Cathode ray tube with supported conductor extending through exhaust tubulation

An improvement in a cathode ray tube embodying a screen supporting envelopic enclosure wherein a multi-element electron gun assembly is electrically connected with and supported upon a circular array of metallic pins traversing a glass closure portion of said envelope having an axially located hermetically sealed exhaust tubulation therein, said improvement comprising:

• a separate electrical conductive means having a proximal section attached to one of said elements, the proximal section of said conductor being spatially positioned to extend to said closure portion whereat a distal section of said conductor is extended into said tubulation, said conductor being significantly smaller in cross section than the diameter of said tubulation and integrated into the hermetic seal thereof in a manner to traverse said seal thereby providing an axially oriented external electrical connection for said device;
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• an apertured insulative member positioned within said tube above the glass closure portion thereof, said insulative member having at least three apertures therein, two of said apertures being of a size and orientation to accommodate the placement of said member on two of said pins in said circular array, a third aperture being spaced therefrom to effect positive and insulative positioning of said conductor in said tubulation.