Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Including component designed to receive a disparate article... – Supported from ceiling
Patent
1988-11-10
1989-07-04
Murtagh, John E.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Including component designed to receive a disparate article...
Supported from ceiling
312 72, 312242, 52 64, 52173R, E04B 552, A47B 8106
Patent
active
048437824
ABSTRACT:
Provision for mounting a television receiving set behind the ceiling of a room, such as a bedroom, for viewing by a person reclining or sitting with head back, is made by a support portion of a protective housing positioned or adapted to be positioned behind a viewing opening in the ceiling of the room and sloping upwardly from such opening. The viewing opening is normally closed by a ceiling panel hinged as a door along its forward end, but can be opened for viewing of or projection by the television receiver by remote-controlled mechanism operative to raise and lower the panel door on its hinging axis, which is preferably free. The mechanism is arranged to pull a flexible draw line for raising the panel door and to slacken such line so the panel can return to closed position by the force of gravity. So as to seat properly in closed position, the panel door is a sheet of pliable material having sufficient rigidity to be shape retaining, preferably a one-quarter inch thick, medium density fibreboard, it and the viewing opening and door-seating structure that is peripheral marginally of the panel door preferably being of rectangular configuration and the upper surface of the ceiling panel door being reinforced peripherally inwardly of the seating margins and, depending upon shape and size of the panel door, also longitudinally intermediate the width of such door by mutually independent lengths of rigid material, such as structural steel angles which do not intersect. For easy removal through the viewing opening when the mechanism is mounted on top of the housing and the panel door removed, such housing is provided with an opening at least commensurate in size with the mechanism and the mechanism is mounted on a base plate that is removably secured across the opening.
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Gustaveson Elsie E.
Gustaveson Keith I.
Mallinckrodt Philip A.
Mallinckrodt Robert R.
Murtagh John E.
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