Abstract:
AN ELECTRON SHIELD FOR A SHADOW-MASK TYPE OF COLOR TUBE BRIDGES THE SPACE BETWEEN THE MASK FRAME AND THE TUBE ENVELOPE. THE ELECTRON SHIELD IS COMPRISED OF A PLURALITY OF SEGMENTS EACH SEGMENT HAVING ONE END WHICH IS CURVED TO CONFORM TO THE INSIDE CONTOUR OF THE ENVELOPE CORNER IN WHICH IT IS PLACED. THE OTHER END OF EACH SHIELD SEGMENT IS STRAIGHT AND SLIGHTLY OVERLAPS THE CURVED END OF THE PREVIOUSLY PLACED SEGMENT.