Artistic Flat Panel Concealment Screen

Abstract

An artistic flat panel concealment screen is shown for discretely concealing a display device or the like, when the device is not in use. The invention can be articulated using a set of panels and mechanical hinges, which expose the display device for use when the invention is in the “open” position. In the open position, the panels are permitted to fold out of the way and preferably flat against an adjacent surface through use of riser plates. When the display is not in use, the panels of the invention can be “closed” to conceal the unused display device behind a piece of “art” or décor that is applied to the outside of the panels. The panels of the invention span a concealment box that is used to surround the display device and provide the enclosure for the device. The concealment box may either be an external structure mounted to the surface of an existing wall or may be a recess into a wall or other structure of a building such as a bookshelf or furniture piece.

Description

[0001]This claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60 / 941,180, filed May 31, 2007.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to the incorporation of home electronics into a living environment, and more particularly, addresses how increasingly larger display surfaces including all home electronics can be integrated into the environment with minimal disruption to the interior décor when the display device is not in use.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]Flat panel display devices have decreased some of the space requirements for large viewing area video devices, yet they have not addressed the height and width of the actual viewing area or the aesthetic impact of the display surface on the aesthetic of a living space when the display device is not in use. While the most common application of the invention is intended for the concealment of flat panel (e.g. Liquid Crystal Display, Plasma, etc.) video devices, both traditional cathode ray rube displays as well as ...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]Accordingly, the invention has been made to solve the foregoing problems and it is an objective of the invention to conceal video displays or other similar devices. The invention is particularly well suited to conceal devices that a user may deem visually unappealing or incongruent with other surroundings of the physical environment. Use of the invention to conceal display devices, and the like, has a minimal impact to the existing living environment and integrates into the design of the living environment to maximize the tranquility by aligning with the design and décor. The invention can fold back flat against a wall upon or in which the display is mounted or a concealment device by use of riser plates to minimize the intrusion of the invention into the living space when the device is in use and the invention is in the open position.

Problems solved by technology

Flat panel display devices have decreased some of the space requirements for large viewing area video devices, yet they have not addressed the height and width of the actual viewing area or the aesthetic impact of the display surface on the aesthetic of a living space when the display device is not in use.

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