US20080230192A1 - Television covered by a tapestry - Google Patents
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- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
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- the present invention relates to improvements in decorative installations for use in connection with, in particular, flat panel televisions, although it can be used with other televisions.
- the present invention fulfills one or more of these needs in the art by providing an apparatus for covering a flat screen television mounted on a vertical plane including brackets configured to mount to the plane laterally of the television.
- a reel is configured to extend from one side of the television to the other side in front of the television and engage and be supported by the brackets as mounted, and a tapestry is configured to be suspended from the reel.
- a motor is mounted to rotate the reel with respect to the brackets, so that rotation of the reel in one direction winds the tapestry on the reel to uncover the television and rotation in the reverse direction unwinds the tapestry to cover the television with the tapestry.
- the vertical plane is a wall and the brackets are configured to be surface mounted on the wall and to extend from the wall a sufficient distance to position the reel in front of the television as mounted on the wall.
- the motor may be battery driven or driven by household supply electricity.
- the motor has a wireless signal receiver to actuate rotation of the motor and a remote control is included to wireless signal the signal receiver.
- the reel has a hollow cylindrical end
- the motor has a hub that engages inside the hollow cylindrical end.
- the hollow cylindrical end may have a protrusion extending radially inward of the hollow end that the hub positively engages.
- the tapestry has an upper edge and a sleeve extending along the upper edge, and the reel extends through the sleeve.
- the sleeve may be adhered to the reel with adhesive.
- the reel is preferably configured for removable mounting to the brackets.
- the invention can also be considered as a method of installing a flat screen television including surface mounting the television on a wall, mounting two brackets to the wall, one bracket being mounted to each side of the television, mounting a motorized reel with an attached tapestry on the brackets to extend from one bracket to the other bracket, and connecting a power supply to the motorized reel.
- the method may also include the step of attaching the tapestry to the reel.
- Attaching the tapestry to reel may include passing the reel through a sleeve on the tapestry and adhering the reel to the inside of the sleeve.
- Connecting the power supply may include connecting a household electricity power supply to a motor of the motorized reel.
- Mounting a motorized reel preferably includes mounting a reel having a motor having a remote control.
- the invention can also be considered as a method of watching television including energizing a motor to rotate a reel and wind a deployed tapestry onto the reel and thereby uncover a television screen, and turning on the television to show images on the uncovered screen.
- Energizing preferably includes actuating a remote control to energize the motor.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wall mounted flat screen television covered by a tapestry in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, with part of the tapestry broken away to show the television;
- FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of an end of a reel having a tapestry and bracket, according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the other end of the reel of the embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the end shown in FIG. 3 , partially disassembled;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a remote control
- FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the end shown in FIG. 2 , assembled and mounted to a wall with a finial attached to the bracket;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of wall mounted flat screen television partially covered by a tapestry in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, with finials attached to brackets on either side of the reel.
- the term “Tapestry” means a piece of fabric that is woven from various colored yarns, portraying a design or scene, and usually hung from a wall as a decorative item.
- the invention provides tapestries as a desirable decorative item as the cover for a television.
- a television 8 is mounted on a wall 7 .
- Such a flat panel television 8 is known in the art and can include a mounting bracket (not shown) to the rear of it to assist in affixation to the wall.
- wires (not shown) protrude from the rear of the television 8 for connection to electricity, video signals, audio signals and the like, and those can be handled in a conventional fashion as desired, such as passing through the wall or elsewhere.
- bracket 16 mounted to the wall 7 is a bracket 16 .
- Another bracket 16 ′ is included at the other end of the tapestry 12 , but obscured from view in FIG. 1 .
- the reel 14 has affixed to it a tapestry 12 .
- the tapestry 12 is shown partially broken away to make the television 8 visible. In the view of FIG. 1 , the tapestry 12 is fully deployed to cover the television and provide the decorative tapestry as the item to be viewed, rather than the turned-off television.
- the tapestry 12 can be rolled up on the reel 14 using a motor drive, preferably actuated by remote control.
- the bracket 16 has a releasable engagement to the reel 14 on which the tapestry 12 is mounted.
- FIG. 3 shows the other end of the tapestry 12 .
- the tapestry 12 has a sleeve 18 through which reel 14 passes.
- the reel 14 is made as an aluminum cylindrical tube 20 , having adhesive strips 21 along its length.
- the tube 20 can be inserted into the sleeve 18 and pressed into contact with the adhesive 21 to make a positive engagement between the sleeve and the tube.
- Other methods of connection between the two can be used, such as pins, staples, or other attachment mechanisms.
