Adjustable display arm for computer components

An adjustable display arm for positioning an electronic component in a plurality of vertical positions, said display arm comprising a mounting device adapted to be supported in a vertical orientation;

• a sliding arm having first and second opposing ends moveably mounted to said mounting device for movement in a vertical direction between a plurality of vertical positions, said sliding arm moveable in an upward direction upon application of an upward force thereto and in a downward direction upon application of a downward force thereto;
• first and second spaced apart telescopic assemblies attached to said mounting device, each of said telescopic assemblies including a first elongated tubular member telescopically received within a second elongated tubular member, said second elongated tubular member being attached to said mounting device and said first elongated tubular member being attached to said sliding arm, said first elongated tubular member being fixedly attached to said first end of said sliding arm and said second end of said sliding arm being slidingly coupled to said second elongated tubular member;
• a counterbalancing assembly operative to maintain said sliding arm in said plurality of vertical positions in the absence of either said upward force or said downward force, said counterbalancing assembly comprising a coiled spring having a spring force, said spring being connected at one end to said mounting device and at another end to said sliding arm;
• a locking mechanism for releasably securing said sliding arm in any of said plurality of vertical positions, said locking mechanism comprising a ring of compressible elastomeric material within said second elongated tubular member, an elongated rod secured to said ring extending through said first elongated tubular member, and a handle attached to said rod at one end thereof for applying a compressive force to said ring by manipulation of said rod downwardly within said first elongated tubular member, wherein said application of said force to said rod causes said ring to compress in a first direction and expand in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction thereby compressing against said second elongated tubular member and preventing movement of said sliding arm;
• and an attachment adapted to movably secure a computer monitor and a computer keyboard to said sliding arm, said attachment comprises a cylindrical member having opposite ends connected to a respective one of a pair of spaced apart brackets attached to said sliding arm, wherein said computer monitor and said computer keyboard are attachable to said cylindrical member.

A method of positioning an electronic component in a plurality of vertical positions, said method comprising supporting a mounting device in a vertical orientation;

• attaching a pair of spaced apart telescopically assemblies to said mounting device;
• movably coupling a sliding arm to said telescopically assemblies for movement in a vertical direction between a plurality of vertical positions;
• coupling a counterbalance assembly between said mounting device and said sliding arm for maintaining the sliding arm in the plurality of vertical positions, wherein said sliding arm is moveable in an upward direction upon application of an upward force thereto in and in a downward direction upon application of a downward force thereto;
• and releasably locking said sliding arm in a plurality of vertical positions.