Abstract: A pivot coupler is constructed to include a hinge base fastened to a stand and holding two packing piece sets at two sides, a hinge bracket fastened to a monitor and holding two washers at two sides, and a shaft inserted in the hinge base and the hinge bracket and locked by a nut to pivotally secure the hinge bracket to the hinge base and to hold the packing piece sets of the hinge base in friction contact with the washers of the hinge bracket.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a monitor with touch sensor capabilities having enhanced stability features. One embodiment of the invention is a monitor with touch input capabilities that includes a monitor panel, a base, an upper support member, and a lower support member. The upper support member is secured to the monitor panel at first and second locations, and is further secured to the base. The lower support member is secured to the panel at third and fourth locations that are lower relative to the first and second positions. The lower support member is also secured to the base. In some embodiments of the invention, the upper support member is adjustable to allow the monitor panel to rotate about the lower support member from an upright position to an angled position relative to the base.

Abstract: A device for tiltable mounting of a component, such as a display screen, on a wall, which device comprises a first part to be fixed to a wall, as well as a second part to which the component can be connected. Said parts are pivotally interconnected via a first pivot. The device furthermore comprises a spring which is pivotally connected to the second part with a first end via a second pivot and which is pivotally connected, via a third pivot, to the first part with a second end remote from said first end. The second part comprises a mounting surface which extends substantially parallel to a supporting surface extending through the first and second pivots.

Abstract: A notebook computer hinge with spring opener is provided. The shaft has a C-shaped stopper ring with an offset notch in the middle section, which allows the coupling block of the rotatable bracket to be engaged by the notch. A spring is mounted on the outer edge of the rotatable bracket through a common shaft. As the display panel is lowered towards the computer body, the coupling block presses against the stopper ring and a torsional force is accumulated by the spring. The force will be released once the notebook computer is opened, enabling the display panel to be separated from the computer body with an appropriate angle, thus providing extra convenience for notebook computer users.

Abstract: A stand for a flat panel display, such as an LCD display, includes a base member, a one-piece bracket plate, and a pair of mounting units for mounting pivotally the panel display. The bracket plate includes a planar support member, a front connecting member projecting forwardly from a lower end of the support member, and two bracing members projecting rearwardly from two lateral ends of the support member. Two connecting members project respectively rightward and leftward from lower ends of the bracing members. The front connecting member is secured on the base member. The support member has an upper edge with a length larger than that of the lower end thereof. The bracket plate defines right and left corners at the lateral ends so as to reinforce bending strength thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a base assembly for a video display appliance capable of easily adjusting a tilting angle and a swiveling angle of a monitor. The base assembly comprises a front base having a coupler coupled to a bottom of the monitor, and moving means for rolling on a ground; a rear base pivotally engaged to a rear of the front base; and a resilient hinge assembly, engaged to the rear of the front base and a front of the rear base, for changing a tilting angle of the monitor according to an operating force applied upward or downward to the monitor.

Abstract: A plane display with a foldable support. The plane display comprises a base and a back plane mounted on a plane display panel. The back plane pivots on the base by a sleeve. The connecting rod is disposed in the sleeve, and slides between a first position and a second position. An L-shaped member is fixed on the connecting rod. When the connecting rod is in the first position, the L-shaped member secures the back plane to the base at a first angle. When the connecting rod is in the second position, the L-shaped member releases the back plane from the base, and the back plane rotates with respect to the base to a second angle.

Abstract: A holding device for monitors provided with displays comprises an underbody and a carrier located above it, on which carrier a monitor is applicable, the underbody and the carrier being interconnected via a mechanism that makes possible a readjustment of the monitor between different adjustment positions. This readjustment mechanism comprises such that when the carrier is manually pulled forwards/upwards relative to the underbody, the links will forcedly steer the carrier between a rear end position, in which the front end of the carrier is located near the underbody and the monitor display is oriented at a comparatively steep angle relative to a horizontal plane, and a front end position in which the carrier has been pivoted up and displaced translatorically relative to the underbody, at the same time as the display has obtained a flatter angle relative to the horizontal plane.

Abstract: A computer monitor is movably attached to stanchions that are pivotally attached to a base of the computer. The monitor can be moved toward and away from the base and can be angularly adjusted with respect to the base of the computer whereby the monitor has a plurality of degrees of freedom and adjustment with respect to the base of the computer.

