Video display screen cover

• US 5,264,765 A
• Filed: 03/27/1992
• Issued: 11/23/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aldo Medaglia, Philip A. Pecorino
• Original Assignee: Aldo Medaglia, Philip A. Pecorino
• Inventors: Medaglia, Aldo, Pecorino, Philip A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ro, Bentsu
• Application Number:
  US07/858,548
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: 177/180, 177/181, 220/331, 248/291, 292/216, 292/225, 312/292, 439/77, 439/78, 439/79, 361/380, 361/424, 318/265, 318/266, 318/267, 318/286, 318/466, 318/467, 318/468, 160/1, 160/23.1, 160/34, 160/98, 160/DIG. 10, 902/8, 902/20, 902/21, 902/30, 902/41, 49/139
• US Class Current: 318/265
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/65 Holding-devices for protective discs or for picture masks
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 160/10 Roll screen
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1047 Closure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1057 Flexible

Abstract

A cover unit for a flat panel video display, for deploying a flexible cover over the display. The cover unit can be separate from the display, both of which can be mounted on or in a wall or the cover unit and flat panel display can be in this same housing which can be mounted on or within a wall.

Claims

1. A cover unit for a flat display panel comprising:

a housing,

means for mounting said housing onto a wall surface;

movable cover means within said housing to be disposed in front of the display panel; and

means for moving said cover means to cover and uncover said display panel.

2. A cover unit as in claim 1 wherein said moving means moves said cover means vertically.

3. A cover unit as in claim 2 wherein said cover means is flexible and is moved vertically up and down.

4. A cover unit as in claim 3 wherein said moving means includes a roller into which said cover means is rolled and unrolled.

5. A cover unit as in claim 4 wherein said moving means is manually operated.

6. A cover unit as in claim 4 wherein said moving means is motor operated.

7. A cover unit as in claim 1 wherein said cover means comprises a panel and said moving means moves said panel horizontally.

8. A cover unit as in claim 1 wherein said flat display panel is also mounted within said housing.

9. A cover unit as in claim 8 wherein said display panel is a flat panel video display means.

10. A cover unit as in claim 1 wherein said moving means is motor operated, and said cover unit further comprises means remote from said housing for actuating said motor operated moving means.

11. A cover unit for a flat display panel comprising:

a housing mountable within a wall;

movable cover means within said housing to be disposed in front of the display panel, and

means within said housing for moving said cover means to cover and uncover said display panel.

12. A cover unit as in claim 11 wherein said housing further comprises a box frame for mounting between the wall studs.

13. A cover unit as in claim 11 wherein said moving means is motor operated, and said cover unit further comprises means remote from said cover unit for actuating said motor operated moving means.

14. A cover unit as in claim 11 wherein said display panel is a flat panel video display means.

15. A cover unit for a flat display panel comprising:

a housing mountable within a wall,

a display panel within said housing;

movable cover means within said housing to be disposed in front of the display panel, and

means within said housing for moving said cover means to cover and uncover said display panel.

16. A cover unit as in claim 15 wherein said display panel is a flat panel video display means.