Supportive means for a cathode ray tube

Claim 1

An improvement in bracket means for supporting a cathode ray tube in a display enclosure, said tube being of the type having implosion inhibiting metallic banding means peripherally oriented as a tensioned encompassement of a forward area of said tube at a side-related region adjacent the viewing area thereof, said bracket means comprising: at least one pedate seating segment formed of substantially rigid material fashioned to conform to a discrete area of the peripheral surface of said tube for selective continuous placement between said band and the peripheral side surface of said tube, said pedate segment having side-related vergent regions transverse to the orientation of said banding means, at least one of said vergent regions being formed as a defined ramp having a substantially feathered terminal transverse edge from which the thickness of the pedate material gradually increases to the nominal thickness of the segment; and an ear segment integrally joined to said seating segment and formed of substantially like material in a manner substantially normal to the region of integration, said segment having at least one aperture therein to accommodate means for facilitating subsequent attachment of said bracket to said display enclosure.