Cabinet for a free-standing large-screen television
OwnerEarl Welborninventor
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Abstract
A cabinet and entertainment center is disclosed which is configured to enclose a freestanding large-screen television. The cabinet includes an enclosure having a substantially open bottom and substantially open back which permits the enclosure to be placed over a television which is stationary upon a floor. The enclosure includes an at least partially open front to expose the television screen to view. The cabinet enclosure may include casters which permit the enclosure to be easily rolled into position over the television. Bi-fold pocket doors are provided for covering the at least partially open front and the television when the television is not in use. Adjoining free-standing cabinet piers or towers may be provided for storage of audio and video equipment or other items.
Claims24
A television cabinet comprising an enclosure configured to substantially cover the front, sides, and top of a free-standing large-screen television, wherein the enclosure comprises a top wall, side walls, a substantially open rear, a substantially open bottom, and at least one door covering the area between the side walls and below the top wall, the open rear and bottom being sized and configured to permit the enclosure to be placed over and around the television while the television is stationary upon a floor.
A television cabinet comprising:
- (a) first and second side panels, each side panel having a front edge, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- (b) a plurality of support rails connecting the first and second side panels and supporting the side panels in opposed spaced relationship, wherein the side panels form an enclosure having a substantially open back, a substantially open bottom, and an at least partially open front;
- (c) a first door mounted to the first side panel and a second door mounted to the second side panel, wherein the doors are configured to cooperate to substantially cover the at least partially open front when the doors are in a closed position;
- (d) wherein the enclosure is sized and shaped to surround a free-standing large-screen television, wherein the front of the television is visible through the at least partially open front when the doors are in an open position, and wherein front and side portions of the television are substantially hidden from view when the doors are in the closed position.
An entertainment center comprising:
- (a) a free-standing large-screen television having a top, first and second sides, and a front;
- (b) a decorative surround having a substantially open back, a substantially open bottom, and a substantially open face, wherein the surround substantially covers the top and sides of the television;
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- (c) at least one door movably mounted over the substantially open face of the surround, wherein the at least one door substantially covers the front of the television when the at least one door is in a closed position, and wherein the front of the television is substantially exposed when the at least one door is in an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.