US 6,416,027 B1 · Apparatus for retracting a television to a stored position and extending the television to a viewing position

Abstract

An apparatus for supporting a flat bed television on a door mounted on a ceiling, or a cabinet which is mounted to a ceiling. The door and television are selectively pivoted between a retracted storage position and an extended television viewing position. Drive nut assemblies threadingly engage and are adapted to travel along drive screws which are rotatably driven by selectively reversible motors. Cables extend over guide wheels rotatably supported on the drive nut assemblies and extend and are connected to the door. As the drive nut assemblies are caused to travel along the drive screws, the cable lengths extending to the door are selectively lengthened and shortened for thereby selectively pivotally extending and retracting the door and television between the respective viewing and storage positions.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for selectively retracting a television to a stored position and extending the television to a viewing position comprising:

a door mounted for pivoting between a retracted storage position and an extended viewing position;
a television being carried on said door;
a drive nut threadingly engaging a drive screw;
said drive screw being selectively rotatable for thereby causing said drive nut to travel along said drive screw;
and,
a cable cooperating with said door and said drive nut for selectively pivoting said door and television between said retracted storage position and said extended viewing position.

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An apparatus for selectively retracting a television to a stored position and extending the television to a viewing position comprising:

a door having a left side, a right side and an upper side, said door mounted along said upper side for pivoting between a retracted storage position and an extended viewing position;
a television being carried on said door;
a left drive nut threadingly engaging a left drive screw and a right drive nut threadingly engaging a right drive screw;
said left and right drive screws being selectively rotatable for thereby causing said respective drive nuts to travel along said drive screws;
and,
a left cable attached to said door generally near said door left side and a right cable attached to said door generally near said door right side, said left cable cooperating with said left drive nut and said right cable cooperating with said right drive nut for selectively pivoting said door and television between a retracted storage position and an extended viewing position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for retracting a television to a stored position and extending the television to a viewing position

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Apparatus for retracting a television to a stored position and extending the television to a viewing position

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