Television receiver having multi-purpose chassis frame

Claim 1

A display device comprising: a print circuit board for supporting and interconnecting a plurality of electronic components; said interconnected electronic components forming a circuit for processing an image-representatie input signal for generating an output signal; a bottom member for supporting said printed circuit board; said bottom member being provided with a pair of tracks; a picture tube having a faceplate for displaying successive images in response to the application of said output signal thereto; a front member for supporting said picture tube; said front member having an opening through which said faceplate is exposed; said front member being equipped with a pair of rails which engage said tracks in said bottom member for quiding said bottom member along a path as it is assembled to said front member; a back member having disposed thereon a pair of rails which engage said tracks in said bottom member for guiding said back member parallel to said path when it is assembled to said bottom member; and means for securing said back member to said front member with said bottom member interposed therebetween to define an enclosure for housing said picture tube and said printed circuit board upon assembly of said members to each other; wherein the outer surfaces of said front, back and bottom members define the respective outer walls of said enclosure upon said assembly; wherein the location of said rails in said front and back members is such that said bottom member is spaced inwardly from the leg portions of said front and back members supporting said display device.