US 6,595,683 B1 · Self-righting, variable-orientation display assembly

Abstract

Disclosed is a display assembly comprising a graphical or alphanumeric display and display source such as a clock or other timepiece; a display housing for retaining the display; self-righting means rotatably coupled to the display and display housing with a predetermined bias; a body; and a connecting means operatively engaging the display housing and body. The connecting means in the form of a Cassegrain assembly allows the display housing to swivel with respect to the body over 360 degrees through a vertical plane and horizontal plane independently. The display, when operatively coupled to the self-righting means, is automatically maintained in a substantially upright position independent of the orientation display housing, thereby allowing the display to be turned to face a viewer at any angle without repositioning the body or leveling the display.

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Dependent claims

A display assembly comprised of:

(a) a source for generating graphical information;
(b) a display for conveying the graphical information to a viewer;
(c) a display housing for retaining the display;
d) self-righting means, operatively coupled to the display and display housing, including a bearing assembly and a biasing means;
the bearing assembly providing relative rotational motion of the display with respect to the display housing;
the biasing means urging the display into a substantially upright orientation independent of the orientation of the display housing;
(e) a body operatively engaged with the display housing;
and
(f) at least one flexible member with a grasping device for releasably securing objects to the assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Self-righting, variable-orientation display assembly

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Abstract

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