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US 7,922,132 B2Granted
Accessory holder
AssigneeHumanscale Corporation
InventorsManuel Saez, Bradley Augustine, Aaron Tsui, Lachezar Tsvetanov
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an accessory holder capable of supporting a plurality of accessories and positioning those accessories in three-dimensions. A preferred embodiment supports the accessories in a curvilinear shape that optimizes the viewing position by the user. The accessories include flat panel displays, touch screens, telephones, and other devices used in an office or home office environment.
Claims37
An accessory holder comprising:
- a. a support means;
- b. a curvilinear central track attached to the support means;
- c. at least one support attachment bracket slidably attached to the track;
- d. at least one accessory mounting bracket attached to the at least one support attachment bracket, the accessory mounting bracket being adapted to be removably attached to an accessory;
- e. at least one wing track;
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- f. a linkage mechanism pivotally attaching the wing track to a distal end of the central track such that the wing track is capable of pivoting in the vertical plane to fold on top of the central track.
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An accessory holder comprising:
- a. a support means;
- b. a central track attached to the support means;
- c. a wing track;
- d. a linkage mechanism pivotally attaching the wing track to a distal end of the central track, the linkage mechanism comprising a vertical pivot joint, wherein the wing track is capable of pivoting in the vertical plane about the vertical pivot joint to fold on top of the central track;
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- e. at least one support attachment bracket attached to one of the central track or the wing track.
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An accessory holder comprising:
- a. a mount attached to a structure;
- b. a base attached to the mount;
- c. a substantially circular cylinder attached to the base at a proximal end, the circular cylinder having a distal end;
- d. a gear rack along the vertical length of the substantially circular cylinder;
- e. a hand crank housing movably attached to the substantially circular cylinder;
- f. a gear movably attached to the hand crank housing and operably engaged with the gear rack;
- g. a handle attached to the gear;
- h. an offset arm movably attached at a proximal end to the substantially circular cylinder and attached to the hand crank housing, the offset arm extending from the substantially circular cylinder, the offset arm having a distal end;
- i. a central track rotatably attached to the distal end of the offset arm, the track being curvilinear;
- j. at least one wing track pivotally attached to a distal end of the central track, wherein the wing track is capable of pivoting in the vertical plane to fold on top of the central track;
- k. at least one glider slidably attached to a track;
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- l. at least one accessory mounting bracket movably attached to the at least one support attachment bracket, the accessory mounting bracket being adapted to be removably attached to an accessory.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.