Flat panel monitor stands

• Main Author: DREW PAUL L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.03.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ORAPPARATUS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUSPROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; STANDS OR SUPPORTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The present disclosure provides flat panel monitor stands and related systems and methods. The flat panel monitor stands can comprise a base including a pedestal and a support arm extending upwardly from the pedestal, the top portion being distally positioned with respect to the pedestal. The stand can also include a tilt mechanism connected to the top portion of the support arm. A bracket can be pivotally attached to the tilt mechanism at an off-center location on the bracket so that the bracket has a low position and a high position when pivoted about the tilt mechanism. The bracket can also be attachable to a flat panel monitor in both the low position and the high position without reorienting the flat panel monitor.