Size-adjustable mounting frame for television screen protector

Abstract

A size adjustable mounting frame for encompassing a television screen protector and for fastening the so-framed screen protector to a television housing to extend over the television projection screen. The adjustable mounting frame includes a plurality of frame members equal to the number of longitudinal edges of the television screen protector. Each of the frame members has a first end, a second end, at least one engager for attaching the frame member to an edge of the screen protector, and at least one retainer member for attaching the frame member to a television housing receptor member. The adjustable mounting frame also includes a plurality of angled connector members for connecting adjacent respective end portions of adjacent frame members to each other. Each connector member includes a first end and a second end, such that each end thereof is configured to slideably accept a selected length of the end portion of one frame member in accord with the size of the screen protector.

1 . A size adjustable mounting frame for encompassing a television screen protector having a plurality of longitudinal edges and respective interfacing angled corners equal in size and number to respective edges and interfacing angled corners of a television screen to be protected, and for fastening said screen protector to a television housing having a receptor member for mounting frame acceptance and surrounding said television screen, the frame comprising: 
 a) a plurality of longitudinal frame members equal in number to the number of edges of the screen protector, with each of said frame members having a first end, a second end, and an engager component for engaging the respective edge of the screen protector;    b) a plurality of angled connector members for connecting adjacent first and second ends of adjacent frame members, with each connector member having identical opposing ends each configured to slideably accept a respective variable portion of said adjacent first and second ends of adjacent frame members and complimentarily configured to accommodate the interfacing angled corner of the screen protector, with each connector member having an engager component for engaging said respective angled corner; and,    c) a retainer member disposed on each frame member, said retainer member being complimentarily configured with said receptor member of the television housing for releasable securement therewith.    
     
     
         2 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the engager component of the frame member is a channel sized for accepting one edge of the screen protector.  
     
     
         3 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the engager component of the connector member is a channel sized for accepting the interfacing angled corner of the screen protector.  
     
     
         4 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the retainer member is a mounting flange longitudinally extending substantially the full length of the frame member and sized for insertion into the receptor member of the television housing.  
     
     
         5 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each respective end portion of each connector member has an adjustment flange for slideably accepting a respective variable portion of one frame member.  
     
     
         6 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the frame members and connector members are formed from a resilient material.  
     
     
         7 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 1  additionally comprising an attached facade having an exposed surface.  
     
     
         8 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the facade has a fastening member for attaching the facade to the mounting frame.  
     
     
         9 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the facade has a bottom surface engageable with the frame member for attaching the facade to the mounting frame.  
     
     
         10 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the receptor member of the housing is a recess.  
     
     
         11 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 10  additionally comprising a mounting flange fastener for securing the mounting flange within the recess.  
     
     
         12 . A framed screen protector comprising: 
 a) a planar screen protector having a plurality of longitudinal edges and respective interfacing angled corners equal in size and number to respective edges and interfacing angled corners of a television screen to be protected; and,    b) a size adjustable mounting frame encompassing the screen protector for fastening said screen protector to a television housing surrounding a television screen, the mounting frame comprising: 
 i) a plurality of longitudinal frame members equal in number to the number of edges of the screen protector, with each of said frame members having a first end, a second end, and an engager component for engaging the respective edge of the screen protector;  
 ii) a plurality of angled connector members for connecting adjacent first and second ends of adjacent frame members, with each connector member having identical opposing ends each configured to slideably accept a respective variable portion of said adjacent first and second ends of adjacent frame members and complimentarily configured to accommodate the interfacing angled corner of the screen protector, with each connector member having an engager component for engaging said respective angled corner; and,  
 iii) a retainer member protruding from each frame member, said retainer member being complimentarily configured with a receptor member of a television housing for releasable securement therewith.  
   
     
     
         13 . The protector as claimed in  claim 12  wherein the engager component of the frame member is a channel sized for accepting one edge of the screen protector.  
     
     
         14 . The protector as claimed in  claim 12  wherein the engager component of the connector member is a channel sized for accepting the interfacing angled corner of the screen protector.  
     
     
         15 . The protector as claimed in  claim 12  wherein the retainer member is a mounting flange extending substantially the full length of the frame member and sized for insertion into the receptor member of the television housing.  
     
     
         16 . The protector as claimed in  claim 12  wherein each respective end portion of each connector member has an adjustment flange for slideably accepting a respective variable portion of one frame member.  
     
     
         17 . The protector as claimed in  claim 12  wherein the frame members and connector members are formed from a resilient material.  
     
     
         18 . The protector as claimed in  claim 12  wherein the mounting frame additionally includes an attached facade having an exposed surface.  
     
     
         19 . The protector as claimed in  claim 18  wherein the facade has a fastening member for attaching the facade to the mounting frame.  
     
     
         20 . The protector as claimed in  claim 18  wherein the facade has a bottom surface engageable with the frame member for attaching the facade to the mounting frame.  
     
     
         21 . The protector as claimed in  claim 15  wherein the receptor member of the housing is a recess.  
     
     
         22 . The mounting frame as claimed in  claim 21  additionally comprising a mounting flange fastener for securing the mounting flange within the recess.