Support apparatus for display devices and other objects

摘要

A support apparatus includes an arm assembly attached to a support assembly such that the arm assembly is positionable adjacent to an article of furniture such as a desk or work surface. A mounting device is attached to the arm assembly that is sized and configured to retain a display device. A vertically adjustable attachment mechanism attaches a first end of the counterbalance mechanism to the arm assembly or support assembly. The vertically adjustable attachment mechanism is sized and configured such that a vertical position of the first end of the counterbalance mechanism is adjustable via movement of at least one component of the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism.

主权项

1. A support apparatus comprising:
an arm assembly, the arm assembly having a first end and a second end; a support assembly, the arm assembly being moveably attached to the support assembly; a gas spring extending between the first end of the arm assembly and the second end of the arm assembly, the gas spring having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the gas spring attached to the arm assembly such that the arm assembly is maintained in a plurality of different positions after the arm assembly is moved relative to the support assembly to any one of the positions; a mounting device attached to the arm assembly, the mounting device sized to retain a display device; a vertically adjustable attachment mechanism directly attaching the first end of the gas spring to one of: the arm assembly and the support assembly, the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism sized and shaped such that a vertical position of the first end of the gas spring is adjustable via movement of at least one component of the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism, wherein the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism is comprised of a receiving body attached to the arm assembly; and a mechanical tool; and wherein the receiving body is affixed to the first end of the arm assembly and wherein the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism further comprises a rotatable member that is attached to the receiving body, the rotatable member being rotatable in a first direction and in an opposite second direction, rotation of the rotatable member in the first direction raising a position of the first end of the gas spring, rotation of the rotatable member in the second direction lowering a position of the first end of the gas spring, the at least one component of the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism being comprised of the rotatable member; wherein the mounting device releaseably retains the mechanical tool and wherein the mechanical tool is usable to adjust a vertical position of the first end of the gas spring via rotation of the rotatable member of the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism caused by the mechanical tool engaging the rotatable member while rotating to rotate the rotatable member; and wherein the first end of the gas spring is directly attached to the rotatable member.