holder including a holder gear;
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- a base configured to support the holder, the base including a base gear having a first gear and a second gear;
- wherein the holder is configured to pivot from a first position for an operator to a second position for a customer around a pivot axis connected to the base,
- wherein the first gear is configured to secure the holder in the first position by engaging the holder gear, and the second gear is configured to secure the holder in the second position by engaging the holder gear, and
- wherein a portion of the base gear between the first gear and the second gear is devoid of a further gear and is configured such that it does not engage the holder gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.