Terminal with tilt-swivel display
AssigneePrime Computer, Inc.
InventorsJerry C. Marino, David E. Desilets
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Abstract
A display terminal device including a tilt and swivel coupling mechanism coupling the display portion to the base portion. The coupling mechanism includes a swivel plate rotatable about a vertical neck extending from the base portion. The swivel plate includes a cylindrical top surface on which a complementary cylindrical surface of the display portion is seated. The cylindrical surfaces are spring biased toward each other by a spring mounted on a fastener extending from the display portion to the swivel plate. A horizontal fastener extends from the housing through horizontal slots in the neck.
Claims6
A display terminal including a display portion, a base portion and a coupling mechanism for coupling said display to said base portion, permitting independent movement of the display portion about first and second mutually perpendicular reference axes, comprising:
- A. a cylindrical neck member extending from said base portion along said first axis,
- B. a swivel member including a circular aperture, said swivel member being positioned with said circular aperture disposed about said neck member, said swivel member being pivotable about said first axis, and said swivel member including a first display support member having a convex cylindrical upper surface extending about a first central axis,
- C. a second display support member affixed to said display portion and including a concave cylindrical lower surface extending about a second central axis, said lower surface having substantially the same radius as said upper surface, and
- D. biasing means including a helical spring for biasing said first and second cylindrical surfaces toward each other, whereby said first and second central axes are substantially coaxial with said second reference axis.
A display terminal including a display portion, a base portion and a mechanism for coupling said display portion to said base portion permitting limited rotational movement about horizontal and vertical reference axes, comprising:
- a first vertically extending element affixed to the top of said base portion,
- a second element mounted on said first element and adapted for rotation about said vertical axis,
- said first element defining at least one horizontal slot,
- said second element including a fastening member attached thereto and extending through said horizontal slot, and further including a first cylindrical surface portion extending along a horizontal axis,
- a third element affixed to said display portion and mounted for rotation about said horizontal axis of rotation,
- said third element including a second cylindrical surface portion complementary to, and slidable with respect to, said first cylindrical surface portion,
- mounting means extending from said cylindrical surface portion,
- said first cylindrical surface portion defining a slot for said mounting means to pass through,
- spring biasing means mounted on said mounting means and arranged to bias said first cylindrical portion toward said second cylindrical portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.