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US 6,204,894 B1Granted
Clip attached to a band of a cathode-ray tube
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorErnest Thomas Manson
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Abstract
A cathode-ray tube includes an evacuated envelope having a faceplate panel with a sidewall joined to a funnel. Implosion protection band surrounds at least a portion of the sidewall and is in contact therewith. The band may include at a given location a pair of flair portions. A degaussing coil clip formed by a resilient or spring leaf material includes a pair of gripping tips that engage the band.
Claims12
A video imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a cathode-ray tube including an evacuated envelope, said evacuated envelope including a faceplate panel with a sidewall having a sealing edge joined to a funnel;
- a shrinkfit implosion protection band formed by a strip of metal encircling said sidewall, said band having a front edge adjacent to a screen of said faceplate, a rear edge remote from said screen and a first side portion that is in contact with said sidewall of said panel disposed between said front and rear edges;
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- a coil supporting clip having a pair of gripping tips and a spring leaf portion disposed between said pair of gripping tips for resiliently engaging said tips to said front and rear edges respectively.
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A video imaging apparatus, comprising;
- a cathode-ray tube including an evacuated envelope, said evacuated envelope including a faceplate panel with a sidewall having a sealing edge joined to a funnel;
- a shrinkfit implosion protection band formed by a strip of metal encircling said sidewall, said band having a front edge adjacent to a screen of said faceplate, a rear edge remote from said screen and a first side portion that is in contact with said sidewall of said panel disposed between said front and rear edges;
- said band including a first flair portion spaced away from said sidewall and extending between said first side portion of said band and one of said edges;
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- a coil supporting clip having a first end portion for engaging said front end and a second end portion for engaging said rear edge, said clip including a first gripping tip disposed between said first flair portion of said band and said sidewall.
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A video imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a cathode-ray tube including an evacuated envelope, said evacuated envelope including a faceplate panel with a sidewall having a sealing edge joined to a funnel;
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- a shrinkfit implosion protection band formed by a strip of metal encircling said sidewall, said band having a front edge adjacent to a screen of said faceplate, a rear edge remote from said screen and a first side portion disposed between said edges and in contact with said sidewall of said panel, said band including a pair of flair portions, spaced away from said sidewall and extending between said first side portion and said edges, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.