Multi-position keyboard and display station

Abstract

A multi-position keyboard and display station is disclosed. The station can include an overhead mounting mechanism, a display mounting mechanism, and a keyboard mounting mechanism. The overhead mounting mechanism fixes the station overhead, and can include a vertical beam. The display mounting mechanism is receptive to a display, is connected to the overhead mounting mechanism, and is horizontally and vertically rotatable. The display mounting mechanism can include a plate on which the display is fixably mounted, and a right-angled bracket connecting the plate to the vertical beam. The keyboard mounting mechanism is receptive to a keyboard, is connected to the display mounting mechanism, and is adjustable up and down and to and from relative to the display mounting mechanism. The keyboard mounting mechanism can include a plate on which the keyboard is mounted, and an extendable plate that connects this plate to the plate of the display mounting mechanism.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A multi-position keyboard and display station comprising: 
 an overhead mounting mechanism to fix the station overhead;    a display mounting mechanism receptive to a display, connected to the overhead mounting mechanism, and rotatable horizontally and vertically; and,    a keyboard mounting mechanism receptive to a keyboard, connected to the display mounting mechanism, and adjustable up and down and to and from relative to the display mounting mechanism.    
     
     
         2 . The station of  claim 1 , wherein the overhead mounting mechanism comprises a vertical beam having a plate at an end thereof for fixing the station overhead.  
     
     
         3 . The station of  claim 1 , wherein the display mounting mechanism comprises a plate on which the display is fixably mounted.  
     
     
         4 . The station of  claim 1 , wherein the display mounting mechanism comprises a first joint to provide for horizontal rotation thereof and a second joint to provide for vertical rotation thereof.  
     
     
         5 . The station of  claim 1 , wherein the display mounting mechanism is substantially rotatable horizontally through 45 degrees, and is substantially rotatable vertically through 45 degrees.  
     
     
         6 . The station of  claim 1 , wherein the keyboard mounting mechanism comprises a plate with a lower lip, the keyboard placed on the plate and resting against the lower lip.  
     
     
         7 . The station of  claim 1 , wherein the keyboard mounting mechanism comprises a plurality of arm joints to realize adjustability up and down and to and from relative to the display mounting mechanism.  
     
     
         8 . The station of  claim 7 , wherein two of the plurality of arm joints are substantially rotatable through 180 degrees.  
     
     
         9 . The station of  claim 7 , wherein one of the plurality of arm joints is substantially rotatable through 150 degrees.  
     
     
         10 . The station of  claim 1 , wherein the keyboard mounting mechanism provides for extension of the keyboard up to substantially thirty inches from the display mounting mechanism.  
     
     
         11 . A multi-position keyboard and display station comprising: 
 a vertical beam to fix the station overhead;    a first plate on which a display is fixably mounted;    a right-angled bracket connecting the plate to the vertical beam, the bracket connected to the vertical beam at a first joint providing for vertical rotation of the first plate and connected to the first plate at a second joint provide for horizontal rotation of the first plate;    a second plate on which a keyboard is mounted; and,    an extendable arm connecting the second plate to the first plate, the extendable arm having a plurality of rotatable joints providing for adjustment of the second plate up and down and to and from relative to the second plate.    
     
     
         12 . The station of  claim 11 , further comprising a third plate at an end of the vertical beam to fix the station overhead.  
     
     
         13 . The station of  claim 11 , wherein the first joint of the right-angled bracket is substantially rotatable horizontally through 45 degrees, and the second joint of the right-angled bracket is substantially rotatable vertically through 45 degrees.  
     
     
         14 . The station of  claim 11 , wherein two of the plurality of rotatable joints of the extendable arm are substantially rotatable through 180 degrees.  
     
     
         15 . The station of  claim 11 , wherein one of the plurality of rotatable joints of the extendable arm is substantially rotatable through 180 degrees.  
     
     
         16 . A multi-position keyboard and display station comprising: 
 means for fixing the station overhead;    means for horizontal and vertical rotation of a display, connected to the means for fixing the station overhead; and,    means for horizontal and vertical rotation of a keyboard, connected to the means for horizontal and vertical rotation of the display.    
     
     
         17 . The station of  claim 16 , wherein the means for fixing the display station overhead comprises a vertical beam having a plate at an end thereof for fixing the station overhead.  
     
     
         18 . The station of  claim 16 , wherein the means for horizontal and vertical rotation of the display comprises: 
 a plate on which the display is fixably mounted;    a first joint to provide for horizontal rotation of the display; and,    a second joint to provide for vertical rotation of the display.    
     
     
         19 . The station of  claim 16 , wherein the means for horizontal and vertical rotation of the keyboard comprises: 
 a plate with a lower lip, the keyboard placed on the plate and resting against the lower lip; and,    a plurality of arm joints to realize adjustability up and down and to and from relative to the means for horizontal and vertical rotation of the display.    
     
     
         20 . The station of  claim 19 , wherein two of the plurality of arm joints are substantially rotatable through 180 degrees and one of the plurality of arm joints is substantially rotatable through 150 degrees.