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US 4,471,931 AGranted
CRT Monitor tilt mechanism
AssigneeTeletype Corporation
InventorsDonald H. Covey, Kenneth F. Lewinski
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Abstract
A mechanism for tilting a display screen of a CRT includes a detent gear rack molded in the side of an arch supporting therein a pivotably mounted cabinet housing the CRT. A molded detent lever is slidably attached to a side of the cabinet and is arranged to normally be in engagement with the detent gear rack.
Claims8
A mechanism for tilting a display screen of a CRT disposed within a cabinet, the mechanism comprising:
- a support arch mounted on a pedestal;
- means for pivotably mounting said cabinet in said support arch;
- a detent gear rack having a plurality of teeth located on said support arch;
- a detent lever slidably attached to said cabinet, said lever having one end shaped as a pinion tooth adapted to mesh with said gear rack;
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- means for keeping said pinion tooth in engagement with said gear rack whereby said cabinet is prevented from pivoting.
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