COLOR PICTURE TUBE WITH SHADOW MASK HAVING SKIRT WITH REVERSE BEND

摘要

The present invention provides an improved color picture tube having a viewing screen and a shadow mask mounted adjacent to the screen. The mask has an apertured contoured portion and a peripheral skirt . The improvement comprises the skirt having a reverse bend therein, wherein a first portion of the skirt that connects with the apertured contoured portion extends away from the screen and a second portion of the skirt more remote from the apertured contoured portion extends towards the screen.