Screen assembly
View Patent ↗A screen assembly is disclosed, wherein the screen assembly includes a frame including a screen retention section configured to receive and retain the screen, wherein the screen retention section includes a channel configured to receive an edge of the screen, and a screen retaining member disposed at least partially within the channel between the screen and a first side of the channel, wherein the screen retaining member biases the screen against a second side of the channel to secure the screen in the screen retention section.
1. A screen assembly, comprising:
a frame including a screen retention section including a channel, the channel having a first side and a second side configured to receive an edge of a screen therebetween, wherein the first side includes a notch and an indentation orientated substantially parallel to the edge of the screen; and
a screen retaining member disposed at least partially within the channel between the screen and the indentation of the first side of the channel, wherein the screen retaining member biases the screen against the second side of the channel to secure the screen in the screen retention section, the screen retaining member having a gripping portion that extends through the notch and allows a user to pull the screen retaining member into position within the channel.
2. The screen assembly of claim 1 , wherein the screen-retaining member includes a screen contacting portion having an elongate shape.
3. The screen assembly of claim 2 , wherein the screen-contacting portion is at least partially formed from a material having a Shore-A hardness value approximately between forty and seventy.
4. The screen assembly of claim 2 , wherein the screen-contacting portion has a radius of curvature substantially matching a radius of curvature of the indentation.
5. The screen assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a securing portion adapted to secure the retaining member to the screen retention section.
6. The screen assembly of claim 5 , wherein the securing portion includes an opening configured to receive a latch member that protrudes from a portion of the screen retention section.
7. A display screen system, comprising:
a screen;
a frame including a plurality of screen retention sections disposed at least partially around an interior perimeter of the frame, wherein each screen retention section includes a groove for receiving an edge of the screen, and where each groove includes a notch and an indentation orientated substantially parallel to the edge of the screen; and
at least one retaining member disposed between the indentation and the screen, the retaining member having a gripping portion that extends through the notch and allows a user to pull the screen retaining member into position within the groove.
8. The display screen system of claim 7 , wherein the frame includes a plurality of sides, and wherein at least one side of the frame includes a single screen retention section.
9. The display screen system of claim 8 , wherein each side of the frame includes a single screen retention section that extends substantially completely along the side of the frame.
10. The screen retention system of claim 7 , wherein the frame includes a plurality of sides, and wherein at least one side of the frame includes at least two screen retention sections.
11. The display screen system of claim 7 , wherein the retaining member includes a deformable portion configured to fit in the groove between the indentation and the screen.
12. The display screen system of claim 11 , wherein the deformable portion is made at least partially of an elastomeric material.
13. The display screen system of claim 7 , wherein the retaining member has a radius of curvature substantially matching a radius of curvature of the indentation.