Patent ID: 9671824
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G02F,G06F,H04N,H05K

Claim:
1. A system for protecting a display screen of a display monitor, the display screen having a screen viewing area, the display monitor including a monitor bezel encircling the screen viewing area, and a monitor housing extending rearwardly of the monitor bezel, the system comprising: a protective transparent panel having an inner panel portion surrounded by an outer panel portion, the inner panel portion having a panel area equal to the screen viewing area, the outer panel portion extending outwardly of the inner panel portion to overlay the monitor bezel; and a retention bezel having a mounting portion and a front flange portion, the mounting portion sized to encircle the protective transparent panel and the monitor housing, and the mounting portion extending rearwardly from a mounting portion front end to overlay the monitor housing, the front flange portion extending inwardly from the mounting portion front end to overlay the outer panel portion, the front flange portion being in contact with the outer panel portion, and the front flange portion having an inward width of between 0.1 mm and 5 mm, the mounting portion and the front flange portion having a material thickness of less than 5 mm; wherein the monitor housing is substantially rectangular with four connected housing sides, and the retention bezel is substantially rectangular, the mounting portion including four connected mounting portion sides sized to extend rearwardly over the four housing sides.