VIDEO CONSOLE DISPLAY SCREEN/HOUSING AND INTEGRATED SENSING BAR
First Claim
1. A portable video display unit comprising:
- a cage-type casing adapted for removably housing and positively retaining an electronic video game console therein, said cage-type casing defining an enclosed cavity there within substantially complementary to said electronic video game console, said casing having a substantially flat top surface and an access opening for receiving said electronic video game console in said cavity; and
a video display panel including a viewing surface provided with a display screen and a back surface opposite to said viewing surface, said video display panel being pivotally mounted to said casing for pivoting between a stowed position wherein said video display panel is substantially parallel to said top surface so that said viewing surface faces said top surface, an exposed position wherein said video display panel is substantially parallel to said top surface so that said back surface faces said top surface, and a deployed position wherein said video display member projects outwardly from said top surface with said display screen oriented so as to be viewable by a user of said electronic video game console;
said cage-type casing including an audio/video connector and a power connector provided inside said cage-type casing and adapted to engage complementary audio/video and power connectors of said electronic video game console;
said video display panel further including an integral sensing bar formed into said viewing surface thereof said integral sensing bar emitting a plurality of signals marking a position of said viewing surface of said video display panel relative to a remote controller of said electronic video game console.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a portable video display unit adapted for removably housing and positively retaining an electronic video game console. A casing includes a substantially flat top surface and an access opening for receiving the electronic video game console. The video display panel includes a viewing surface provided with a display screen pivotally mounted to the casing for pivoting between a stowed position and an exposed deployed position. In the deployed position the video display member projects outwardly from the top surface with the display screen oriented so as to be viewable by a user. The casing includes an audio/video connector and a power connector and is adapted to engage complementary audio/video and power connectors of the electronic video game console. The video display panel further includes an integral sensing bar formed into the viewing surface of the display unit.
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10 Claims
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1. A portable video display unit comprising:
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a cage-type casing adapted for removably housing and positively retaining an electronic video game console therein, said cage-type casing defining an enclosed cavity there within substantially complementary to said electronic video game console, said casing having a substantially flat top surface and an access opening for receiving said electronic video game console in said cavity; and a video display panel including a viewing surface provided with a display screen and a back surface opposite to said viewing surface, said video display panel being pivotally mounted to said casing for pivoting between a stowed position wherein said video display panel is substantially parallel to said top surface so that said viewing surface faces said top surface, an exposed position wherein said video display panel is substantially parallel to said top surface so that said back surface faces said top surface, and a deployed position wherein said video display member projects outwardly from said top surface with said display screen oriented so as to be viewable by a user of said electronic video game console; said cage-type casing including an audio/video connector and a power connector provided inside said cage-type casing and adapted to engage complementary audio/video and power connectors of said electronic video game console; said video display panel further including an integral sensing bar formed into said viewing surface thereof said integral sensing bar emitting a plurality of signals marking a position of said viewing surface of said video display panel relative to a remote controller of said electronic video game console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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