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US 12,551,008 B2Granted
Stand for supporting a computing device
AssigneeRoost Industries Corp.
InventorJames Dotson Olander
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Abstract
A stand for supporting a computing device is provided. The stand may support the computing device at a height such that a screen of the computing device is capable of being at or near eye-level of a user. The stand may include a frame member and a gripping mechanism attached to an end of the frame member. The gripping mechanism may secure the computing device to the stand.
Claims16
A stand for supporting a computing device, comprising:
- a first side frame structure including a first elongate frame member and a second elongate frame member, the second elongate frame member attached to the first elongate frame member such that the second elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the first elongate frame member and operatively movable along a length of the first elongate frame member;
- a second side frame structure including a third elongate frame member and a fourth elongate frame member, the fourth elongate frame member attached to the third elongate frame member such that the fourth elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the third elongate frame member and operatively movable along a length of the third elongate frame member;
- a first cross frame member having a first end operatively associated with the first elongate frame member and the second elongate frame member and a second end operatively interconnected of a base segment of the third elongate frame member;
- a second cross frame member having a first end operatively associated with the third elongate frame member and the fourth elongate frame member and a second end operatively interconnected of a base segment of the first elongate frame member;
- wherein the first cross frame member is operatively interconnected to the second cross frame member, wherein the first cross frame member and second cross frame member are configured to operatively move relative to each other when the first side structure and second side structure are moved apart to configure the stand in an expanded position of use, and wherein the first cross frame member and second cross frame member are configured to operatively move relative to each other when the first side structure and second side structure are moved together to configure the stand in a collapsed position of use;
- a height adjustment member operatively interconnected to the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to operatively move along a portion of the first elongate frame member and selectively engage and fixedly interconnect to a predetermined location on the first elongate frame member, and wherein the height adjustment member has a surface configured to engage a portion of the second elongate member when the stand is positioned in the expanded position of use;
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- wherein the height adjustment member has at least one inwardly-extending detent that is selectively biased towards the first frame member.
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A stand for supporting a computing device above a support surface, the stand comprising:
- a first side frame structure including a first elongate frame member and a second elongate frame member, the second elongate frame member attached to the first elongate frame member such that the second elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the first elongate frame member and is operatively movable along a length of the first elongate frame member;
- a second side frame structure including a third elongate frame member and a fourth elongate frame member, the fourth elongate frame member attached to the third elongate frame member such that the fourth elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the third elongate frame member and is operatively movable along a length of the third elongate frame member;
- operatively interconnected cross frame members interconnecting the first side frame structure to the second side frame structure, wherein the cross frame members rotate relative to each other when the first side frame structure and second side frame structure are moved apart to configure the stand in an expanded position of use and moved together to configure the stand in a collapsed position of use;
- a height adjustment member operatively interconnected to the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to operatively move along a portion of the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to selectively engage and fixedly interconnect to a predetermined location on the first elongate frame member, and wherein the height adjustment member has a surface configured to engage a portion of the second elongate member when the stand is positioned in the expanded position of use;
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- wherein the height adjustment member moves along a channel provided in the first elongate frame member that includes a plurality of teeth, and wherein the height adjustment member is comprised of a carrier with at least one deflectable member ending in a protrusion configured to engage a space provided between adjacent teeth.
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A stand for supporting a computing device above a support surface, the stand comprising:
- a first side-frame structure including a first elongate frame member and a second elongate frame member, the second elongate frame member attached to the first elongate frame member such that the second elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the first elongate frame member and is operatively movable along a length of the first elongate frame member, the second elongate frame member including an upper end portion that extends beyond the first elongate frame member, the upper end portion of the second elongate frame member and an upper end portion of the first elongate frame member are each configured to engage the computing device when the stand is in a fully-extended position;
- a second side-frame structure including a third elongate frame member and a fourth elongate frame member, the fourth elongate frame member attached to the third elongate frame member such that the fourth elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the third elongate frame member and is operatively movable along a length of the third elongate frame member, the fourth elongate frame member including an upper end portion that extends beyond the third elongate frame member, the upper end portion of the fourth elongate frame member and an upper end portion of the third elongate frame member are each configured to engage the computing device when the stand is in the fully-extended position;
- a cross-frame structure positioned between the first and second side-frame structures, the cross-frame structure attached to the first and second side-frame structures such that the first and second side-frame structures are oriented substantially parallel to one another during collapse of the stand from the fully-extended position to a fully-collapsed position, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth elongate frame members is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the support surface when the stand is in the fully-extended position;
- the improvement comprising:
- a height adjustment member operatively interconnected to the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to operatively move along a portion of the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to selectively engage and fixedly interconnect to a predetermined location on the first elongate frame member, and wherein the height adjustment member is operatively movable along the first elongate member, has a surface configured to engage a portion of the second elongate member when the stand is positioned in the fully-extended position, and a deflectable member configured to selectively engage a portion of the first elongate member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.