US 4,048,669 AGranted

Television module support and carrier

AssigneeZenith Radio Corporation

InventorsJohn W. Bowler, Kenneth E. Karner, Daniel I. Pittenger, Donald A. Schwartz

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Abstract

A television cabinet defines a cavity within which a CRT and associated circuitry are supported. The base portion of the cabinet defines three internal channels. A module support, formed of nonconductive material, defines three internal channels which support three printed circuit modules. Three flanges formed on the lower portion of the module support coact with the cabinet base channels to permit slide mounting of the module support, bearing the printed circuit modules, within the cabinet enclosure. A cabinet back includes a retaining surface which abuts the ends of the module support channels to retain the modules therein. The module support is stackable with other module supports while bearing the printed circuit modules thereby serving as a transportation carrier therefor.

Claims7

Dependent claims

For use in a television receiver having signal processing and display producing circuitry disposed on a plurality of printed circuit modules, cable means making electrical connections thereto, and a cabinet defining an enclosure and retaining means therein;

module housing and transporting means comprising:
module support means, formed of nonconductive impact-absorbing material, defining a plurality of internal channels which accommodate said plurality of printed circuit modules and support them free of mechanical stresses either fully or partially inserted within said module support means while said cable means still maintain all said electrical connections and said module support means remain within said cabinet;
said module support means, coacting with said retaining means to position and retain said module support means within said cabinet such that said module support means are removable from said cabinet, while still supporting said printed circuit modules, thereby serving as a transporting and storage carrier therefor.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.