U.S. patent application number 11/625482 was filed with the patent office on 2008-05-08 for base for supporting apparatus.
Invention is credited to Liang-Yi Chen.
Application Number | 20080105799 11/625482 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39358943 |
Filed Date | 2008-05-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080105799 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen; Liang-Yi |
May 8, 2008 |
BASE FOR SUPPORTING APPARATUS
Abstract
A base for a supporting apparatus is provided. The base includes
a chassis and a foot member accommodated in the chassis. The foot
member is retractable and capable of being stretched out from the
chassis.
Inventors: |
Chen; Liang-Yi; (Kweishan,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
HOFFMAN WARNICK & D'ALESSANDRO, LLC
75 STATE STREET, 14TH FLOOR
ALBANY
NY
12207
US
|
Family ID: |
39358943 |
Appl. No.: |
11/625482 |
Filed: |
January 22, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/188.8 ;
348/E5.128 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 2200/1612 20130101;
G06F 1/1601 20130101; F16M 2200/08 20130101; H04N 5/64
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
248/188.8 |
International
Class: |
A47B 91/02 20060101
A47B091/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 3, 2006 |
TW |
095140863 |
Claims
1. A base for a supporting apparatus, comprising: a chassis; and a
foot member accommodated in the chassis, the foot member being
retractable and capable of being stretched out from the
chassis.
2. The base of claim 1, wherein the foot member is pivotally
engaged to the chassis.
3. The base of claim 1, wherein the foot member comprises a first
section and a second section; the first section is engaged to the
chassis and the second section is movably seated within the first
section.
4. The base of claim 3, wherein the first section is pivotally
engaged to the chassis.
5. The base of claim 3, wherein the first section has a first end,
the second section has a second end, and the second end is
releasably clamped by the first end.
6. The base of claim 1, wherein the chassis has a recess, and the
supporting apparatus has a section capable of being engaged to the
recess.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention is related to a supporting apparatus
and particularly to a base for a supporting apparatus.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Compared with conventional cathode ray tube (CRT) displays,
flat panel displays have the advantages of smaller size and less
electromagnetic radiation. Accordingly, they have gradually been
the main product in the market of displays in recent years.
[0005] In addition to a monitor for displaying images, a flat panel
display usually includes a supporting apparatus for supporting the
monitor and adjusting the height/angle of the monitor. In general,
to stably support the monitor, the base for the supporting
apparatus is considerably large. However, the larger the base is,
the larger the size of a packaged flat panel display is; moreover,
the cost of storage and transportation is accordingly high.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] To solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention
proposes a base for a supporting apparatus. And, according to one
preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base includes a
chassis and a foot member. When the base is packed or users do not
need to use the base, the foot member can be accommodated in the
chassis. Thus, the space of the base is dramatically reduced.
Besides, the foot member is retractable and capable of being
stretched out from the chassis; therefore, users can adjust the
angle and length of the foot member according to their needs.
[0007] Compared with prior arts, the base of the present invention
is smaller and more flexible. Moreover, the base can be used not
only for supporting apparatuses of flat panel displays but also for
different kinds of apparatus that needs a base.
[0008] The advantage and spirit of the invention may be understood
by the following recitations together with the appended
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE APPENDED DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an embodiment of a base according to
the present invention.
[0010] FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the foot members according to
the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0011] A base for a supporting apparatus is provided in this
invention. According to one preferred embodiment of the present
invention, the base includes a chassis and a foot member
accommodated in the chassis. The foot member is retractable and
capable of being stretched out from the chassis.
[0012] FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an embodiment of a base according to
the present invention. In the embodiment, the base 10 is used to
cope with a supporting apparatus 20. In reality, the base 10
usually has a recess, and the supporting apparatus 20 has a section
which is correspondent with and capable of being engaged to the
recess. Furthermore, the base 10 and the supporting apparatus 20
can also be made as a whole without additional connecting
sections.
[0013] In this embodiment, four foot members are taken as an
example. That is to say, the base 10 includes a chassis 12 and four
foot members 14. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 respectively show the conditions
when the foot members 14 are accommodated in and stretched out from
the chassis 12. According to the present invention, when the base
10 is packed or users do not need to use the base 10, the foot
members 14 can be accommodated in the chassis 12. Thus, the volume
of the base 10 is dramatically reduced.
[0014] In actual applications, as shown in FIG. 3, the foot members
14 can be pivotally engaged to the chassis 12. In this way, users,
based on their needs, can decide the optimal angle of each
stretched foot member 14 to stably hold the article supported by
the supporting apparatus 20. Doubtless, the foot members 14 can be
fixed to the chassis 12 directly. In theory, if the center of
gravity of the article remains within the region composed by the
foot members 14, the article will not topple down.
[0015] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, each of the foot members
14 includes a first section 14A and a second section 14B. The first
section 14A is pivotally or directly engaged to the chassis 12, and
the second section 14B is movably seated within the first section
14A. For instance, the first section 14A and the second section 14B
can engaged with each other by slides or screws. Stretching the
second section 14B out from the first section 14A can further
increase the length of the foot member 14. Furthermore, when the
second section 14B is seated within the first section 14A, the
second section 14B does not enlarge the volume of the base 10.
[0016] In actual applications, each of the foot members 14 can
include three or more sections. To prevent the second section 14B
from being separated from the first section 14A because of
over-stretching, the second section 14B can be releasably clamped
with the first section 14A.
[0017] The base, according to the present invention, can be broadly
applied to flat panel displays and different kinds of apparatus
that needs a base. Users can adjust the angles and lengths of the
foot members 14 based on their needs. Compared with prior arts, the
base, according to the present invention, is more flexible and
smaller after being accommodated.
[0018] With the examples and explanations above, the features and
spirits of the present invention will be hopefully well described.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous
modifications and alterations of the device may be made while
retaining the teaching of the invention. Accordingly, the above
disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and
bounds of the appended claims.
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