Appeal No. 96-1465
Application No. 08/115,299
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-5 and 19-21, which
constitute all the claims remaining in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a display assembly
which is positioned within the interior of a computer housing.
The display assembly is located adjacent to a printed circuit
board having electrical components mounted thereon. A
metallic protective base is secured between the printed
circuit board and the display device such that no portion of
the rear surface of the display device is directly exposed to
the electrical components mounted on the printed circuit
board.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A display assembly which is positionable
substantially adjacent to a printed circuit board within an
interior of a computer housing, with the printed circuit board
having electrical components mounted thereon, comprising:
a display device positionable within the interior of
the computer housing, said display device having a rear
surface; and
a metallic protective base, secured between the
printed circuit board and said display device for supporting
the rear surface of said display device, wherein said
protective base covers the entire rear surface of the display
device so that no portion of the rear surface of said display
device is directly exposed to electrical components mounted on
the printed circuit board.
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