Patent ID: 6775038
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A configurable shield for preventing ambient light from falling onto, and thereby causing degradation of images displayed on a screen, said screen including opposing boundaries, said shield comprising:a shielding element including pliable shielding material that is generally opaque to the ambient light; and a sizable configuring element for providing support and structure to said shielding element and permitting said shielding element to be variously positioned and configured adjacent to the screen boundaries, said sizable configuring element includes a sizable horizontal positioning element and sizable vertical positioning elements; wherein said sizable horizontal positioning element includes a lintel center element and a lintel extension joinable on each end of said lintel center element to form a lintel length sized and shaped to horizontally support and structure said shielding element; and said vertical positioning elements each including a separate end joinable to said sizable horizontal positioning element to thereby support the horizontal positioning element and thereby the shielding element adjacent to the screen.