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  Entertainment system component enclosureUSPTO Application #: 20080088212Title: Entertainment system component enclosure Abstract: An entertainment system component enclosure includes a frame, including first and second frame members and first and second side frame members. The first and second frame members together with the first and second side frame members define a rectangular shape having an internally positioned aperture. First and second walls each extend transversely from one of the first and second side frame members. A third wall extends transversely from the first frame member and is oriented parallel to the first frame member and transverse to the first and second side walls. A two-way mirror is fixedly positioned in the aperture. The walls and frame enclose an entertainment component while the two-way mirror allows viewing the component. (end of abstract)
Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C - Bloomfield Hills, MI, US Inventor: Timothy L. Annas USPTO Applicaton #: 20080088212 - Class: 312203 (USPTO) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080088212. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/851,782, filed on Oct. 13, 2006. The disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD [0002]The present disclosure relates to audio and video component display and enclosure devices. BACKGROUND [0003]The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art. [0004]With the advent of surround sound systems, advanced video game systems, and Internet television equipment, manufacturers of video display storage devices have developed entertainment centers to allow consumers to cluster this equipment together in a central location where it may be used by several persons in a large viewing space. In keeping with this trend, many of the entertainment centers presently manufactured are large units, tailored specifically to the storage and use of the entertainment equipment. [0005]To prevent the video display from becoming the focal point of the room decor when it is not in use, many known entertainment centers utilize retracting or sliding doors to conceal a video display or components used to support the video display. This strategy, however, has several drawbacks including increased costs for hardware and construction and decreased convenience to the user of the entertainment center due to the need to open and close the doors prior to and after using the video display. In addition, the growing use of flat screen and plasma screen devices has prompted the use of brackets and support structure directly connected to wall structure, limiting the easy movement of the devices, and limiting the capability of cabinetry to be used in the area of the display screens. [0006]The above noted problems are more apparent when the size of the room is relatively small and not used for the sole purpose of entertainment. Entertainment centers are typically not integrated satisfactorily into multi-purpose rooms such as dens, home offices and bedrooms where additional flexibility is required. Examples of such flexibility include the ability to alter the height or orientation of the equipment to enable the occupants of the room to view and operate the equipment from the desired viewing location or angle. One solution has been the use of a 2-way mirror incorporated in a furniture member which presents a mirror face when the equipment is not operating, and shows the picture through the mirror when the equipment is operating. A 2-way mirror system has been previously disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,152,551 to Annas. A drawback of the '551 patent remained in the inability to adapt to large screen televisions, and particularly to adapt to flat screen and plasma screen televisions while allowing ease of movement of the televisions. [0007]Accordingly, there remains a need in the art for an improved component enclosure which at least partially encloses entertainment equipment both when and when not in use, which is aesthetically pleasing, and which does not require opening any doors of the component enclosure or moving a large piece of cabinetry to move the equipment. There also remains a need for an entertainment component enclosure which is compatible with the decor of a large range of furniture members. SUMMARY [0008]According to several embodiments of an entertainment system component enclosure of the present disclosure, an entertainment system component enclosure includes a frame having first and second frame members and first and second side frame members. The first and second frame members together with the first and second side frame members define a rectangular shape having an internally positioned aperture. First and second walls each extend transversely from one of the first and second side frame members. A third wall extends transversely from the first frame member and is oriented parallel to the first frame member and transverse to the first and second side walls. A two-way mirror is fixedly positioned in the aperture. [0009]According to further embodiments, an entertainment system component enclosure system includes a frame having first and second frame members and first and second side frame members. The first and second frame members together with the first and second side frame members define a rectangular shape having an internally positioned aperture. First and second walls each extend transversely from one of the first and second side frame members. A third wall extends transversely from the first frame member and is oriented parallel to the first frame member and transverse to the first and second side walls. The third wall, the first and second walls, and the frame members together define a frame depth. An entertainment component includes a depth smaller than the frame depth. The frame is positionable to substantially enclose the entertainment component. [0010]Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. DRAWINGS [0011]The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way. [0012]FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an entertainment system component enclosure of the present disclosure supported by a cabinet member; [0013]FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the component enclosure of FIG. 1; [0014]FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional top plan view of the component enclosure taken at section 3 of FIG. 2; [0015]FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side elevational view of the component enclosure taken at section 4 of FIG. 2; [0016]FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional side elevational view of the component enclosure taken at section 5 of FIG. 2; [0017]FIG. 6 is a side elevational view showing the cross-sectional side elevational view of the component enclosure of FIG. 5 in position for installation over an entertainment component; [0018]FIG. 7 is a side elevational view further showing the component enclosure of FIG. 5 in an installed position over the entertainment component; [0019]FIG. 8 is a side elevational view similar to FIG. 7 with the entertainment component removed for clarity; Continue reading... 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