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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2003
Oliver Price, London, GB;
Andrew Wills, London, GB;
Alex Lau, London, GB;
Colebrook Bosson Saunders Products Ltd, London, GB;
Abstract
A support for an electrical display device such as a monitor is disclosed. The support includes a pair of support members () connected by a pivot joint () to enable relative movement of the support members () about an axis of rotation, the joint () including an outer hub () mounted for rotation about the axis within a clamping member () attached to one support member (), an inner hub () mounted to the other support member () coaxial with the outer hub () and being rotatable about the axis relative to the outer hub () in a first direction and, a clutch member () between the inner and outer hub () engageable in response to rotation of the inner hub () in the opposite direction such that the outer hub () rotates together with the inner hub () when a compressive force exerted on the outer hub () by the clamping member () is overcome. A universal joint () is also disclosed.