Method and Device for Protecting an Outdoor Electronic Screen

Abstract

An outdoor electronic screen protection device includes a nonhermetically sealed housing. A mounting system attaches the nonhermetically sealed housing to a wall of a structure. An access port is provided in the nonhermetically sealed housing. A non-transparent front cover is attached to the housing. A locking mechanism is attached to the nonhermetically sealed housing. The protection device does not include any active environmental control systems. When the user wishes to view the electronic screen the front cover is opened. As a result, the user does not have to look through an additional window to view the electronic screen, which causes glare. Since the housing is not hermetically sealed, it is considerably less expensive to build than previous devices.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]It has become quite common for people to place electronic screens, including televisions in outdoor living areas. If the electronic screen is not protected it is subject to driving rain, wind, humidity, blowing sand, dust, dirt, insects, birds, and UV exposure. A number of devices have been proposed to protect electronic screens from these elements. Most of these previous devices provide a watertight or hermetically sealed housing for the electronic screen. As a result, the electronic screen is viewed through a clear cover. This adds additional glare and reduces the clarity of the image. Many of the previous devices also have elaborate systems for cooling the housing and even removing the humidity from the housing. Some of these environmental controls are active. These elaborate environment controls significantly increase the cost of these devices.[0002]Thus there exists a need for a protection device for an electronic screen that is inexpensive and ...

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Benefits of technology

[0003]An outdoor electronic screen protection device that overcomes these and other problems includes a nonhermetically sealed housing. A mounting system attaches the nonhermetically sealed housing to a wall of a structure. An access port is provided in the nonhermetically sealed housing. A non-transparent front cover is attached to the housing. A locking mechanism is attached to the nonhermetically sealed housing. The protection device does not include any active environmental control systems. When the user wishes to view the electronic screen the front cover is opened. As a result, the user does not have to look through an additional window to view the electronic screen. It is highly unlikely that a user is going to want to view the outdoor electronic screen when the weather is so inclement that a cover is needed to protect the electronic screen. Since the housing is not hermetically sealed, it is considerably less expensive to build than previous devices.

Problems solved by technology

It is highly unlikely that a user is going to want to view the outdoor electronic screen when the weather is so inclement that a cover is needed to protect the electronic screen.

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