- a suitable aluminum tube 20 may be obtained from Unique Products of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
- the motor drive unit 22 is a Somfy Roll Up Wire-Free RTS unit that is available from Somfy Systems, North America Headquarters, 47 Commerce Drive, Cranbury, N.J. 08512. Other motor drive units may be used.
- the motor drive 22 has power supply cords 26 which can include a connection to a battery source to provide battery power to the motor drive.
- the power supply is a battery pack providing 12 volts DC power to the motor.
- a household current can be stepped down with a transformer converted made to a DC current with a rectifier to provide 12 volt DC power.
- antenna 24 which picks up signals from a remote control unit (see FIG. 5 ) to cause actuation of the motor drive unit 22 .
- FIG. 4 shows the same end of the reel as seen in FIG. 3 , with the motor drive unit partially removed.
- the motor drive unit includes the motor 28 and an affixed hub 30 .
- the hub 30 has longitudinal channels 34 .
- Also visible in FIG. 4 is the hollow inside end of the aluminum tube 20 having internal protrusions 32 .
- the internal protrusions 32 extend into the channels 34 of the hub 30 of the motor drive 28 .
- the remote control 40 has an “up” button 42 and a “down” button 44 for transmitting suitable signals to the motor drive unit.
- the motor drive remote control 40 as seen in FIG. 5 is available as part of the Somfy Roll Up Wire-Free RTF apparatus.
- FIG. 6 shows a front perspective view of the reel 14 passed through the sleeve 18 of the tapestry 12 attached to bracket 16 mounted to the wall 7 .
- a finial 38 is attached to the bracket 16 for aesthetic purposes.
- FIG. 7 shows a flat screen television 8 mounted on a wall 7 partially covered by a tapestry 12 in accordance with an embodiment of the apparatus 10 , with finials 38 attached to brackets 16 on either side of the reel 14 .
- the flat panel television can be installed on a vertical surface such as a wall.
- the vertical surface need not be a wall, but could be a recess in the wall to provide a flush mount to the television with respect to the wall.
- the brackets 16 , 16 ′ are then mounted to the wall to either side of the television.
- the reel 14 is passed through the sleeve 18 of the tapestry 12 and held in place to provide positive engagement between the reel and the tapestry sleeve.
- the reel with attached motor drive and tapestry can then be positioned in place in the brackets. Suitable power supply to the motor drive can be engaged.
- the tapestry When the remote control is actuated to turn the reel, the tapestry can be wound or unwound onto the reel, depending on the direction of rotation. As seen in FIG. 1 , looking from the left-hand side of the reel shown in FIG. 1 , actuation of the motor drive in a counter clockwise direction will reel up the tapestry onto the reel. Actuation in the clockwise direction will then deploy the tapestry in front of the television. To watch television, a user simply turns on the television and raises the tapestry. The tapestry can be lowered when the television viewing is completed and the television is turned off. It is in within the scope of the invention for a single remote control actuation to be used to both turn on the television and lift the tapestry. Also, the audio of the television can be played with the tapestry lowered.
- the brackets preferably have a length so the tapestry hangs at least one inch from the front of the TV.
- a television wall mount unit attaches to the wall (3′′ depth), and the TV (4-41 ⁇ 2′′ depth) attaches to the television wall mount.
- the brackets 16 , 16 ′ would be long enough to position the deployed tapestry about 81 ⁇ 2 inches from the wall.
- Other installations will indicate other spacings.
- the brackets can be made variable, so that the installer can adjust the bracket length to account for the wall mount unit and television depth.
- the motor pulls up on the front side of the reel to raise the tapestry, so the tapestry face will roll on the outside.
- Plasma TV's make a lot of heat. Since the tapestry will not be up against the front of the TV and the TV's have venting on the bottom or top which is open to the air, special venting is not needed for wall mounts. For recessed mountings, vents should be provided to allow heat to escape.
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- This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional application 60/896,133, filed Mar. 21, 2007. The present invention relates to improvements in decorative installations for use in connection with, in particular, flat panel televisions, although it can be used with other televisions.
- New technologies in television manufacture have lead to a new generation of televisions, typically that have screens of fairly extensive breadth, but the television housing has very little depth. As a result, such flat panel screens are often hung on walls of residences or other buildings. While in use, of course, the attention of viewers is drawn to the images on the screen, and thus the screen needs to be visible. However, at other times, a turned-off screen can be an eyesore.
- Various attempts have been made to disguise the screens when they are not in use. In fact, a website with the URL ths.gardenweb.com/forms/loads/homeentertain/msg0219112810437.html?25 includes a number of postings between Feb. 25, 2006 and Mar. 7, 2007, in which users comment on various ideas for hiding flat screen televisions. One suggestion is putting a panel or painting in front of the television. Other approaches involve the use of elaborate mechanical devices to hide the screen in furniture or cabinetry, from which the television projects. All of these approaches involve considerable expense and also constrain the actual appearance of the not-in-use television in ways that may not be deemed desirable.
