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Suspended display apparatus
Assignee: Stanley Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-07-26
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Granted: 1993-01-12
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Expires: 2010-07-26
Abstract
Abstract In a suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, a display panel is supported substantially vertically by a front face of a case. A hook arrangement is mounted to an upper face of the case such that the hook arrangement is movable toward and away from the front face of the case. An elongated suspending arrangement has one end thereof fixedly mounted to the predetermined position. The other end of the elongated suspending arrangement is engaged with the hook arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroaki Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:37
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F7/00; G09F7/18; G09F2007/1856; G09F2007/186; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/917; Y10S248/919; Y10S248/922; Y10S345/00; Y10S345/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, comprising: a case having a front face and an upper face; a display panel supported substantially vertically by the front face of said case; hook means mounted to the upper face of said case such that said hook means is movable toward and away from the front face of said case; and elongated suspending means having one end thereof fixedly mounted to said predetermined position, the other end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said hook means, wherein said hook means includes a hook element having an intermediate section bent away from the upper face of the case, said elongated suspending means having, at its other end, an annular element which is engaged with said intermediate section of said hook element, said hook element, being formed with a pair of mounting bores elongated in a direction perpendicular to the front face of said case, said hook means further including a pair of threaded elements which are threadedly engaged with the upper face of said case respectively through said mounting bores.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, comprising: a case having a front face and an upper face; a display panel supported substantially vertically by the front face of said case; hook means mounted to the upper face of said case such that said hook means is movable toward and away from the front face of said case; and elongated suspending means having one end thereof fixedly mounted to said predetermined position, the other end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said hook means, wherein said hook means includes a hook element having an intermediate section bent away from the upper face of the case, said elongated suspending means having, at its other end, an annular element which is engaged with said intermediate section of said hook element, said hook element, being formed with a pair of mounting bores elongated in a direction perpendicular to the front face of said case, said hook means further including a pair of threaded elements which are threadedly engaged with the upper face of said case respectively through said mounting bores.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
155 words
A suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, comprising: a case having a front face and an upper face; a display panel supported substantially vertically by the front face of said case; hook means mounted to the upper face of said case for movement toward and away from the front face of said case into selected adjusted positions; means carried by said case for fixing said hook means in said selected adjusted positions; and elongated suspending means having one end thereof fixedly mounted to said predetermined position, the other end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said hook means, whereby the inclination of the display panel may be adjusted; said hooking means including a hook element having an intermediate section bent away from the upper face of the case, said elongated suspending means having, at its other end, an annular element which is engaged with said intermediate section of said hook element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
155 words
A suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, comprising: a case having a front face and an upper face; a display panel supported substantially vertically by the front face of said case; hook means mounted to the upper face of said case for movement toward and away from the front face of said case into selected adjusted positions; means carried by said case for fixing said hook means in said selected adjusted positions; and elongated suspending means having one end thereof fixedly mounted to said predetermined position, the other end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said hook means, whereby the inclination of the display panel may be adjusted; said hooking means including a hook element having an intermediate section bent away from the upper face of the case, said elongated suspending means having, at its other end, an annular element which is engaged with said intermediate section of said hook element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The suspended display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said intermediate section of said hook element is formed into a reversed V-shaped configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
175 words
A suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, comprising: a case having a front face and an upper face; a display panel supported substantially vertically by the front face of said case; hook means mounted to the upper face of said case for movement toward and away from the front face of said case into selected adjusted positions; means carried by said case for fixing said hook means in said selected adjusted positions; and elongated suspending means having one end thereof fixedly mounted to said predetermined position, the other end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said hook means, whereby the inclination of the display panel may be adjusted; said hook means including a rotary disc movable angularly about its central pivotal axis, said rotary disc having an arcuate slot in concentric relation to said pivotal axis, said one end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said rotary disc, said hook means further having a threaded element threadedly engaged with the upper face of said case through said arcuate slot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
175 words
A suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, comprising: a case having a front face and an upper face; a display panel supported substantially vertically by the front face of said case; hook means mounted to the upper face of said case for movement toward and away from the front face of said case into selected adjusted positions; means carried by said case for fixing said hook means in said selected adjusted positions; and elongated suspending means having one end thereof fixedly mounted to said predetermined position, the other end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said hook means, whereby the inclination of the display panel may be adjusted; said hook means including a rotary disc movable angularly about its central pivotal axis, said rotary disc having an arcuate slot in concentric relation to said pivotal axis, said one end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said rotary disc, said hook means further having a threaded element threadedly engaged with the upper face of said case through said arcuate slot.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
181 words
A suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, comprising: a case having a front face and an upper face; a display panel supported substantially vertically by the front face of said case; hook means mounted to the upper face of said case for movement toward and away from the front face of said case into selected adjusted positions; means carried by said case for fixing said hook means in said selected adjusted positions; and elongated suspending means having one end thereof fixedly mounted to said predetermined position, the other end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said hook means, whereby the inclination of the display panel may be adjusted; said hook means having a pair of clamp elements spaced from each other in a direction along the front face of said case, said elongated suspending means having, at its other end, an annular element which is clamped between said pair of clamp elements, said hook means further having a pair of threaded elements threadedly engaged with the upper face of said case through said pair of clamp elements.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
181 words
A suspended display apparatus suspended from a predetermined position, comprising: a case having a front face and an upper face; a display panel supported substantially vertically by the front face of said case; hook means mounted to the upper face of said case for movement toward and away from the front face of said case into selected adjusted positions; means carried by said case for fixing said hook means in said selected adjusted positions; and elongated suspending means having one end thereof fixedly mounted to said predetermined position, the other end of said elongated suspending means being engaged with said hook means, whereby the inclination of the display panel may be adjusted; said hook means having a pair of clamp elements spaced from each other in a direction along the front face of said case, said elongated suspending means having, at its other end, an annular element which is clamped between said pair of clamp elements, said hook means further having a pair of threaded elements threadedly engaged with the upper face of said case through said pair of clamp elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The suspended display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said pair of clamp elements are formed integrally into a U-shaped cross-sectional configuration.
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