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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162271 | Support frame with an adjustable mechanism A support frame with an adjustable mechanism includes a fasten base, a displacement cylinder and an air pressure bar. The fasten base has a guiding cylinder. The displacement cylinder is sleeved with the guiding cylinder and has a relative motion relative to the gui... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8061663 | Support mechanism A support mechanism includes a base and a lifting mechanism mounted on the base. The base defines a limiting slot. The lifting mechanism includes a first arm, a second arm, a connecting mechanism including a rod, and an elastic member. The first arm has a first end ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047480 | Flat panel display having height adjusting member An exemplary flat panel display (200) includes a display body (21) and a height adjusting member (23). The height adjusting member includes a supporting member (25) and a base (26). The supporting member includes a slider (30 | 11/01/2011 |
| 7883063 | Flat panel monitor assembly with weight adjust mechanism A device comprising a monitor and a monitor support stand. The monitor support is configured to hold the monitor in a plurality of fixed locations. The monitor support includes a spring, a spring counterweight balance, and a cam. The spring is configured to support ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7828255 | Supporting rack having compensating mechanism A supporting rack having a compensating mechanism includes a rack body, an action force compensating assembly, a transmission element and a supporting plate. The rack body has a base and support arms. The action force compensating assembly is provided in the rack bo... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7669812 | Stand for display device A stand for a display device that adjusts the height and tilt of the display device in a variety of ways to increase user convenience is provided. The stand includes a sliding portion, a supporting portion, and a base. The sliding portion extends toward a rear surfa... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7216840 | Supporting framework for a swivel chair or swivel table A supporting framework for a swivel chair or table includes a gas spring and a cylinder put on the gas spring. The cylinder includes two opposite holes and a plurality of equally circumferentially spaced longitudinal apertures. Spring loaded posts and lock bars are ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207278 | Electrically-driven computer monitor lift and storage assembly An assembly for selectively lifting a computer monitor, and particularly a flat screen computer monitor, from a storage position below the top of a desk or table, to a use position above the top in which the monitor is visible to the user. The assembly includes a st... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7159828 | Display panel supporting device with cushion mechanism A display panel supporting device with cushion mechanism comprising a fixed supporting column, a sliding column fitted into the supporting column and arranged to move in sliding manner relative to the fixed supporting column for adjusting the height of the display p... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7104203 | Height adjustable device for a retractable tube assembly A height adjustable device is received in the inner tube which is retractably inserted in an outer tube, and includes a base which is fixed in the inner tube and two stop plates are pivotably connected of the base. Two respective first ends of the two stop plates ex... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7065812 | Patient care equipment management system An equipment management system provides an equipment support for supporting patient care equipment. The equipment support may be mountable on an arm that extends from a wall, on a column depending from the arm, on a wall mount, on a stand, or on a patient support. V... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065811 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048238 | Telescope support stand system A telescope support stand system for side cutaway view of the present invention in the contracted position. The telescope support stand system includes a base that is permanently secured to a floor, a lower tube attached to the base, an upper tube slidably positione... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044423 | Compound lift device The present invention is a compound motorized lift device facilitating the uninterrupted and nearly noiseless movement of a low-profile television. The invention is comprised of a base unit, an intermediate unit, and a support unit slidably disposed in a telescoping... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036787 | Display strut adjusting structure A display strut adjusting structure is located on a base seat of a display, comprises an altitude adjusting device and an angle adjusting device. An arc-shaped suppressing plate is located on a sliding plate of the altitude adjusting device, which can push the torsi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017872 | Height adjustable boat seat pedestal A pedestal assembly for supporting a seat including a first cylinder having an inner surface with a plurality of longitudinally-extending channels, and a second cylinder having an inner surface with a plurality of longitudinally-extending channels and an outer surfa... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000873 | Microscope stand having balancing device The invention relates to a stand having a pivotable support arm (2) and a balance weight (AG), in which the balance weight (AG) acts via a cable pull (24) for the weight compensation of the load (G), the balance weight (AG) being arranged in the area o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997422 | Stand Methods and apparatus for providing an adjustable balancing force are provided. This mechanism can be used as a lifting force, a counter balancing mechanism or as a horizontal or other force mechanism. A stand in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presen... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962089 | Device for monitoring cables of a lift A cable slackness monitoring device has a pull cord to detect movement of support pins associated with the cables. In the case of a slack cable the support pin moves downwardly relative to a carrier frame. Fixedly clamped between a nut and a locknut is a trigger ele... