A liquid crystal display apparatus is constituted by: a housing; a liquid crystal panel comprising a liquid crystal disposed between a pair of substrates each provided with electrodes, the liquid crystal panel being affixed to the housing; and a backlight for illuminating the liquid crystal panel, detachably...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5659376?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5659376 - Liquid crystal display apparatus in which a non-transmissive elastic member surrounding a display area is disposed between a viewer side light transmissive plate and the LCD