Patent ID: 8482692

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus, comprising: a backlight assembly with four first edge portions and with no back cover; an LCD panel assembly with four second edge portions and with no back cover, each of which corresponds to one of the first edge portions, and being disposed on the backlight assembly such that each of the second edge portions of the LCD panel assembly is substantially aligned with the corresponding first edge portion of the backlight assembly, wherein each of the second edge portions is longitudinally aligned with the corresponding first edge portion; and an edge-engaging assembly comprising N edge-engaging members, each of which corresponds to at least one of the first edge portions, N being an integer ranging from 1 to 4, each of the N edge-engaging members having a respective groove adapted to receive, contact and engage the at least one corresponding first edge portion and the second edge portions corresponding to said at least one first edge portion together such that no bezel is required, whereby the LCD panel assembly and the backlight assembly are assembled only by the edge-engaging assembly, wherein the cross-section of each of the N edge-engaging members comes in U shape, or J shape, wherein a width of an upper wall of the N edge-engaging members is smaller than a width of a lower wall of the N edge-engaging members, wherein the N edge-engaging members are formed of N molded metal thin strips and the backlight assembly comprises a housing which provides the four first edge portions, and the structure of the first edge portions being adapted to engage with the edge-engaging members, wherein an end portion of one of the edge-engaging members is adapted to engage with the end portion of adjacent edge-engaging member.