Abstract: An automatically adjusting support for an LCD monitor is composed of a bottom seat, an elevating part, a rotating part, a longitudinally moving part, and an installing plate. An LCD monitor secured on the installing plate can be adjusted in height by the elevating part, at a horizontal angle by the rotating part, and at a vertical angle by the longitudinally moving part.

Abstract: A tilt-swivel stand includes a base member, a movable member mounted on the base member, and a connecting mechanism for connecting the base member to the movable member. The connecting mechanism consists of a protrusion and a guide groove into which the protrusion is inserted. The protrusion includes a shank and an engaging portion. This engaging portion has a normal size greater than the width of the guide groove. The engaging portion is flexible enough to go through the guide groove.

Abstract: An adjustable inclined angle structure of a computer. It mainly uses a pair of rotating disks to adjust and fix the inclined angle of a computer when it is installed. One of rotating disks use a handlebar with spring pin to buckle up with dividing holes of the rotating disk to fix the inclined angle. Another rotating disk has a long hole corresponding to an anchor element to limit a starting point and an end point of inclined angle travel caused by the above-mentioned dividing holes so that it can be used to adjust the inclined angle of computer, and avoid falling down due to an over-adjustment.

Abstract: A system for managing cables is disclosed herein. A preferred aspect of the system comprises a flat panel monitor having a front surface, a rear surface, a left side surface and a right side surface. The system also comprises a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals coupled to the rear surface of the flat panel monitor and a stand coupled to the rear surface of the flat panel monitor, wherein the flat panel monitor is forwardly rotatable on said the on a horizontal axis; and a plurality of releasably connectable retaining member are coupled to the rear surface of the flat panel monitor.

Abstract: A flat panel display unit can be adjusted with respect to the bezel in which it is mounted so as to provide an optimal viewing angle from wherever the user chooses to locate himself or herself. Four servos located behind the flat panel display unit shift the angle of the display unit with respect to a bezel in which the display unit is supported and moveably mounted. A remote control unit controls the servo system.

Abstract: A hinge device for use in an electric or electronic apparatus is provided, in which a pivoting portion moves with respect to a fixed portion around a hinge portion. Accordingly, the hinge device has effects of a simple assembly and an easy maintenance. Also, the hinge device plays a role of a hinge which can freely adjust a torque transferred to the upper bracket to thus generate a proper frictional force constantly and adjust a rotational angle according to an angle formed by the upper and lower contacting portions of the holder.

Abstract: An display support has a yoke connecting between a securing plate and a pivot plate. The yoke has a linkage movably received between confining holes and a threaded bolt extending through a central hole in the securing plate to be screwingly connected to a nut. The yoke is pivotally connected to the pivot plate via a pivot. Therefore, adjustment of the nut changes the angle of the pivot plate relative to the securing plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for positioning the screen of a monitor that can not only function as a monitor supporter but also position the screen in vertical and horizontal directions to conform to the viewing angle of the screen. The apparatus for positioning screen of a monitor according to the invention comprises a swiveling unit including a lower bracket provided on an upper end portion of a monitor supporting column for adjusting a turning angle of the screen, and a swiveling shaft axially coupled with the lower bracket for turning around, and a tilting unit including a pair of tilting angle adjusting plates fixed on an upper end portion of the swiveling shaft for tilting the screen, a tilting shaft inserted between the tilting angle adjusting plates for moving the screen in a vertical direction, and upper brackets locked with a rear surface of the monitor for housing both ends of the tilting shaft and movable in a vertical direction centering around the tilting shaft.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display and its rotary assembly. The liquid crystal display comprises a displayer, a hinge, a first rotating member, a base, and a second rotating member. The hinge is connected to the displayer, and is disposed on the first rotating member. The first rotating member is disposed on the base. The second rotating member is disposed in the base in a manner such that the second rotating member and the first rotating member rotate together.

Abstract: A stand for an LCD monitor with a back is composed of a locking member, a first pivoting member, a second pivoting member, a monitor bracket, a base and two base brackets. The monitor bracket is attached to the back of the LCD monitor. The pivoting members are securely attached to the base brackets on the base. The monitor bracket can be pivoted relative to the base by using the pivoting members, so that the LCD monitor is folded to reduce its overall volume for packing, storing or transporting.