- The present invention fulfills one or more of these needs in the art by providing an apparatus for covering a flat screen television mounted on a vertical plane including brackets configured to mount to the plane laterally of the television. A reel is configured to extend from one side of the television to the other side in front of the television and engage and be supported by the brackets as mounted, and a tapestry is configured to be suspended from the reel. A motor is mounted to rotate the reel with respect to the brackets, so that rotation of the reel in one direction winds the tapestry on the reel to uncover the television and rotation in the reverse direction unwinds the tapestry to cover the television with the tapestry. Typically, the vertical plane is a wall and the brackets are configured to be surface mounted on the wall and to extend from the wall a sufficient distance to position the reel in front of the television as mounted on the wall.
- The motor may be battery driven or driven by household supply electricity. Preferably, the motor has a wireless signal receiver to actuate rotation of the motor and a remote control is included to wireless signal the signal receiver.
- In one embodiment the reel has a hollow cylindrical end, and the motor has a hub that engages inside the hollow cylindrical end. The hollow cylindrical end may have a protrusion extending radially inward of the hollow end that the hub positively engages.
- Typically, the tapestry has an upper edge and a sleeve extending along the upper edge, and the reel extends through the sleeve. The sleeve may be adhered to the reel with adhesive. The reel is preferably configured for removable mounting to the brackets.
- The invention can also be considered as a method of installing a flat screen television including surface mounting the television on a wall, mounting two brackets to the wall, one bracket being mounted to each side of the television, mounting a motorized reel with an attached tapestry on the brackets to extend from one bracket to the other bracket, and connecting a power supply to the motorized reel.
- The method may also include the step of attaching the tapestry to the reel. Attaching the tapestry to reel may include passing the reel through a sleeve on the tapestry and adhering the reel to the inside of the sleeve.
- Connecting the power supply may include connecting a household electricity power supply to a motor of the motorized reel. Mounting a motorized reel preferably includes mounting a reel having a motor having a remote control.
- The invention can also be considered as a method of watching television including energizing a motor to rotate a reel and wind a deployed tapestry onto the reel and thereby uncover a television screen, and turning on the television to show images on the uncovered screen. Energizing preferably includes actuating a remote control to energize the motor.
- The invention will be better understood by a reading of the Detailed Description of the Examples of the Invention along with a review of the drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wall mounted flat screen television covered by a tapestry in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, with part of the tapestry broken away to show the television; -
FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of an end of a reel having a tapestry and bracket, according to the embodiment ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the other end of the reel of the embodiment ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the end shown inFIG. 3 , partially disassembled; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a remote control; and -
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the end shown inFIG. 2 , assembled and mounted to a wall with a finial attached to the bracket; and -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of wall mounted flat screen television partially covered by a tapestry in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, with finials attached to brackets on either side of the reel. - As used herein, the term “Tapestry” means a piece of fabric that is woven from various colored yarns, portraying a design or scene, and usually hung from a wall as a decorative item. The invention provides tapestries as a desirable decorative item as the cover for a television. Thus, as seen in
FIG. 1 , atelevision 8 is mounted on awall 7. Such aflat panel television 8 is known in the art and can include a mounting bracket (not shown) to the rear of it to assist in affixation to the wall. Typically, wires (not shown) protrude from the rear of thetelevision 8 for connection to electricity, video signals, audio signals and the like, and those can be handled in a conventional fashion as desired, such as passing through the wall or elsewhere. - As seen in
FIG. 1 , mounted to thewall 7 is abracket 16. Anotherbracket 16′ is included at the other end of thetapestry 12, but obscured from view inFIG. 1 . Mounted to the twobrackets reel 14. Thereel 14 has affixed to it atapestry 12. As can be seen inFIG. 1 , thetapestry 12 is shown partially broken away to make thetelevision 8 visible. In the view ofFIG. 1 , thetapestry 12 is fully deployed to cover the television and provide the decorative tapestry as the item to be viewed, rather than the turned-off television. When it is desired to watch television, thetapestry 12 can be rolled up on thereel 14 using a motor drive, preferably actuated by remote control. As seen inFIG. 2 , thebracket 16 has a releasable engagement to thereel 14 on which thetapestry 12 is mounted. -
