Patent ID: 6018375
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A monitor, comprising:a chassis having a front cover and a rear cover and enclosing a cathode ray tube, said rear cover having a bottom side, said cathode ray tube having a substantially rectangular band positioned around a screen, said band having a bottom edge, two side edges, and a top edge;a frame having a substantially a rectangular shape, being supported by said bottom side of said rear cover, and being enclosed in said chassis;a first beam being attached to said lower edge of said band of said cathode ray tube, said first beam engaging said band of said cathode ray tube, said front cover, and said frame, said first beam including a bottom plate supporting a first side plate and a second side plate, said first side plate having a first plurality of flanges being attachable to said frame and said bottom edge of said band of said cathode ray tube, and said second side plate being connected to said front cover;a second beam being attached to said top edge of said band of said cathode ray tube, said second beam engaging said band of said cathode ray tube, said front cover, and said rear cover, said second beam including a top plate supporting a third side plate and a fourth side plate, said top plate having a bowed center portion, said third side plate having a second plurality of flanges being attachable to said rear cover and to said top edge of said band of said cathode ray tube, and said fourth side plate having a second plurality of flanges being engageable with said front cover, and said first beam and said second beam distributing the force being exerted on a plurality of fastener connections being used to assemble said monitor on both said chassis and said band.