Patent ID: 6737797
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A cathode-ray tube having a funnel sealed at one end to a faceplate panel with a viewing screen on an interior surface thereof, the funnel and the faceplate panel form an evacuated envelope, a mask frame assembly supported within the envelope and in proximity to the screen, comprising:an internal conductive coating supported on an inside surface of the funnel, the funnel having an anode button in electrical contact with the internal conductive coating; an internal magnetic shield secured to the mask frame assembly; the internal magnetic shield having an exterior surface extending along at least a portion of the inside surface of the funnel and being spaced therefrom; and, a knee action circuit connector disposed between the exterior surface of the magnetic shield and the inside surface of the funnel, wherein the knee action circuit connector has two legs joined to each other by a curved first contact portion, each leg having an end being in contact with the exterior surface of the internal magnetic shield and opposite the curved first contact portion the curved first contact portion resiliently engaging the internal conductive coating.