Card – picture – or sign exhibiting – Picture frame – Picture retainer
Patent
1997-08-14
2000-05-02
Davis, Cassandra H.
Card, picture, or sign exhibiting
Picture frame
Picture retainer
40739, 40741, G09F 112
Patent
active
060557575
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a picture frame for carrying a picture or the like, with or without the aid of glass and/or backing, and comprises a frame moulding or section kept together at its corners by fastening means, there also being provided means for pressing the picture against a continuous edge portion of the section.
On the market today there is a plurality of implementation solutions for picture frames, all of which are made up in more or less complicated ways for mounting or removing a picture from the frame.
One object of the present invention is to achieve a picture frame, made up from few parts, and which may be opened using simple manual movements for the frontal insertion of a picture without the frame falling apart. When a picture is to be replaced, the frame shall be easy to open and close up again to its original ready-assembled state, with the frame sections pressed together.
Another object of the invention is that the frame shall include means ensuring effective pressure of the mounted picture against a continuous edge portion of the sections forming the frame, such that positive positional fixation of the picture in the frame is obtained.
With the aid of the invention there has now been achieved a picture frame complying excellently with the inventive objects, while it is furthermore both cheap and simple to produce. The distinguishing features of the invention are disclosed in the accompanying claims.
As a result of the invention there has now been obtained a picture frame, which is no longer burdened with the drawbacks to be found with those mentioned in the introduction. In addition, the inventive frame has enabled a simple mounting procedure for different types of picture or other similar items. For insertion of the picture the frame members are easily pulled away from each other sufficiently for permitting insertion of the picture from the front. After this the frame members can be pushed into mutual contact for positionally fixing the mounted picture, subsequent to which the fastening means at the corners of the frame are tightened, and the frame is then ready for hanging. Effective fixation of the picture in the frame is provided by tongues spring-biassed against the picture and integral with the frame section.
The invention will now be described below in more detail with the aid of some preferred embodiment examples, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, where
FIGS. 1A-C illustrate the inventive picture frame and how it is utilized in mounting a picture, position A showing the frame without a picture, position B showing the frame pulled apart such as to permit frontal insertion of a picture, and position C showing the frame in its pushed-together state with a picture mounted in it and the assembly ready for hanging,
FIG. 2 is a frontal view of the frame, and here will be seen the positions of tongues, which are stamped out of the frame sections, and are intended positionally to fix and retain a picture in the frame,
FIG. 3 is a partial view of a frame section showing an opening stamped out on three sides to form a tongue bent away from the section,
FIG. 4 is a side view of the detail in FIG. 3,
FIG. 5 is a cross-section of the frame section, including a picture mounted between glass and backing,
FIG. 6 is the same as FIG. 5, without a mounted picture,
FIG. 7 is a cross-section of the frame section taken between two tongues,
FIG. 8 is a plan of a corner clip,
FIG. 9 is a front view of the clip in FIG. 8,
FIG. 10 is a partial front view of the corner of an empty frame, showing a corner clip with its tabs turned down and locked against the frame section,
FIG. 11 is a side view from the front of the detail in FIG. 10,
FIG. 12 is a partial view of the detail in FIGS. 10 and 11, but with the tabs straight and the frame sections pulled apart for insertion of a picture,
FIG. 13 is a side view of the detail shown in FIG. 12,
FIGS. 14a-g are partial views of an alternative means for fastening and positionally fixing the corner portions of the frame, and
FIGS. 15a-h are pa
REFERENCES:
patent: 1321650 (1919-11-01), Loewenthal
patent: 3465461 (1969-09-01), Price et al.
patent: 4974351 (1990-12-01), Ghislanzoni
Davis Cassandra H.
IKEA International A/S
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