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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1997
Robert Carlton Lynch, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin Henry Myers, Durham, NC (US);
Ronald Alan Smith, Apex, NC (US);
William Lewis Talley, Raleigh, NC (US);
Edward Randolph Veals, Pawleys Island, SC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer Input/Output (I/O) assembly including a stand for supporting an I/O device, such as a display or the like. The stand includes a main support member and an auxiliary support member offset from the main support member. A mechanism providing swivel and rotational motions coupled the main support member to a base and another mechanism providing swivel, rotation, and tilt motions couples the auxiliary support member to the I/O device. The total rotational motion provided by the mechanisms is greater than 360.degree..