Patent Publication Number: US-2019199959-A1

Title: Television frame assembly

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of Invention 
     The present invention relates to a frame assembly for placement around a conventional flat screen television. 
     Description of Related Art 
     Flat screen televisions are commonly used in most households and essentially in most commercial settings. Many flat screen televisions have built-in speakers to allow for audio transmission. Otherwise on occasion individuals must connect audio speakers to the flat screen televisions to provide surround sound capability. As a result, it is normally typical to include external speakers to enhance the audio of the television programming. Some frames have been developed to enclose flat screen televisions to enhance their overall aesthetic design. Further aspects of modern television is the ability to engage through the Internet via the television through smart TVs or interconnections such as Apple TV or Amazon Fire Stick. As a result, it would be advantageous to have a frame that implements both audio enhancement, an aesthetic design and a web cam capabilities. The object of the present invention is to implement such features in a television frame. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a television frame assembly that includes: a frame, where the frame includes an opening; a camera, where the camera is integrated into to frame; speakers on each side of the frame; a speaker relay adapted for connecting the speakers to an audio output; and a power unit to supply power to the frame assembly. The speakers include a tweeter, a mid-range and full range speaker. The power unit includes receptacles for other electronic devices and a connector for connecting to AC power. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  depicts a front view of a television frame assembly according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  depicts a rear view of the television frame assembly according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The present invention provides a flat screen frame system that is implemented to surround and support a flat screen TV in a wall mounted position. The frame system of the present invention includes a web cam integrated within the frame so users can engage and interact through the web cam. The frame further includes a plurality of speakers for audio play back associated with the television. These devices are connected to the TV and provide further features to enhance the viewing and interactive pleasure of the consumer. 
     In reference to  FIG. 1 , a front view of a frame system  100  is depicted. This front view depicts a frame  20  with an opening  25  available to view a television screen. Preferably, a web camera  10  is also included in the frame  20 . This web camera  10  is positioned at the top of the frame and shown in  FIG. 1 . 
     Other particular features of the frame  20  are shown in  FIG. 2  such as the speaker system provided. The frame  20  includes a series of speakers on each side of the frame. Tweeters  30   a ,  30   b  are provided on each side and are connected through speaker relay  36 . The speaker relay  36  includes an audio connector  38  for insertion into the flat screen television and allows the transfer of sound through tweeters  30   a ,  30   b . Other speakers provided include mid-range speakers  32   a ,  32   b  and main speakers  34   a ,  34   b  all which transfer through the speaker relay  36  and produces audio associated with the television. A Power Unit  40  is also shown in  FIG. 2  that provides power to the speakers, web cam and components of the Frame  20 . A further feature of the Frame  20  is an Outlet Strip  44  for an additional power outlet for other electronic accessories that may be part of the entertainment system. 
     The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.