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US3164672A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Controlling implosions in cathode-ray and other tubes

Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1960-10-14
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Granted: 1965-01-05
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Expires: 1980-10-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Burton W Spear
  • 👤 Elgin M Tom

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 01:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/64; H04N5/65

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 190 words
A MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR RETAINING A SEALED CATHODE-RAY TELEVISION PICTURE TUBE IN A RECEIVER CABINET TO CONTROL DESTRUCTIVE IMPLOSION-EXPLOSION OF SAID TUBE, SAID TUBE HAVING AN EVACUATED ENVELOPE FABRICATED SUBSTANTIALLY OF GLASS, SAID ENVELOPE HAVING A GENERALLY FRUSTO-PYRAMIDAL BODY PORTION, A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IMAGE-FORMING DISPLAY PORTION ATTACHED TO THE LARGER END OF SAID BODY PORTION AND A NECK PORTION ATTACHED TO ITS SMALLER END, SAID MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR BEZEL MEMBER RIGIDLY SUPPORTED BY SAID CABINET AND HAVING AN INNER CONFIGURATION GENERALLY COMPLEMENTAL TO THE PERIPHERAL REGION OF SAID TUBE DISPLAY PORTION, AN ANNULAR RESILIENT GASKET MEMBER INTERPOSED ESSENTIALLY FULLY BETWEEN SAID BEZEL MEMBER AND A PERIPHERAL REGION OF SAID DISPLAY PORTION, A LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PROTECTIVE PANEL DISPOSED ADJACENTLY AND EXTENDING COEXTENSIVELY WITH THE SAID TUBE DISPLAY PORTION HAVING ITS PERIPHERY RETAINED BY SAID GASKET MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID GASKET MEMBER IN FIRM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BEZEL MEMBER AND THE PERIPHERAL REGION OF SAID TUBE DISPLAY PORTION, SAID GASKET MEMBER BEING UNRESTRAINED BY SAID BEZEL MEMBER WHEN SAID PROTECTIVE PANEL IS SUBJECTED TO A DISTURBING FORCE DIRECTED TOWARD THE IMAGE-FORMING DISPLAY PORTION OF SAID CATHODE -RAY TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 190 words
A MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR RETAINING A SEALED CATHODE-RAY TELEVISION PICTURE TUBE IN A RECEIVER CABINET TO CONTROL DESTRUCTIVE IMPLOSION-EXPLOSION OF SAID TUBE, SAID TUBE HAVING AN EVACUATED ENVELOPE FABRICATED SUBSTANTIALLY OF GLASS, SAID ENVELOPE HAVING A GENERALLY FRUSTO-PYRAMIDAL BODY PORTION, A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IMAGE-FORMING DISPLAY PORTION ATTACHED TO THE LARGER END OF SAID BODY PORTION AND A NECK PORTION ATTACHED TO ITS SMALLER END, SAID MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR BEZEL MEMBER RIGIDLY SUPPORTED BY SAID CABINET AND HAVING AN INNER CONFIGURATION GENERALLY COMPLEMENTAL TO THE PERIPHERAL REGION OF SAID TUBE DISPLAY PORTION, AN ANNULAR RESILIENT GASKET MEMBER INTERPOSED ESSENTIALLY FULLY BETWEEN SAID BEZEL MEMBER AND A PERIPHERAL REGION OF SAID DISPLAY PORTION, A LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PROTECTIVE PANEL DISPOSED ADJACENTLY AND EXTENDING COEXTENSIVELY WITH THE SAID TUBE DISPLAY PORTION HAVING ITS PERIPHERY RETAINED BY SAID GASKET MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID GASKET MEMBER IN FIRM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BEZEL MEMBER AND THE PERIPHERAL REGION OF SAID TUBE DISPLAY PORTION, SAID GASKET MEMBER BEING UNRESTRAINED BY SAID BEZEL MEMBER WHEN SAID PROTECTIVE PANEL IS SUBJECTED TO A DISTURBING FORCE DIRECTED TOWARD THE IMAGE-FORMING DISPLAY PORTION OF SAID CATHODE -RAY TUBE.

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