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US006758454B2
(12) United States Patent (io) Patent No.: US 6,758,454 B2
Smed (45) Date of Patent: Jul. 6,2004
(21) Appl. No.: 10/611,566
(22) Filed: Jul. 1, 2003
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2004/0031894 Al Feb. 19, 2004
Related U.S. Application Data
(62) Division of application No. 10/222,138, filed on Aug. 15, 2002, now Pat. No. 6,695,270.
(51) Int. CI.7 A47F 5/00; A47B 96/06
(52) U.S. CI 248/314; 248/278.1; 248/917
(58) Field of Search 248/314, 222.12,
248/224.7, 220.21, 346.04, 297.21, 288.31, 917, 918, 279.1, 278.1
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Leslie A. Braun
Assistant Examiner—-Tan Le
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—-J. Herbert O'Toole; Nexsen Pruet, LLC
(57) ABSTRACT
A modular display system for display devices, especially flat screen monitors which is a hub and spoke design whereby multiple motors are mounted at the same hub height. The display system has means for locking the height of each display device using a cam and brake concept adjusted using a jackscrew. For quick change-out of display devices, a bayonet mount is used to attach the display device to the spokes.
3 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets
