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US 10,130,045 B2Granted
Living art frame
OwnerLazaro Balseiroinventor
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Abstract
A living art article incorporates traditional art elements and also incorporates a living element in the form of a living plant, including cut flowers, etc.
Claims19
A living art article comprising:
- a rear frame member that is configured for attachment to a support surface;
- a front art medium that is coupled to the rear frame member and includes graphic indicia and includes a first receptacle that protrudes outwardly from a front face of the front art medium, the first receptacle having a closed first end and an opposite open second end and being configured for receiving and holding a liquid;
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- a drain assembly that is associated with at least one of the rear frame member and the front art medium, the drain assembly having a drain line that is in fluid communication with a hollow interior of the first receptacle and is in communication with a drain outlet that is accessible along one of the rear frame member and the front art medium.
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A living art article comprising:
- a rear frame member that is configured for attachment to a support surface, wherein the rear frame member includes a peripheral border portion and an inner portion, the peripheral border portion protruding forward of a rear wall of the rear frame member so as to define a recessed inner portion;
- a front art medium that is coupled to the rear frame member and includes graphic indicia and includes a first receptacle that protrudes outwardly from a front face of the front art medium, the first receptacle having a closed first end and an open opposite second end and being configured for receiving and holding a liquid, wherein the front art medium includes a peripheral border portion and an inner portion, the peripheral border portion of the front art medium being configured and positioned to cover the peripheral border portion of the rear frame member, while the inner portion of the front art medium being configured for reception within the recessed inner portion;
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- a drain assembly that is integral to at least one of the rear frame member and the front art medium, the drain assembly having a drain line that is in fluid communication with a hollow interior of the first receptacle and is in communication with a drain outlet that is accessible along the peripheral border portion of the rear frame member, the drain assembly including a drain outlet door that is coupled to the peripheral border portion of the rear frame member and is positionable between an open position in which the drain outlet is accessible and a closed position in which the drain outlet is concealed by the peripheral border portion of the front art medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.