Card – picture – or sign exhibiting – Picture frame – Support
Reexamination Certificate
1999-01-21
2001-04-17
Green, Brian K. (Department: 3628)
Card, picture, or sign exhibiting
Picture frame
Support
C040S753000, C040S754000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06216377
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to display frames for displaying, for instance, photographs and, more particularly, to a wallet-sized front-loading display frame, typically substantially of credit card dimensions.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Frames for displaying pictures and the like are well known in the art. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 2,647,834 issued on Aug. 4, 1953 to Rabkin et al. discloses a frame
10
for a photographic plate
14
with peripheral side grooves being defined in the frame
10
for receiving the peripheral edges of the plate
14
. The photographic plate
14
is rear-loaded into the frame
10
and the backing member
24
is provided with tear supports
34
and
36
which can be unfolded from a position coplanar with the frame
10
to a deployed position wherein the supports
34
and
36
extend at an angle with respect to the frame
10
for use as a foot member supporting the frame
10
at an angle atop a horizontal surface.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,379,373 issued on Apr. 12, 1983 to Transport discloses a stamped planar picture frame which is foldable so as to retain therein a picture and which is provided with a collapsible easel
29
for displaying the frame and the picture carried therein at an angle on a horizontal surface. Notches
20
and
22
are defined on the back of the picture frame to allow for the photograph of the like to be inserted therein substantially along the plane of the picture frame and into the vertical grooves defined in the picture frame.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,885,854 issued on Dec. 12, 1989 to Brandes discloses a picture frame formed from a unitary blank and adapted to be folded for retaining therein a photograph while permitting for the display thereof at an angle on a horizontal surface. The picture can be positioned in the assembled frame by temporarily disconnecting and unfolding the rear panel
15
thereof.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,359,794 issued on Nov. 1, 1994 to Wood discloses a further picture frame formed from a blank of a flexible sheet material which is scored and shaped to provide, when folded, a photograph-receiving frame defining a slot
52
through which the picture can be inserted in the frame along a plane substantially coplanar therewith with the picture being then retained in position in the frame by the pocket formed by the raised adhesive strips
50
and
50
′.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,361,521 issued on Nov. 8, 1994 to Burtch discloses a display frame for baseball cards and the like which is made from a blank sheet and which, when assembled, forms a display frame provided with an erectable support
44
to enable the display frame to stand up on a support surface. The display frame defines a pocket
36
such that a baseball card
42
can be inserted therein through the upper opening defined by the display frame's structure and, more particularly, by its removable panel
24
.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,934,078 issued on Jun. 19, 1990 to Sloot discloses a planar erectable picture frame having a front transparent window
20
with a slit
26
being defined on the backing member of the picture frame for allowing a photograph to be inserted inside the picture frame and opposite the window
20
. An outer sheet of the backing layer is provided with a support stand
16
to allow the picture frame to be displayed at an angle on a horizontal support surface.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,100,690 issued on Jul. 18, 1978 to O'Neill discloses a folded structure of foldable sheet material formed of two or more members and held together entirely by the inter-engagement of tabs and slots provided on the members. The tabs and slots are positioned such that the assembled structure defines a recessed central region surrounded by a border portion having an overhanging lip such that pictures, postcards and the like can be displayed in the folded structure.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,214,855 issued on Nov. 1, 1965 to Winkler et al. discloses a cardboard blank which can be folded to form a picture frame.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an aim of the present invention to provide a novel display frame for photographs and the like.
It is also an aim of the present invention to provide a display frame which is substantially of credit card dimensions such as to be universally transportable in wallets and the like.
It is a further aim of the present invention to provide a display frame in which the photograph can be front-loaded into position therein.
It is a still further aim of the present invention to provide a display frame in which the photograph is front-loaded therein, followed by the front-loading of a transparent protective window in front of the photograph.
It is a still further aim of the present invention to provide a display frame provided with a template for allowing a photograph to be cut to an appropriate size for insertion in the display frame.
It is a still further aim of the present invention to provide a display frame in which the transparent window can be used as the aforementioned template.
It is a still further aim of the present invention to provide a display frame provided with integral reversibly foldable support stands for selectively permitting the display frame and the photograph carried therein to stand atop a horizontal surface while allowing the support stands to be returned to a position coplanar with the display frame, for instance, for subsequent storage in a wallet or the like.
Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a display frame adapted to receive therein a sheet-like article for the display thereof, comprising attachment means for retaining the article on said display frame, viewing means for allowing at least part of the article to be viewed when mounted to said display frame, said display frame having a length of 86 mm±5 mm and a width of 54 mm±5 mm.
Also in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of installing a sheet-like article in a display frame for the display of said article, comprising the steps of providing a display frame defining a front opening and mounting the article to said display frame by front-loading said article through said front opening.
Further in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of cutting down a sheet-like article to a size suitable for installation in a display frame for in a display frame, comprising the steps of providing a display frame, a sheet-like article and a template means; determining with said template means a section of said article intended to be installed in the display, said section having boundaries suitable for a proper fit thereof in said display frame; removing said section from said article; and installing said section in the display frame for the display thereof.
Still further in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a display frame adapted to receive therein a sheet-like article for the display thereof, comprising attachment means for retaining the article on said display frame, front opening means at a front side of said display article, said front opening means allowing at least part of the article to be viewed when mounted to said display frame, said front opening means and said attachment means cooperating for allowing the article to be mounted to said display frame by front-loading thereof through said front opening means.
Still further in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a display frame adapted to receive therein a sheet-like article for the display thereof, comprising attachment means for retaining the article on said display frame, viewing means for allowing at least part of the article to be viewed when mounted to said display frame, and template means adapted to define the limits of the article when cut from a second larger article such that the article is of dimensions appropriate for installation in said display frame.
REFERENCES:
patent: 896231 (1908-08-01), Mulkey
patent: 1904318 (1933-04-01), Lehere
patent: 2003824 (1935-06-01), Cavalero
patent: 2419823 (1947-04-01), Cross et
Green Brian K.
PIK U.S.A. Inc.
Towsend Marvin S.
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