Color picture tube including an electron gun with an electrode having an optimized attachment means

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A color picture tube includes an envelope comprising a faceplate panel and a tubular neck interconnected by a funnel. A three-color phosphor screen is formed on the interior surface of the faceplate, and a multi-apertured color selection electrode is spaced from the screen. An electron gun disposed within the, neck of the tube, includes three cathodes and a plurality of spaced-apart electrodes, having substantially aligned apertures therethrough, for generating and directing three electron beams along paths toward the screen. Each of the electrodes is secured to a plurality of longitudinally extending insulative support rods by at least two oppositely disposed, integral attachment means …