Television enclosure

Claim 1

A three member enclosure having a bottom, a back and three sides for a television receiver having a tube equipped with mounting pins, said enclosure comprising: a base member forming said bottom and including lower permanent support means for engaging a lower portion of said mounting pins and permanently supporting said tube in said enclosure, said base member also including cover alignment means, cover attachment means, bezel locking means, first means for receiving fasteners, a cavity for mounting a speaker and stiffening ribs; a cover member forming said back and said three sides and including second means for receiving fasteners and upper permanent support means for engaging an upper portion of said mounting pins and permanently supporting said tube in said enclosure, said lower and upper support means constituting the sole means for contact for a tube to be supported in said enclosure, base alignment means having a configuration complimentary to said cover alignment means for mating with said cover alignment means and aligning said base member and said cover member, attachment means for engaging said cover attachment means and attaching said cover member to said base member, said cover member also including bezel locking means; a bezel member including locking members for engaging said bezel locking means of said base member and of said cover member and for forming a stiff enclosure composed of said base member, said cover member and said bezel member around said tube; temporary support means for temporarily supporting said tube during assembly; and said base member including feet on the outside surface, said feet being offset from said temporary support means.