Patent ID: 6065841
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: G06F,H01J

Abstract:
A computer monitor hood for use in conjunction with a computer monitor having a top surface, left and right side surfaces, and a forwardly facing screen, said computer monitor hood comprising:a top shading panel having an outwardly facing surface, a monitor facing surface, front, rear, left, and right side edges;left and right side shading panels each having an outwardly facing surface, a monitor facing surface, front, rear, top, and bottom edges, and being operatively attached at their respective top edges to said top shading panel at said left and right side edges thereof, respectively, so as to each depend from the respective side edge thereof; anda front-to-rear main axis;wherein said top shading panel and said left and right side shading panels are formed as a monolithic structure which is made of a rigid material having elastic memory;wherein said left and right side shading panels have been formed in a manner such that, when in an unstressed position, their respective bottom edges are closer together than their respective top edges; andwherein when said computer monitor hood is in place on a computer monitor, a portion of said monitor facing surface of said top shading panel rests on a contacted portion of the top surface of the computer monitor, and said bottom edges of said left and right side shading panels are further apart than when in their unstressed position;whereby, a portion of each of said monitor facing surfaces of said left and right side shading panels is biased into frictional contact with a portion of said left and right side surfaces, respectively, of the computer monitor as a consequence of said elastic memory attempting to restore said left and right side shading panels to their unstressed position, thereby permitting placement of said computer monitor hood on a computer monitor such that said top, left side, and right side shading panels each project further forwardly on the computer monitor than the computer monitor screen by a selected amount, so as to shade the computer monitor screen.