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6923410 | Contractible table leg structure The present invention discloses a contractible table leg structure, comprising: an external sleeve; a folding rod, being a rod member with a cross section substantially in successive V-shaped turning surfaces, and having an included angle in the middle, a plurality ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921056 | Mechanical arm and counterbalance assembly A mechanical assembly includes an arm and an extension link that rotate about a pivot point, a yoke, and a force generating device. The yoke includes a first slot in which a pin of the link resides. The yoke translates in a plane responsive to rotation of the counte... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918564 | Height adjustable apparatus for supporting flat monitor A height-adjustable apparatus for supporting a flat monitor is disclosed. The height-adjustable apparatus includes a first support unit, an elastic element, and a second support unit. The first support unit has a first engaging device. One end of the elastic element... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6796537 | Lifting base for a LCD monitor A lifting base for a LCD monitor includes a frame, a lifting device and a pair of clamping members. The frame has two rails extending from two sides respectively. The lifting device has a pair of sliding parts and a pair of guiding plates. The sliding parts are conn... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6763286 | Stand A stand having an automatically correctable balancing system and balancing mechanisms electrically controlled by a computer (10). Replaceable accessories can be joined to a component (9) movably joined to the stand (6). Associated with the compu... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6708936 | Stand, in particular for surgical microscopes A stand having a carrier (2) and a load-equalizing unit (18), in the case of which stand there is provided, between the load-equalizing unit (18) and the support arm (2), a counterbalancing transmission (106) at which, independentl... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6629479 | On-car brake lathe having improved support trolley A trolley is provided for supporting and portably moving an on-car brake lathe. The trolley includes wheels for mobility and a pneumatic cylinder for height adjustment. The pneumatic cylinder includes a piston rod, piston, and air valve. The piston has an... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6494422 | Length adjustable column with axial bearing, and method of installation of the axial bearing A length-adjustable column for chairs or the like comprises an upright tube with a longitudinal axis and a piston-and-cylinder unit radially supported and displaceably guided in the direction of the longitudinal axis. A lengthwise end of the piston-and-cy... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6378446 | Counterbalance apparatus A counterbalance apparatus (10) for moving the work surface (100B) of a work station (100) including outer and inner members (12 and 20) having outer and inner inserts (16 and 26) with outer and inner cam surfaces (16B and 26B). A dampener (30) having a t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6315262 | Auto-returning height-control assembly for a chair An auto-returning height control assembly comprising a spindle which is inserted in an outer cylinder and one end is fixed to an end of the outer cylinder, and a first and second cam member which are inserted between the outer cylinder and a sleeve member... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6272853 | Hydraulic lifting-lowering-system for a working table, a couch or lying furniture or another heavy object A hydraulic lifting-lowering-system for a working table, a couch or lying furniture or another heavy object allows the height level or position to be frequently adjusted or changed. The system includes a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid, a hydrauli... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6186467 | Full seat adjustable suspension An adjustable suspension for a vehicle seat mounted on a scissors linkage wherein the spring supporting suspension force may be adjustable over a wide range of user weight, and wherein the scissors linkage permits the seat, which may include a back, to mo... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6119605 | Height adjustable table with counterbalance spring and load balance indicator An adjustable height table has a base with spaced apart side portions, each side having a foot that engages the floor or like support surface. Each side portion includes a lower non-elevating part and an upper elevating lifts. A gear mechanism interfaces ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6076907 | Drawer brace A brace that offers additional support to drawers attached to a roller-brace assembly when the weight or downward force exerted on those drawers potentially exceeds the strength of the roller-brace assembly.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6056251 | Adjustable-height column with depth spring action Adjustable-height column, especially for chairs, includes a guide tube and a pneumatic, selectively blockable piston-cylinder unit for height adjustment located in the guide tube. The piston sealingly subdivides the cylinder into two operational chambers.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6026755 | Counterbalance apparatus A counterbalance apparatus (10) for use in moving a work surface (102) is described. The apparatus includes an upper, lower and center member (12, 14 and 24), a pair of inner and outer cam surfaces (20, 22 and 26) and a pair of inner and outer cam followe... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5992815 | Height-adjustable column with a transmitting mechanism A height-adjustable column has a stationary tube that receives a height-changing mechanism, such as a pneumatic spring having a cylinder and a rod that are axially movable with respect to one another. A transmitting mechanism includes a movable member tha... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5984410 | Cable drive mechanical seat suspension A vehicle seat suspension system is provided which includes, in a seat support comprising an upper housing and a lower housing and a scissors linkage support apparatus, a spring fixed to the upper housing and a cable attached to the spring and wrapping ar... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5868079 | Stand for a monitor and a keyboard A stand for a monitor and a keyboard, which can be used to hold a computer monitor and keyboard so that a human operator may comfortably use the computer in a variety of positions, including sitting in a conventional chair and standing. The stand includes... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5718406 | Counterbalance apparatus A counterbalance apparatus (10) for moving the work surface (100B) of a work station (100) is described. Preferably, the apparatus includes first and inner tubular members (12 and 20), a spring (70) and a cam follower (50). The first member is mounted to ... | 02/17/1998 |