Abstract: The disclosed system is directed towards a universal support system. The universal support system comprises a pair of arched bases and an arched beam coupled to the pair of arched bases. The universal support system also includes a multi-hinge rotatably coupled to the arched beam and a mounting bracket rotatably coupled to the multi-hinge, wherein the mounting bracket conforms with a mounting bracket standard for mounting displays.

Abstract: A rotatable monitor has a display section being rotatable laterally for 0-180 degrees and covering on an operative section by its front side or rear side thereof. The rotatable monitor comprises a display section with a pivotal section on bottom thereof; an operative section with a pivotal stage on front side thereof and pivotally connected to the pivotal section. The pivotal section has a pivotal mechanism comprising a movable rack arranged on the display section and a fixed rack arranged on the pivotal section and being pivotal with respect to the movable rack. A rotational shaft is provided between the pivotal stage and the fixed rack. The display section can be locked to or unlocked from the pivotal section by retainers.

Abstract: A relatively small transportable desktop computer/workstation with a display panel assembly (2) in combination with a microprocessor or controller (44) is made display screen position adjustable, in inclination angle, azimuth angle and elevation translation movements. The workstation can have a pen or stylus touch screen input function (36) added, so that a user or operator can write, draw and sketch directly onto the screen in a natural manner. The workstation can be placed on top of a desk or table providing an ergonomic man-machine interface for information communications between individual users via a communications network. A keyboard (7, 42), voice/speaker telephone (48), mouse or trackball input unit (46), and communications modem (42) may be added to the workstation. The flat panel display, pen input device and microprocessor can be combined into an assembly, which can be removed from the main body for portable mobile computing operation.

Abstract: A grade control apparatus of display set for tapestry. The apparatus includes at least two guide brackets attached to a wall; holding-down brackets for holding a display device, each having one end being pivotably connected to one end of the corresponding guide bracket; adjusting link transmission shafts installed within each guide bracket, each having one end on which a bevel gear is installed and the other end on which a shifting boss is installed; an angle adjustable shaft being installed between the guide brackets and having gears for being engaged with each bevel gear; and an angle adjustable hand lever for receiving an external force, the angle adjustable hand lever being formed on at least one angle adjustable shaft. The present invention easily adjusts the angle of the display device so as to comply with a user's wishes, and finely adjusts the angle of the display device by a small force.

Abstract: A hinge assembly including a horizontal shaft, and a monitor rotator having one part fixed to the shaft for rotating as one unit with the shaft, and the other part fixed to a rear part of the monitor. Supporting member rotators are rotatably coupled to opposite sides of the shaft, with a supporting member fixed to the supporting member rotators for supporting the monitor at a rear part thereof from the floor at an angle to the monitor. Elastic members are provided to the shaft such that one end thereof is held at the monitor rotator fixed to the monitor, and the other end thereof is held at the supporting member rotators fixed to the supporting member, for providing an appropriate torque between the monitor and the supporting member according to an angle between the monitor and the floor, thereby adjusting a tilting angle of the LCD monitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a portable vehicle video system. The preferred portable vehicle video system comprises a flat panel video display that can pivot flat against the vehicle ceiling when not in use. The preferred video display contains a digital video disk (DVD) player, a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver and at least one pair of speakers. The video display is mounted to a vehicle's headliner by a vehicle mount comprising a block containing a pivot port; said block mounted to an anchor by a nut. A remote transmitter is connected to an audio/video source such as a console video game system or a video cassette recorder (VCR). The preferred system has at least one pair of wireless headphones to receive an audio signal from the display. The preferred system also has a portable stand comprising a base, a battery and a pivot port for holding the video display when not mounted to the ceiling of the vehicle.

Abstract: A support unit is used for supporting a display device having a displaying face, and includes an axle mounted rotatably on a seat. The axle defines a first axis that is parallel to the displaying face, and has a cylindrical outer surface surrounding the first axis. The axle is rotatable about the first axis relative to the seat. A coupling unit interconnects the display device and the cylindrical outer surface of the axle in a manner such that the display device is rotatable relative to the axle about a second axis that is transverse to the first axis and the displaying face. An upright support member supports the seat from below in such a manner that the seat is turnable relative to the upright support member about a third axis transverse to the first and second axes.

