Patent ID: 7287737

Claim:
A method of selectively obscuring an existing flat panel display of a display device by a user, in conjunction with a vertical support structure, said flat panel display having a front surface which faces the user of the flat panel display and a substantially rectangular housing, wherein when the display device is activated, the flat panel display produces an image comprised of light which emanates from the front surface, said method utilizing a cover frame assembly having an outer frame and a one-way mirror having a reflective outer surface, wherein the outer frame includes four bracketing walls defining a rectangular enclosure behind the one-way mirror, said method comprising the steps of: mounting the flat panel display to the vertical support structure; concealing the flat panel display and supporting the cover frame assembly by the flat panel display by extending the cover frame assembly over the flat panel display by extending the housing of the flat panel display within the bracketing walls, thereby interposing the one-way mirror between the user and the front surface of the flat panel display; obscuring the flat panel display with the reflective outer surface of the one-way mirror when the display device is deactivated; and viewing the image projected upon the front surface of the flat panel display through the one-way mirror upon activation of the display device.