Soft, pliable picture frame and method of framing a picture

Details Soft, pliable picture frame and method of framing a picture Soft, pliable picture frame and method of framing a picture

1996-12-09

1998-08-04

Johnson, Blair

Card, picture, or sign exhibiting

Picture frame

Picture retainer

40753, 40755, 40746, A47G 106

Patent

active

057876274

ABSTRACT:
A picture frame and frame assembly are provided which preferably includes a transparent sheet defining picture covering, a picture positionally aligned adjacent the picture covering for viewing therethrough, and a backing sheet member positioned to underlie back portions of the picture and to support front portions of the picture against the picture covering, and a frame body integrally formed from a unitary piece of a soft, pliable material. The frame body of the invention preferably has a front portion which includes a first opening formed therein arranged for viewing a picture therethrough and a back portion which includes a second opening formed therein positionally aligned with the first opening. The second opening receives the picture covering, the picture, and the backing sheet member therein. The back portion also includes a flexible peripheral lip surrounding the second opening and encasing a detachably securing peripheral portions of the picture covering, the picture, and the backing sheet member within the second opening and between the shoulder and the lip. Methods of framing a picture for protecting a frame from damage and for detachably securing a picture within the confines of a frame are also provided.

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