Abstract: An LCD monitor stand having a multistage structure comprises a display unit displaying an image and having a receiving groove part formed at the lower portion of the back side thereof, a stand unit supporting said display unit and having a top stand and a bottom stand, and a hinge connector installed at both end portions of the stand unit which allows the unit to be opened and closed completely when the stand unit is rotated upward and downward, and also to be fixed and released at one step or more between complete opening and closure. Accordingly, the LCD monitor stand having this multistage structure rotates a display unit upward and downward, stopping at each step of the multistage structure and obtaining the best suited view angle. It is also possible to hang the LCD monitor on the wall when the stand unit is folded completely, and it is not necessary to separate the stand unit from the display unit for shipping.

Abstract: An ergonomic mounting arrangement for a hinged screen display for a computer, particularly a notebook or laptop computer, that will provide an option to shift the display screen to an extended position for easier viewing, and also allowing tilting the screen display back as desired. The screen display is mounted to one or more hinged support members which can be swung up from the computer casing, the screen display extendible on the support member or members to be shifted upwardly and forwardly closer to the user's eyes. A pivotal connection allows tilt adjustment on the support member or members.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for removably mounting an electronic device to a surface and for positioning the device with respect to the surface. The apparatus includes a cradle securable to the electronic device and a pivot link, which has a first end and a second end. The first end being pivotally coupled to the cradle. The apparatus also includes a support having a mounting pedestal coupled thereto. The second end of the pivot link is pivotally coupled to the support. The apparatus has a base which has a lower face that can be coupled to the surface and an upper face. The upper face has a receiving slot for the pedestal, the slot having a shoulder extending thereabove to engage the pedestal. The slot further has an open end to allow the pedestal to be moved within the slot. The base further includes a releasable locking arm having a retaining ridge located in line with the open end of the slot to selectively hold the pedestal within the slot.

Abstract: A portable electronic presentation system is provided with a LCD display panel that is ultrathin, ultralight, and capable of freestanding operation.

Abstract: Multi-jointed and pivoted mounting systems for support of a flat panel video display and/or keyboard tray, incorporating a plurality of pivot points providing for pivotal motion of one or more components about a plurality of vertical and horizontal axes. Support arms having elevational pivot assemblies, including plastic friction washers and gas springs, offer elevational arm control requiring constant and predetermined positioning effort on the part of the video display operator and keyboard operator.

Abstract: A hinge includes a mounting frame and a pivot shaft coupled together and respectively fastened to two movable parts of a computer apparatus for enabling the movable parts to be turned relative to each other, the mounting frame having a barrel, the barrel having a tapered orifice at one end, the pivot shaft having a collar stopped at one end of the barrel and a head stopped at the other end of the barrel, a copper ring mounted on the shaft and fitted into the tapered orifice, and a springy rubber ring mounted on the pivot shaft and fitted into the tapered orifice and supported between the collar of the pivot shaft and the copper ring and adapted to support the pivot shaft in the barrel of the mounting frame in position.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for mounting a computer system in a vehicle provides for rigid mounting of a computer/display unit in the vehicle so as to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects of vibration caused by operation of the vehicle. The latter advantage is achieved by provision of a gas spring and crank arm arrangement connected to an L-bar, the latter being mounted via its lower, horizontal member to a base plate of the vehicle. The apparatus and method also provide superior flexibility in orientation of the keyboard for use by any occupant of the front of the vehicle. The latter advantage is achieved by mounting the keyboard to the L-bar via a rigid arm having two points of rotation, one point of rotation at its point of connection to the L-bar, and another point of rotation at its point of connection to the keyboard.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flat display with replaceable base stand. The flat display has a flat display panel for displaying an image frame, a support pedestal rotatably installed on the back of the flat display panel, and a base stand comprising an opening which can accommodate the support pedestal. The support pedestal has a protruding portion installed on the back of the flat display panel and a fixture rotatably installed on the protruding portion. The fixture fits inside the opening of the base stand to rotatably install the flat display panel onto the base stand.

