Frame apparatus

A frame apparatus for displaying an article, the frame apparatus comprising:

• a support structure comprising a rear surface;
• a plurality of slots located on the rear surface of the support structure, the plurality of slots comprising:
• a first slot that is elongated along a first axis;
• a second slot that is elongated along the first axis, the second slot being spaced apart from the first slot by a gap that is defined by a portion of the rear surface of the support structure that is located along the first axis and is free of a slot so that the second slot is not continuous with the first slot;
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• a third slot that is elongated along a second axis that is parallel to and spaced apart from the first axis, at least a portion of the third slot being aligned with the gap between the first and second slots;
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• at least one hanging element slidably coupled to the support structure within one of the plurality of slots, the at least one hanging element comprising a mounting portion for hanging the support structure from a support surface;
• wherein the support structure comprises a frame and a backer panel, and wherein each of the plurality of slots is an aperture formed through the backer panel.

A frame apparatus for displaying an article, the frame apparatus comprising:

• a support structure comprising a rear surface;
• a plurality of slots formed into the rear surface of the support structure, the plurality of slots comprising:
• at least one slot that is elongated along a first axis;
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• at least one slot that is elongated along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the at least one slot that is elongated along the second axis does not intersect the at least one slot that is elongated along the first axis;
• at least one hanging element slidably coupled to the support structure within one of the plurality of slots, the at least one hanging element comprising a mounting portion for hanging the support structure from a support surface;
• wherein the at least one slot that is elongated along the first axis comprises a first slot and a second slot that are spaced apart by a first gap so that the at least one hanging element cannot slide from the first slot to the second slot without being detached from the support structure;
• wherein the at least one slot that is elongated along the second axis comprises a fourth slot and a fifth slot that are spaced apart by a second gap so that the at least one hanging element cannot slide from the fourth slot to the fifth slot without being detached from the support structure;
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• wherein the support structure comprises a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the second axis and a transverse axis that is parallel to the first axis, wherein the longitudinal axis intersects the first gap and the transverse axis intersects the second gap.

A frame apparatus for displaying an article, the frame apparatus comprising:

• a frame comprising a rabbet;
• a stack positioned in the rabbet, the stack comprising a backer panel and a glazing, the backer panel comprising a front surface that faces the glazing and a rear surface opposite the front surface;
• a first slot extending through the backer panel from the front surface of the backer panel to the rear surface of the backer panel, the first slot being elongated along a first axis;
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• at least one hanging element detachably coupled to the support structure within the first slot so that the at least one hanging element is configured to slide within the first slot along the first axis while remaining coupled to the support structure, the at least one hanging element comprising a mounting portion for hanging the support structure from a support surface and a coupling portion, a portion of the coupling portion being in contact with the front surface of the backer panel and being located within a gap that exists between the front surface of the backer panel and the glazing to couple the hanging element to the support structure.