Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2002-09-12
2004-05-25
Datskovsky, Michael (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S679090, C361S689000, C248S921000, C248S923000, C248S371000, C016S337000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06741458
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a stand for a flat panel display, more particularly to a stand with a base member and a one-piece bracket plate attached to the base member for supporting a flat panel display, such as an LCD display.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2
, a conventional stand
8
for an LCD display
9
is shown to include a one-piece stamped plate with two slits
82
and a fold line
85
. The stamped plate is folded upwardly to form an upright bracket part
80
and a base part
83
. The bracket part
80
is then bent rearward to have an inclined upper mounting portion
802
with two pairs of screw holes
81
so as to connect with a pair of mounting units (not shown) for mounting pivotally the LCD display
9
. However, as shown in
FIG. 3
, no bracing means is provided to brace the inclined upper mounting portion
802
, thereby resulting in weak strength and easy deformation of the inclined upper mounting portion
802
when a force (F) is applied on the LCD display
9
.
Referring to
FIGS. 4 and 5
, another conventional stand
7
is shown to include a base member
73
and a one-piece bracket plate
72
secured on the base member
73
. The bracket plate
72
includes a planar support member
722
, a front connecting member
720
which projects forwardly from a lower end of the planar support member
722
by folding the bracket plate
72
and which is secured on the base member
73
, right and left bracing members
724
,
723
which project rearwardly and respectively from lateral ends of the planar support member
722
by folding the bracket plate
72
, right and left connecting members
726
,
725
which project respectively rightward and leftward from lower ends of the right and left bracing members
724
,
723
by bending the bracket plate
72
, and two upper mounting members
728
which project rearwardly and respectively from an upper edge
727
of the planar support member
722
by folding the bracket plate
72
and which have screw holes
71
to connect with two mounting units (not shown) for mounting pivotally an LCD display. Although the right and left bracing members
724
,
723
can brace the upper mounting members
728
, they are not formed integrally with the upper mounting members
728
, thereby resulting in insufficient bending strength of the upper mounting members
728
. Moreover, the bracket plate
72
is complicated in construction, and the material thereof cannot be reduced.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a stand for a flat panel display which has a reinforced bending strength.
According to this invention, the stand includes a base member with an upper major wall surface, a one-piece bracket plate, and a pair of mounting units. The bracket plate includes a planar support member having a lower end which extends in a longitudinal direction immediately above the upper major wall surface of the base member to define a first length, an upper edge which extends in the longitudinal direction to define a second length and which is opposite to the lower end in an upright direction, and a planar major wall which extends from the lower end to the upper edge and which has right and left lateral ends that are opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction. A front connecting member projects forwardly from the lower end of the planar support member, and is superimposed upon and is secured on the upper major wall surface of the base member. Right and left bracing members project rearwardly and respectively from the right and left lateral ends of the planar major wall, and have right and left lower ends immediately above the upper major wall surface of the base member. Right and left connecting members project respectively rightward and leftward from the right and left lower ends of the planar major wall, and are superimposed upon and are secured on the upper major wall surface of the base member. The mounting units are respectively attached to the planar major wall adjacent to the upper edge. The first length of the lower end is smaller than the second length of the upper edge. The right and left lateral ends diverge from the lower end to the upper edge. The bracket plate defines right and left corners at the right and left lateral ends. The corners extend to the upper edge.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5831696 (1998-11-01), Sheng
patent: 5915658 (1999-06-01), Sheng
patent: 6354552 (2002-03-01), Chiu
patent: 6581893 (2003-06-01), Lu
Amtran Technology Co. Ltd.
Datskovsky Michael
Trop Pruner & Hu P.C.
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