US 12,460,767 B2
Arm assembly
Michael P. Barros, Minnetonka, MN (US); Thiem Chan Duong Wong, Brooklyn Park, MN (US); Linnea Londborg, Minneapolis, MN (US); David James Prince, Saint Paul, MN (US); Saeb Salih Asamarai, Columbia Heights, MN (US); and John William Theis, St. Paul, MN (US)
Assigned to Ergotron, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Appl. No. 18/003,134
Filed by Ergotron, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 18, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/038026
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/262544, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/062,101, filed on Aug. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/043,230, filed on Jun. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0288023 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. F16M 13/02 (2006.01); F16M 11/08 (2006.01); F16M 11/38 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 13/022 (2013.01) [F16M 11/08 (2013.01); F16M 11/38 (2013.01); F16M 2200/022 (2013.01); F16M 2200/068 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An articulating arm assembly, the arm assembly comprising:
a structure interface;
a first arm rotatingly coupled to the structure interface;
a second arm rotatingly coupled to the first arm at a first hinge, wherein the second arm is configured to rotate relative to the first arm between a stowed orientation and an extended orientation;
a mount assembly rotatingly coupled to the second arm; wherein the mount assembly is adapted to be coupled to one or more electronic devices; and
a rotation stop assembly disposed at least partially within the first hinge and configured to limit a rotation angle between the first arm and the second arm in a range between 0 degrees in the stowed orientation and less than 180 degrees in the extended orientation, the rotation stop assembly also configured to:
permit clockwise rotation and limit counterclockwise rotation of the second arm relative to the first arm when the first arm rotates counterclockwise relative to the structure interface; and
permit counterclockwise rotation and limit clockwise rotation of the second arm relative to the first arm when the first arm rotates counterclockwise relative to the structure interface.