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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1989
Allan D Kautz, Naperville, IL (US);
Johann Steiner, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Zenith Electronics Corporation, Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
Shielding means are disclosed for use in the manufacture of a tension mask color cathode ray tube having a glass faceplate and a substantially rectangular mask support structure having outwardly tapered sides for deflecting a mask-trimming laser beam away from the glass. The shielding means according to the invention are detachably supported by the support structure, or by the faceplate, for bridging only the corner areas of the support structure where the glass is exposed. The shielding means have a configuration effective to intercept the laser beam and shield the glass from the destructive effects of the laser beam. A process for use of the shielding means in manufacture is also disclosed.