LCD monitor pedestal
AssigneeBenq Corporation
InventorWen-Chung Ho
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Abstract
The invention provides a pedestal for supporting a monitor. The pedestal includes a first base and a second base. The first base further includes a first supporting surface and a recess, while the second base further includes a second supporting surface. The second base is movably connected to the first base such that it can be reciprocated between a first position and a second position. The invention utilizes the reciprocal feature of the second base to increase the contact area between the pedestal and the desktop and reduce the total packaging volume of the pedestal and the monitor.
Claims8
A pedestal for supporting a monitor on a load bearing surface, comprising:
- a first base having a first supporting surface, the monitor being disposed on the first base;
- a second base having a second supporting surface, the second base pivoting on the first base such that it can be reciprocated between a first position and a second position,
- wherein the second supporting surface is co-planar with the first supporting surface to define a first supporting area abutting the load bearing surface for supporting the monitor when the second base is positioned at the second position, the second supporting surface is received within the first base to define a second supporting area abutting the load bearing surface when the second base is positioned at the first position, and the second supporting area is less than the first supporting area.
A flat display device, comprising:
- a monitor;
- and
- a pedestal for supporting the monitor on a load bearing surface, having a first base and a second base, the first base having a first supporting surface, the monitor being disposed on the first base, the second base having a second supporting surface, and the second base pivoting on the first base such that it can be reciprocated between a first position and a second position,
- wherein the second supporting surface is co-planar with the first supporting surface to define a first supporting area abutting the load bearing surface for supporting the monitor when the second base is positioned at the second position, the second supporting surface is received within the first base to define a second supporting area abutting the load bearing surface when the second base is positioned at the first position, and the second supporting area is less than the first supporting area.
A pedestal for supporting a monitor on a load bearing surface, comprising:
- a first base having a first supporting surface, the monitor being disposed on the first base;
- a second base having a second supporting surface, the second base pivoting on the first base such that it can be reciprocated between a first position and a second position,
- wherein the second supporting surface is co-planar with the first supporting surface and defining a first supporting area abutting the load bearing surface for supporting the monitor when the second base is positioned at the second position, the second supporting surface being received within the first base and defining a second supporting area abutting the load bearing surface when the second base is positioned at the first position, the first and second supporting areas having respective peripheral edges, the peripheral edge of the first supporting area encompassing a greater area than the peripheral edge of the second supporting area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.