Removable display screen bezel

• US 4,572,592 A
• Filed: 07/09/1984
• Issued: 02/25/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Haven, Kenneth R.
• Primary Examiner(s): COLES, EDWARD L
• Application Number:
  US06/628,882
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 358/248, 358/254, 358/249, 312/7.2, 312/257 A
• US Class Current: 312/7.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/645 Mounting of picture tube on chassis or in housing

Abstract

An easily removable video display bezel for facilitating the easy and quick removal of the bezel from the display screen. The bezel, when attached, fits tightly around the display screen and serves to frame the image on the screen.

Claims

1. A removable bezel apparatus for a display screen comprising:

a frame;

a first member disposed to abut the display screen including a protrusion having distal and proximal extremes, said distal extreme forming a monotonically increasing curve with the proximal extreme;

a second member, mounted on said frame, having two parallel guides spaced apart a distance approximately equal to distal extreme of said protrusion on the first member, said protrusion on the first member being slideably engageable with said guides;

a third member pivotally mounted on said frame in releaseable engagement with said protrusion at said proximal extreme; and

a fourth means, mounted on said frame between said guides of said second member, disposed orthogonally therein, said protrusion on the first member being slideably engageable with said fourth member;

a resilient means coupled from said frame to the third member for engaging said protrusion of the first member and urging into position the first member against the display screen.

2. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said frame is disposed to support the display screen.

3. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said protrusion is substantially trapezoidal in cross section with a minor base and a major base and said minor base being affixed to said first member.

4. An apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising two pairs of guides, each of said pairs of guides being oppositely mounted on the frame;

and further comprising two protrusions on the first member each being slideably engageable with one of said pairs of said protrusions and said guides.

5. An apparatus as in claim 4 wherein each of said protrusions is substantially a trapezoidal in cross section with a minor base and a major base and said minor base being affixed to said first member.

6. An apparatus as in claim 2 further comprising two pairs of guides, each of said pairs of guides being oppositely mounted on the frame;

and further comprising two protrusions on the first member each being slideably engageable with one of said pairs of said guides.

7. An apparatus as in claim 6 wherein each of said protrusions is substantially trapezoidal in cross section with a minor base and a major base and said minor base being affixed to said first member.

8. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the resilient means comprises a spring.

9. An apparatus as in claim 8 wherein said spring exerts a bias of approximately 5 pounds of force in engaging the first member against the display screen.

10. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the maximum travel of said third member is restrained by abutting engagement with the second member.