Abstract: A hinge engages a cam such that the hinge first rotates relative to the cam, then linearly engages the cam. Preferably, the hinge includes a guiding post that rides along a raised arched surface on the cam during the rotary motion of the hinge. Linear motion between the hinge and the cam preferably begins when the guiding post rides off the end of the arched surface. The rotary motion of the hinge is constrained by one or more engagement assemblies. In a preferred embodiment, one or more cams are mounted on a receiving structure and one or more hinges are mounted in corresponding locations on a detaching structure, where said detaching structure is physically separable from the receiving structure. Engagement between the one or more cams and the one or more corresponding hinges allows the detaching structure to first rotate relative to, then linearly engage, the receiving structure, providing for reliable blind mating between connectors on the detaching structure and connectors on the receiving structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for positioning the screen of a monitor that can not only function as a monitor supporter but also position the screen in vertical and horizontal directions to conform to the viewing angle of the screen. The apparatus for positioning screen of a monitor according to the invention comprises a swiveling unit including a lower bracket provided on an upper end portion of a monitor supporting column for adjusting a turning angle of the screen, and a swiveling shaft axially coupled with the lower bracket for turning around, and a tilting unit including a pair of tilting angle adjusting plates fixed on an upper end portion of the swiveling shaft for tilting the screen, a tilting shaft inserted between the tilting angle adjusting plates for moving the screen in a vertical direction, and upper brackets locked with a rear surface of the monitor for housing both ends of the tilting shaft and movable in a vertical direction centering around the tilting shaft.

Abstract: The display device includes a pedestal having a planar pedestal main body to be placed on a placing object and a planar arm that is arranged in a standing manner having a specified angle against the pedestal main body, and a display portion that is installed to the arm in a swinging manner and has an image display portion. In the case where the center of gravity of the display portion is within a range of a projection surface of the pedestal, the swinging angle of the display portion can be optimally set.

Abstract: A portable computer includes a base and a cover mounted to the base. The base has a first hinge groove formed in an external surface of the base, and the cover has a second hinge groove formed in an external surface of the cover. The portable computer also includes a hinge having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is seated in the first hinge groove and is substantially flush with the external surface of the base adjacent the first hinge groove. The first portion is rigidly connected to the base. The second portion is seated in the second hinge groove and is substantially flush with the external surface of the cover adjacent the second hinge groove. The second portion is pivotally connected to the cover and rigidly connected to the first portion such that the second portion is substantially perpendicular to the first portion.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a moving unit enclosing a display for displaying information, a base portion having an expandable supporting device for rotatably supporting the moving unit, and a supporting position control unit for controlling the supporting device at an arbitrary position. The supporting device is expanded or contracted synchronously with the rotation of the moving unit. A control unit for controlling the expansion and contraction of the supporting device is also provided. The control unit is a cam, a motor, or a gear.

Abstract: A flat panel display device having a reinforcing member to reinforce a connecting strength between a display unit and a hinge member. The display unit has a front case, a rear case, and a flat panel displaying an image, and is supported by a stand having a circular recess provided at a top portion thereof. The hinge member has tilting shafts, rotating brackets secured to a lower portion of an inner surface of a rear case of the display unit and pivotable about the tilting shafts as a center of rotation respectively, and a circular body fitted in the circular recess and rotated in a range of a certain predetermined angle therein. The reinforcing member is secured to the inner surface of the rear case along with the rotating brackets by fasteners such as screws.

Abstract: A monitor stand, provided with a hub mount suitable for exteriorly mounting a universal serial bus (USB) hub used for connecting various peripheral equipment to a computer, is disclosed. The monitor stand has a USB hub including top and bottom covers with a USB printed circuit board being interposed between the top and bottom covers. The hub mount is formed at a predetermined position of the stand and has a hub cavity for receiving the USB hub. The stand also has a means for holding the USB hub inside the hub mount, with the USB hub being recessed into the hub mount.

Abstract: An LCD monitor includes a stand in which cable plugs are inserted through a recess in a bracket so as to be connected to connectors in the interior of the stand. In this way, the plugs are concealed from view, and are protected from tampering or damage. Moreover, during rotation or tilting of the monitor by the user, the plugs and their cables do not interfere with such rotation or tiling of the monitor by impact with any surface located behind the monitor. A printed circuit board (PCB) is supported on surface inside the stand, and the bracket is mounted on the outer frame of the stand and comprises a lower fitting panel, a top panel and side panels extending from the outer frame.

