Picture frame
OwnerEdward Glen Morrish, John Morrish +1inventors
InventorsEdward Glen Morrish, John Morrish, Mark Peter Morrish
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Abstract
A picture frame comprising a picture carrier portion and a frame portion, the picture carrier portion to carry a picture member; the frame portion comprising frame members with: an outer side member hingedly connected at a first hinge connection to the picture carrier portion; a back member hingedly connected at a second hinge connection to the outer side member, and an inner side member hingedly connected at a third hinge connection to the back member, wherein in an assembled position: the outer side member forms an outer side of the frame, the back member forms a back of the frame, and; the inner side member forms an inner side of the frame, wherein a connection system is arranged to lock the inner side member to the picture carrier portion.
Claims20
A picture frame comprising a picture carrier portion and a frame portion,
- the frame portion comprising frame members with:
- an outer side member hingedly connected at a first hinge connection to the picture carrier portion;
- a back member hingedly connected at a second hinge connection to the outer side member, and an inner side member hingedly connected at a third hinge connection to the back member,
- wherein in an assembled position:
- the outer side member forms an outer side of the frame;
- the back member forms a back of the frame, and;
- the inner side member forms an inner side of the frame,
- wherein a connection system is arranged as a locking connection movable from an unlocked position to a locked position to lock the inner side member directly to the picture carrier portion, the connection system including a first engagement member arranged on the inner side and a complimentary second engagement member arranged on the picture carrier portion.
A method of assembling a picture frame comprising:
- with a frame portion comprising frame members with:
- an outer side member hingedly connected at a first hinge connection to a picture carrier portion;
- a back member hingedly connected at a second hinge connection to the outer side member, and an inner side member hingedly connected at a third hinge connection to the back member,
- connecting a picture member to the picture carrier portion;
- hinging the hinge connections to connect directly with a locking connection the inner side member to the picture carrier member, with a first engagement member arranged on the inner side member and a complimentary second engagement member arranged on the picture carrier portion.
A picture frame comprising a picture carrier portion and a frame portion,
- the frame portion comprising frame members with:
- an outer side member hingedly connected at a first hinge connection to the picture carrier portion;
- a back member hingedly connected at a second hinge connection to the outer side member, and an inner side member hingedly connected at a third hinge connection to the back member,
- wherein in an assembled position:
- the outer side member forms an outer side of the frame;
- the back member forms a back of the frame, and;
- the inner side member forms an inner side of the frame,
- wherein a connection system is arranged to lock the inner side member to the picture carrier portion
- wherein a second engagement system is operatively associated with at least one of the hinge connections, the second engagement system being arranged to define a terminal hinge position of the first hinged connection, in which adjoining frame members or the adjoining outer side member and the picture carrier portion are perpendicular to each other, and the second engagement system being arranged distal said hinge connection, and
- wherein a third engagement system is arranged with a first engagement member on the back member to engage with a second engagement member on the picture carrier portion to maintain the outer side member in the terminal hinge position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.