Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Power driven
Patent
1997-03-05
1998-05-12
Brittain, James R.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Power driven
248522, 2483491, A47B 8500
Patent
active
057493049
ABSTRACT:
A television stand including a base having a base bearing plate positioned on an exterior surface thereof and a motor drive compartment and a shaft passageway formed therein for receiving a motor drive assembly and a drive shaft respectively; a motor drive assembly positioned within the motor drive compartment, the motor drive assembly including a clutch coupled between a motor output shaft and a turntable drive shaft, the turntable drive shaft having a turntable drive gear attached to second end thereof, the turntable drive gear being positioned exteriorly of the base and above the base bearing plate; rotatable turntable having a turntable drive socket formed therein adjacent to an exteriorly positioned turntable bearing plate; and a turntable thrust bearing having a central bearing aperture, a section of the drive shaft being positioned through the central bearing aperture, the turntable thrust bearing being positioned between the base thrust bearing plate and the turntable thrust bearing plate. In a preferred embodiment, the television stand further includes a remote control circuit in connection with the motor drive assembly for allowing a user to remotely position the turntable.
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Anderson Gerald A.
Breaux Joseph N.
Brittain James R.
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