Patent Application
20200154579
It is desirable for television enclosure systems to protect internal components from debris and water. This is particularly the case for outdoor televisions.
Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a television enclosure system. The television enclosure system includes a housing including a rear bezel and a front bezel coupled to the rear bezel, a gasket on the front wall of the front bezel, a panel held within the front bezel with the gasket between a front wall of the front bezel and the panel, at least one retaining bracket connected to a side wall of the front bezel, and at least one bezel clip coupled to the at least one retaining bracket and configured to engage or impart pressure on the panel to compress the gasket.
Some other embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method including: providing a front bezel of a television housing; applying a gasket to a front wall of the front bezel; attaching at least one retaining bracket to a side wall of the front bezel; positioning a panel in the front bezel with the gasket between the front wall and the panel; and coupling at least one bezel clip to the at least one retaining bracket such that the at least one bezel clip engages or imparts pressure on the panel to compress the gasket.
Further features, advantages and details of the present invention will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art from a reading of the figures and the detailed description of the preferred embodiments that follow, such description being merely illustrative of the present invention.
The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which illustrative embodiments of the invention are shown. In the drawings, the relative sizes of regions or features may be exaggerated for clarity. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “coupled” or “connected” to another element, it can be directly coupled or connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly coupled” or “directly connected” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. As used herein the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
In addition, spatially relative terms, such as “under”, “below”, “lower”, “over”, “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is inverted, elements described as “under” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “over” the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term “under” can encompass both an orientation of over and under. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
Well-known functions or constructions may not be described in detail for brevity and/or clarity.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “includes,” “comprising,” and/or “including,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
It is noted that any one or more aspects or features described with respect to one embodiment may be incorporated in a different embodiment although not specifically described relative thereto. That is, all embodiments and/or features of any embodiment can be combined in any way and/or combination. Applicant reserves the right to change any originally filed claim or file any new claim accordingly, including the right to be able to amend any originally filed claim to depend from and/or incorporate any feature of any other claim although not originally claimed in that manner. These and other objects and/or aspects of the present invention are explained in detail in the specification set forth below.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
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Each retaining bracket 24 includes an elongated primary body or panel 26. A plurality of first tabs 28 extend outwardly from the primary panel 26. Each first tab 28 extends rearwardly away from the front wall 18 of the front bezel 14. Each first tab 28 may be perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the front wall 18 of the front bezel 14.
A plurality of second tabs 30 also extend outwardly from the primary panel 26. Each second tab 30 extends forwardly toward the front wall 18 of the front bezel 14. Each second tab 30 may be angled relative to the side wall 20 of the front bezel 14 and/or the front wall 18 of the front bezel 14. In other words, the second tab 30 may be in a plane that intersects the side wall 20 of the front bezel 14 and/or the front wall 18 of the front bezel 14 at an acute angle.
The first tabs 28 and the second tabs 30 may be alternately arranged along the primary panel 26.
There may be more than one retaining bracket 24. For example, referring to
One of the bezel clips 32 is illustrated in
A plurality of second tabs 38 extend outwardly from the primary panel 34. Each second tab 38 may have am aperture or window 40 defined therein. When the bezel clip 32 is in an installed position as illustrated in
A plurality of third tabs 42 extend outwardly from the primary panel 34. When the bezel clip 32 is in an installed position as illustrated in
The first tabs 36, the second tabs 38, and the third tabs 42 may be alternately arranged along the primary panel 34.
The retaining brackets 24 and the bezel clips 32 cooperate to retain the bezel clips 32 in the installed, engaged position (
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Each second tab 30 of the retaining bracket 24 may be received in the window 40 of a corresponding one of the second tabs 38. This helps to “lock” the bezel clip 32 down in the proper position and prevent forward or rearward movement of the bezel clip 32.
With the bezel clip 32 in the installed position, the third tabs 42 of the bezel clip 32 are positioned and configured to engage and/or apply pressure to the rear surface of the panel 15 (
The foregoing is illustrative of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting thereof. Although a few exemplary embodiments of this invention have been described, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the foregoing is illustrative of the present invention and is not to be construed as limited to the specific embodiments disclosed, and that modifications to the disclosed embodiments, as well as other embodiments, are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.
