Record holder

A holder for displaying a content, the holder comprising:

• a) an upper member having:
• i) a first main wall integral with a first supporting wall which is integral with a first lip, wherein the first main wall has a front surface which is planar and opposite a rear surface which is planar, and wherein an upper exterior surface of the first supporting wall is the uppermost surface of the upper member;
• ii) an upper channel in the form of a c-channel formed by the first main wall, the first supporting wall, and the first lip and formed along a top portion of the upper member, wherein the upper channel is straight and extends laterally across an entire width of the top portion of the upper member;
• iii) one or more upper guide channels projecting from the rear surface of the first main wall and each of the one or more upper guide channels having a first hollow pass through;
• b) a lower member having:
• i) a second main wall integral with a second supporting wall which is integral with a second lip, wherein the second main wall has a front surface which is planar and opposite a rear surface which is planar, and wherein a lower exterior surface of the second supporting wall is the lowermost surface of the lower member, wherein a portion of the second main wall forms a main body between the upper channel and a lower channel;
• ii) the lower channel in the form of a c-channel formed by the second main wall, the second supporting wall, and the second lip and formed along a bottom portion of the lower member, wherein the lower channel is straight and extends laterally across an entire width of the bottom portion of the lower member;
• iii) one or more lower guide channels projecting from the rear surface of the second main wall and each of the one or more lower guide channels having a second hollow pass through, wherein each second hollow pass through of the one or more lower guide channels is concentrically aligned with a respective first hollow pass through of the one or more upper guide channels of the upper member;
• c) one or more guide members at least partially located within the one or more upper guide channels and the one or more lower guide channels, wherein each of the one or more guide members includes:
• i) a guide located within a respective one of the one or more upper guide channels and located within a respective one of the one or more lower guide channels;
• ii) a guide stop which retains the guide statically affixed within the respective one of the one or more upper guide channels;
• d) one or more biasing devices within the one or more lower guide channels which provide a biasing force such as to bias the upper member toward the lower member;
• wherein each guide extends through a respective biasing device of the one or more biasing devices;
• wherein the lower channel is located opposite from and parallel to the upper channel;
• wherein a distance from the lower channel to the upper channel forms a holding gap which has the content received therein for display;
• wherein the upper member is moveable relative to the lower member such that the upper channel moves further away from the lower channel and the holding gap is increased in size;
• wherein the main body has a circular planar shape which has a width greater than a width of the upper channel and the lower channel;
• wherein the content is a record cover, a record, or both;
• and
• wherein the lower member includes one or more mounting features such that the lower member is configured to be statically affixed to a supporting surface which is located behind the lower member, and wherein the supporting surface is a wall of a dwelling or other building.

A holder for displaying a content, the holder comprising:

• a) an upper member having:
• i) a first main wall integral with a first supporting wall which is integral with a first lip, wherein the first main wall has a front surface which is planar and opposite a rear surface which is planar, and wherein an upper exterior surface of the first supporting wall is the uppermost surface of the upper member;
• ii) an upper channel in the form of a c-channel formed by the first main wall, the first supporting wall, and the first lip and formed along a top portion of the upper member, wherein the upper channel is straight and extends laterally across an entire width of the top portion of the upper member;
• iii) one or more upper guide channels projecting from the rear surface of the first main wall and each of the one or more upper guide channels having a first hollow pass through;
• b) a lower member having:
• i) a second main wall integral with a second supporting wall which is integral with a second lip, wherein the second main wall has a front surface which is planar and opposite a rear surface which is planar, and wherein a lower exterior surface of the second supporting wall is the lowermost surface of the lower member, wherein a portion of the second main wall forms a main body between the upper channel and a lower channel;
• ii) the lower channel in the form of a c-channel formed by the second main wall, the second supporting wall, and the second lip and formed along a bottom portion of the lower member, wherein the lower channel is straight and extends laterally across an entire width of the bottom portion of the lower member;
• iii) one or more lower guide channels projecting from the rear surface of the second main wall and each of the one or more lower guide channels having a second hollow pass through, wherein each second hollow pass through of the one or more lower guide channels is concentrically aligned with a respective first hollow pass through of the one or more upper guide channels of the upper member;
• c) one or more guide members at least partially located within the one or more upper guide channels and located within a respective one of the one or more lower guide channels, wherein each of the one or more guide members includes:
• i) a guide located within a respective one of the one or more upper guide channels and located within a respective one of the one or more lower guide channels;
• ii) a guide stop which retains the guide statically affixed within the respective one of the one or more upper guide channels, wherein the guide stop is formed as a head on the guide and has a width larger than a width of the guide and a respective upper guide channel of the one or more upper guide channels;
• d) one or more biasing devices within the one or more lower guide channels which provide a biasing force such as to bias the upper member toward the lower member;
• wherein each guide extends through a respective biasing device of the one or more biasing devices;
• wherein the lower channel is located opposite from and parallel to the upper channel;
• wherein a distance from the lower channel to the upper channel forms a holding gap which has the content received therein for display;
• wherein the upper member is moveable relative to the lower member such that the upper channel moves further away from the lower channel and the holding gap is increased in size;
• wherein the main body has a circular planar shape which has a width greater than a width of the upper channel and the lower channel;
• wherein the content is a record cover, a record, or both;
• wherein the upper member and the lower member are configured to not apply compression onto the content retained within the holding gap when the holder is in a closed position;
• wherein the lower member includes one or more mounting features such that the lower member is configured to be statically affixed to a supporting surface which is located behind the lower member, and wherein the supporting surface is a wall of a dwelling or other building;
• and
• wherein the holding gap has a height of 12.5 inches or greater to 15 inches or less when in the closed position when the upper member abuts to the lower member, wherein the height of the holding gap is measured as the distance from the first supporting wall to the opposing second supporting wall;
• wherein the upper member is moveable relative to the lower member such as to increase the height of the holding gap by 0.25 inches or greater to 2 inches or less in an open position relative to the closed position;
• and
• wherein the first lip and the second lip each have a height of 0.1 inches or greater to 1 inch or less.