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US 8,616,509 B2Granted
Support for direct light displays
AssigneeBarco N.V.
InventorsTom Declerck, Wesley Vercoutere
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Abstract
The present invention relates to supports for stacking multiple display elements. The supports are connected in a firm way to one another by a hinge which can, if required, be easily disconnected.
Claims10
A support system for supporting multiple planar displays comprising:
- at least a first stacking foot and a second stacking foot, each of said at least first stacking foot and second stacking foot comprising a base support configured to vertically support at least one planar display;
- a movable connection connecting the first stacking foot and the second stacking foot with each other, the movable connection comprising a hinge mechanism configured to join the first and second stacking foot to each other, wherein said hinge mechanism comprises a first part coupled to the first stacking foot and a second part coupled to the second stacking foot, said first part comprising at least one first claw and said second part comprising at least one receiving part for the at least one first claw,
- wherein the hinge mechanism has an axis which extends perpendicular to the plane of a planar display when the planar display is supported by the first or second stacking foot, and wherein said movable connection is configured in a way such that said at least one first claw is arranged to align the first stacking foot with the second stacking foot when the first claw and the receiving part are connected together.
A stacking foot used in a support system for supporting multiple planar displays having at least a first stacking foot and a second stacking foot and a movable connection connecting the first stacking foot and the second stacking foot with each other, said stacking foot comprising:
- a first side and a second side, wherein the at least first side comprises a first part configured to form a moveable connection with a second part of another stacking foot in the support system,
- wherein said first part comprises at least one first claw configured in a way such that said at least one first claw is arranged to align the stacking foot with the another stacking foot when the first claw of the stacking foot is connected with a receiving part of the second part of the another stacking foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.