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US 5,683,066 AGranted
Support for central processing unit
OwnerJohn Patrick McCanninventor
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Abstract
A support for a central processing unit of vertical design which can be adjustably interconnected with a vertical column, such as a table leg, so that the CPU can be conveniently and securely mounted beneath the table top above floor level and out of harms way. The support of the invention is readily adjustable to accommodate CPUs of various sizes and can be positioned at various vertical locations along the table leg.
Claims10
A support for a central processing unit which can be removably connected to a table leg, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a base assembly for supporting the base of the central processing unit including:
- (i) a first member including a first base plate disposed in a first plane and a generally planar upstanding side wall connected to said base plate and extending generally perpendicularly thereto;
- (ii) a second member including a second base plate disposed in a second plane parallel to said first plane and a generally planar upstanding side wall connected to said second base plate and extending generally perpendicularly thereto;
- (iii) adjustment means for adjustably interconnecting said base plates of said first and second members for movement of said second base plate relative to said first base plate between first and second positions to vary the distance between said upstanding side walls;
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- (iv) first connector means connected to said generally planar, upstanding side wall of said first member for circumscribing the table leg and for connecting said first member to the table leg at a first location;
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- (b) a top assembly vertically spaced from said base assembly including;
- (i) a first top plate disposed in a first plane and having an integrally formed, upwardly extending end wall;
- (ii) a second top plate disposed in a second plane parallel to said first plane and having an integrally formed, downwardly extending end wall, said second top plate being adjustably connected to said first top plate;
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- (iii) second connector means connected to said upwardly extending top wall of said first top plate for connecting said first top plate to the table leg at a second location vertically spaced from said first location for movement of said first top plate relative to said base assembly.
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A support for a central processing unit which can be removably connected to a table leg, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a base assembly for supporting the base of the central processing unit including:
- (i) a first member including a first base plate disposed in a first plane and an upstanding side wall connected to said base plate and extending generally perpendicularly thereto, said first base plate having a slot;
- (ii) a second member disposed in a second plane parallel to said first plane including a second base plate and an upstanding side wall connected to said second base plate and extending generally perpendicularly thereto, said second base plate having a slot indexable with said slot in said first base plate;
- (iii) adjustment means for adjustably interconnecting said base plates of said first and second members for movement of said second base plate relative to said first base plate between first and second positions to vary the distance between said upstanding side walls, said adjustment means comprising a threaded member receivable within said slots formed in said first and second base plates;
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- (iv) first connector means for connecting said first member to the table leg at a first location, said first connector means comprising a collar for encircling the table leg;
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- (b) a top assembly including;
- (i) a first top plate disposed in a first plane and having an integrally formed, upwardly extending end wall;
- (ii) a second top plate disposed in a second plane parallel to said first plane and having an integrally formed, downwardly extending end wall, said second top plate being adjustably connected to said first top plate;
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- (iii) second connector means for encircling the table leg and for connecting said first top plate to the table leg at a second location spaced apart from said first location for movement of said first top plate relative to said base assembly.
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