Abstract: A flat-panel display apparatus including a display unit having a screen; a stand unit supporting the display uni; a hinge unit connected between the display unit and the stand unit, to enable forward and backward tilting and leftward and rightward swivelling of the display unit. A pair of tilt stoppers are formed in the hinge unit to prevent excessive tilting of the display unit either forwardly or rearwardly. A pair of supplemental stoppers is formed at external sides of the hinge member to reinforce the tilt stoppers to prevent the excessive tilting of the display unit.

Abstract: A pivot base for a computer monitor includes a base member, a monitor supporting member and a releasable retaining unit. The base member has a top side and a pair of mounting plates that project upwardly at the top side and that are spaced apart in a transverse direction. The monitor supporting member is adapted for mounting the computer monitor thereon. The monitor supporting member is mounted movably between the mounting plates, and is movable relative to the base member in a first direction for locating the computer monitor in a generally upright position and in a second direction for locating the computer monitor in an inclined position. The releasable retaining unit is provided on the base member and the monitor supporting member to arrest relative movement therebetween.

Abstract: A display assembly consists of a display and a mount for positioning the display in a vehicle including front and back seats and a top panel. The mount includes a first shell attached to the ceiling of the vehicle and a second shell connected with the flat panel display. The first and second shells are hinged, thus allowing the second shell to move between a first position where the display is in the first shell and a second position where the screen of the display can be watched by any passenger on a back seat.

Abstract: An adjustable stand apparatus includes a base member and a top member. The base member includes a left portion and a right portion. Both the left and the right portions include elongated openings. The elongated openings include retaining regions having a first width and first receiving regions having a second width, with the second width being greater than the first width. The elongated openings further include tab portions, which extend into the first receiving regions. The top member also includes a left portion and a right portion. Both the left and the right portions of the top member include first guide portions, which extend from a bottom side of the top member. The first guide portions include an outer width, which is greater than the first width of the retaining regions of the elongated openings. The first guide portions are received in the first receiving regions, and are retained within the retaining regions.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image receiving monitor using a liquid crystal display constructed by attaching a liquid crystal display panel (1) to a stand (2), in which the stand (2) includes a pedestal (3), a surface plate (4) in a semi-cylindrical shape provided on the pedestal (3), a cover (6) attached to the surface plate (4) so as to be detachable and constituting a space (5) in an approximately cylindrical shape together with the surface plate (4) when the cover is attached to the surface plate (4), and a hinge (10) fixed to the upper part of the base (7) and having one end projecting outward from the space (5), and the liquid crystal display panel (1) is attached to the one end of the hinge (10) so as to be detachable.

Abstract: An information display system in which positional incompatibility with respect to a user of a display screen is overcome by means of making the screen pivotable to align with the user. Pivotal adjustment can be manual, or (in some embodiments) automatically performed by an in-built user-sensing camera. To protect the display system from children, the display is rendered inactive if the user's height is sensed as being below a pre-set minimum height.

Abstract: An apparatus for an adjustable display for a portable computer results in ergonomic viewing angles for the display. The adjustable display for the portable computer comprises a main computer enclosure, a support slab coupled to the main computer enclosure, and a flat panel display slidably coupled to the support slab configured to slide along the support slab to raise and lower the flat panel display with respect to the main computer enclosure.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for removably mounting an electronic device to a surface where such mounting can be accomplished using only one hand. The apparatus includes a mounting bracket that is securable to the electronic device. The bracket has a mounting pedestal coupled to it which has a lower ratchet surface. The apparatus further has a base which has a lower face that can be coupled to the surface, and an upper face which has a receiving slot for the pedestal. The slot has a shoulder extending thereabove to engage the pedestal, and an open end that allows the pedestal to be moved within the slot. The base further includes a releasable locking arm which has a retaining ridge located in line with the open end of the slot to selectively hold the pedestal within the slot. The locking arm has an upper pawl surface located to engage the ratchet surface when the pedestal is located within the slot.