# US 12,593,932 B2 · Framed image retention device and method of use

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- Number: US 12,593,932 B2
- Document ID: US12593932B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/652,190
- Filed: 2024-05-01
- Published: 2024-11-07
- Granted: 2026-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2023-05-01
- Applicants: Candi D Maddux
- Inventors: Candi D Maddux
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12593932B2

## CPC

- A47G 1/06: Picture frames (making from paper B31D)
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

A retention device for framed items. The retention device includes a pair of ends with caps intended to sit within the corners of a frame. These caps are pressed up against the corners of the frame and are held in place using springs or other retractable forces to ensure that the retention device remains in place until selectively removed by the user. A central bridge connects the caps and provides the outward force to secure the device within the frame.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A framed item retention system comprising:
a retention device comprising a central bridge having a first end and a second end;
a first spring connected to said first end and a first cap such that when said first cap is depressed, said first spring is depressed, and when said first cap is released, said first spring presses said first cap outwards along an axis running centrally along said central bridge;
a second spring connected to said second end and a second cap such that when said second cap is depressed, said second spring is depressed, and when said second cap is released, said second spring presses said second cap outwards said an axis running centrally along said central bridge;
each of said first cap and said second cap comprising a rounded tip;
a frame comprising an interior space, said interior space of said frame configured to receive and to store an image;
wherein said first cap and said second cap are configured to be removably engaged with respective first and second interior corners of said frame; and
wherein said retention device is configured to secure said image contained within a flat medium within said frame while remaining selectively removable.