FIG. 3 shows the other end of thetapestry 12. Thetapestry 12 has asleeve 18 through which reel 14 passes. In a preferred embodiment thereel 14 is made as an aluminumcylindrical tube 20, havingadhesive strips 21 along its length. Thetube 20 can be inserted into thesleeve 18 and pressed into contact with the adhesive 21 to make a positive engagement between the sleeve and the tube. Other methods of connection between the two can be used, such as pins, staples, or other attachment mechanisms. Asuitable aluminum tube 20 may be obtained from Unique Products of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - Also visible in
FIG. 3 is themotor drive unit 22. In one embodiment, themotor drive 22 is a Somfy Roll Up Wire-Free RTS unit that is available from Somfy Systems, North America Headquarters, 47 Commerce Drive, Cranbury, N.J. 08512. Other motor drive units may be used. Themotor drive 22 haspower supply cords 26 which can include a connection to a battery source to provide battery power to the motor drive. In the Somfy Roll Up Wire-Free RTS, the power supply is a battery pack providing 12 volts DC power to the motor. To use the Somfy apparatus without the battery supply, a household current can be stepped down with a transformer converted made to a DC current with a rectifier to provide 12 volt DC power. Also seen inFIG. 3 is antenna 24 which picks up signals from a remote control unit (seeFIG. 5 ) to cause actuation of themotor drive unit 22. -
FIG. 4 shows the same end of the reel as seen inFIG. 3 , with the motor drive unit partially removed. The motor drive unit includes themotor 28 and an affixedhub 30. Thehub 30 haslongitudinal channels 34. Also visible inFIG. 4 is the hollow inside end of thealuminum tube 20 havinginternal protrusions 32. Theinternal protrusions 32 extend into thechannels 34 of thehub 30 of themotor drive 28. When themotor drive 28 rotates thehub 30, the frictional engagement of thehub 30 with the inside of thealuminum tube 20 causes rotation of the tube, and this contact is reinforced by the inter-engagement of theprotrusions 32 with thechannels 34. As the tube or reel 20 rotates in one direction, the attached tapestry winds onto the reel. Rotation in the reverse direction unwinds the tapestry. As seen inFIG. 5 , theremote control 40 has an “up”button 42 and a “down”button 44 for transmitting suitable signals to the motor drive unit. The motor driveremote control 40 as seen inFIG. 5 is available as part of the Somfy Roll Up Wire-Free RTF apparatus. -
FIG. 6 shows a front perspective view of thereel 14 passed through thesleeve 18 of thetapestry 12 attached tobracket 16 mounted to thewall 7. Afinial 38 is attached to thebracket 16 for aesthetic purposes. -
FIG. 7 shows aflat screen television 8 mounted on awall 7 partially covered by atapestry 12 in accordance with an embodiment of theapparatus 10, withfinials 38 attached tobrackets 16 on either side of thereel 14. - In some embodiments it may be desirable to include a stiffening rod across the bottom of the
tapestry 12 to help maintain its flatness and straightness. - As can be appreciated, to install the apparatus according to the embodiments described above, the flat panel television can be installed on a vertical surface such as a wall. The vertical surface need not be a wall, but could be a recess in the wall to provide a flush mount to the television with respect to the wall. The
brackets reel 14 is passed through thesleeve 18 of thetapestry 12 and held in place to provide positive engagement between the reel and the tapestry sleeve. The reel with attached motor drive and tapestry can then be positioned in place in the brackets. Suitable power supply to the motor drive can be engaged. - When the remote control is actuated to turn the reel, the tapestry can be wound or unwound onto the reel, depending on the direction of rotation. As seen in
FIG. 1 , looking from the left-hand side of the reel shown inFIG. 1 , actuation of the motor drive in a counter clockwise direction will reel up the tapestry onto the reel. Actuation in the clockwise direction will then deploy the tapestry in front of the television. To watch television, a user simply turns on the television and raises the tapestry. The tapestry can be lowered when the television viewing is completed and the television is turned off. It is in within the scope of the invention for a single remote control actuation to be used to both turn on the television and lift the tapestry. Also, the audio of the television can be played with the tapestry lowered. - Depending on the depth of the TV, the brackets preferably have a length so the tapestry hangs at least one inch from the front of the TV. On wall mounted TV's, a television wall mount unit attaches to the wall (3″ depth), and the TV (4-4½″ depth) attaches to the television wall mount. In such an installation, the
brackets - Plasma TV's, in particular, make a lot of heat. Since the tapestry will not be up against the front of the TV and the TV's have venting on the bottom or top which is open to the air, special venting is not needed for wall mounts. For recessed mountings, vents should be provided to allow heat to escape.
- Certain modifications and improvements will occur to those skilled in the art upon reading the foregoing description. It should be understood that all such modifications and improvements have been omitted for the sake of conciseness and readability, but are properly within the scope of the following claims.
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