Arm apparatus for mounting electronic devices

Abstract

An extension arm suitable for mounting a flat-screen electronic peripheral device, including a forearm extension having at one end a first coupling for attachment to a tilter, a platform or other means for supporting a flat-screen device and at the other end a second coupling. The extension arm also includes a pair of end caps, each having a shaft. The shaft of the first end cap is pivotably rotatable in a support mount, such as a wall, desk or pole mount. The shaft of the second end cap is pivotably rotatable in the second coupling of the forearm extension. The extension arm also includes an upper channel and a lower channel. Each channel has at opposite ends a pair of integrally cast rollers which are pivotably attached to each of the end caps. The upper and lower channels and the end caps form an adjustable parallelogram.

Description

REFERENCE TO CROSS-RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is a continuation application which claims the benefit of the filing date of United States Divisional patent application Ser. No. 10 / 305,568, filed Nov. 27, 2002, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 166,419, filed Jun. 10, 2002, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09 / 405,628, filed Sep. 24, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,478,274, which claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Patent Application No. 60 / 133,378, filed on May 10, 1999, all of which are entitled “Arm Apparatus for Mounting Electronic Devices”, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to an arm apparatus for mounting electronic devices and a method for manufacturing the arm apparatus, and more specifically to an extension arm suitable to mount a flat-screened electronic peripheral device, such as a computer monitor or television and the ...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] The present invention, in accordance with one embodiment, relates to an extension arm suitable for mounting a flat-screened electronic peripheral device, such as a computer monitor or television. The extension arm is inexpensive and easy to manufacture and assemble, and permits a flat-screen device to be mounted substantially flush with a mounting surface.

Problems solved by technology

Extension arms 10 of the prior art, such as the one shown in FIGS. 1-7 and others like it, are ill-suited for flat-screen monitors and televisions, in that they are bulky and cumbersome.

Additionally, the extension arms 10 of the prior art are costly to manufacture and difficult to assemble.

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