CRT Housing support and rocking tilt apparatus

Claim 1

Apparatus for supporting a display housing while providing rocking tilt adjustment, said apparatus comprising: a housing support member operatively connected to said housing; a base member; means for mounting said base member to said housing support member to allow a rolling tilt movement therebetween, said means for mounting including an involute gear form and rocker means; vertical retention means for preventing separation of said base member and said housing support member when upward force is applied to said housing support member, said vertical retention means including a U-shaped bracket attached to said housing support member and positioned such that the open portion of the U-shaped bracket is directed away from the housing support member, each end portion of the U-shaped bracket being formed to provide an arcuate shaped aperture therein, two L-shaped brackets attached to the base member with one end portion of each L-shaped bracket being formed to provide an aperture therein, said L-shaped brackets being positioned with the end portion containing the aperture in operative relationship with the aperture formed in a corresponding end portion of the U-shaped bracket, fastener means operatively positioned through said apertures; said vertical retention means including a spring-loaded friction mechanism operatively associated with said vertical retention means to assure that said housing support member retains its position with respect to said base after a rocking tilt adjustment has been completed.