US 2015/0085263 A1Published application

Integrated Furniture System For Inconspicuously Housing Audiovisual Equipment

AssigneeFive-Star Audiovisual, Inc.

InventorRobert J. Tippin

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Abstract

An integrated furniture system inconspicuously houses audiovisual equipment. The system includes a projector cabinet and a columnar supported screen assembly. The assembly comprises a screen for displaying a projected image with a frame around its perimeter and a pair of columnar screen supports located at opposite side edges of the screen. Each column comprises a hollow base with a slot formed in its interior surface and a foldable column with hollow top and bottom sections interconnected by a hinge. The bottom section has an attachment plate and a tongue portion extending from an exterior surface thereof. The tongue portion is insertable within the slot in the hollow base. A bracket attaches the screen to the neighboring columnar screen support. The bracket has a pair of side rails, one which is attached to a side surface of the column facing the screen and the other rail attached to the screen frame.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An integrated furniture system for inconspicuously housing audiovisual equipment, the system comprising:

(a) a projector cabinet assembly comprising:
(i) a cabinet having a front face, a back face and a pair of side faces interconnecting said front and back faces, said cabinet having an interior compartment for mounting a projector on a shelf therein;
(ii) a top surface mounted on said cabinet, said top surface having an opening formed therein for directing a cord into said interior compartment;
(iii) a hinged drop-down door horizontally mounted on said cabinet front face for exposing said projector when in an open position;
(iv) at least one hinged door vertically mounted on said cabinet back face for accessing said cabinet interior compartment when in an open position;
(b) a columnar supported screen assembly comprising:
(i) a screen for displaying a projected image, said screen having a frame around its perimeter;
(ii) a pair of columnar screen supports disposed at opposite side edges of said screen, each of said screen supports comprising:
(aa) a hollow base having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface having a slot formed in its perimeter;
(bb) a foldable column comprising a hollow bottom section and a hollow top section interconnected by a hinge, said bottom section comprising an attachment plate and a tongue portion extending from an exterior surface thereof, said tongue portion insertable within said hollow base slot, said top section comprising an attachment plate attachable to said column bottom section attachment plate when said top and bottom sections are in their folded positions;
(iii) a bracket comprising a pair of side rails, one of said side rails attachable to a side surface of said column facing said screen and the other of said rails attachable to said screen frame.

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Facts

Application: 14/033,396Filed 20 Sep 2013
Published: 26 Mar 2015
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Classification6 codes

G03B 21/58
Projection screens: collapsible, e.g. foldable; of variable area
A47B 81/06
Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis: furniture aspects of radio, television,…
H04N 9/3141
Projection devices for colour picture display , e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM]: constructional details thereof
G03B
Apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them