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US 2003/0115811 A1Published application
Snap hold frame
OwnerPeter Sibbettinventor
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Abstract
An attachment mechanism for joining two parts together including a female member and a male member for insertion into the female member in a snap-fit relationship is disclosed. The attachment mechanism can be used to maintain two portions of a frame in removably associated.
Claims31
A frame for holding a sheet comprising:
- (a) a first half of the frame;
- (b) a second half of the frame, the sheet interposed between the first half of the frame and the second half of the frame;
- (c) an interior face of the first half and the second half of the frame;
- (d) a male member integral with the interior face;
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- (e) a female member integral with the interior face, wherein the female member and the male member are positioned in cooperative relationship.
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A mechanism for joining two parts together comprising:
- (a) a female member;
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- (b) a male member for insertion into the female member in a snapfit relationship.
A frame comprising:
- (a) a first half and a second half, the first half and the second half each having an interior face;
- (b) a plurality of female members associated with the interior face and a plurality of male members associated with the interior face, the male members and female members positioned in cooperative relationship wherein the male members are capable of being inserted into the female members to removably attach the first half and the second half of the frame.
An apparatus for holding together a frame comprising:
- (a) a female member associated with the frame;
- (b) a male member associated with the frame and capable of removable engagement with the female member.
A method of joining a frame comprising:
- (a) positioning a first half of the frame having a first attachment member in cooperative relationship with a second half of the frame having a second attachment member;
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- (b) associating the first attachment member and the second attachment member in a removable fashion whereby the first half and the second half are removably joined.
A plastic frame for holding a sheet comprising:
- (a) a first half of the frame, the first half of the frame having an exterior surface and an interior surface of the frame, the interior surface of the frame being substantially planar;
- (b) a second half of the frame, the second half of the frame having an exterior surface and an interior surface of the frame, the interior surface of the frame being substantially planar, the sheet interposed between the first half of the frame and the second half of the frame;
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- (c) an attachment mechanism having
- (i) a plurality of first projections from the interior surface of the first half of the frame, the first projections having a base, a shaft, and a tip, a male portion located at the tip of the first projection;
- (ii) a plurality of second projections from the interior surface of the second half of the frame, the second projections having a base, a shaft, and a tip, a female portion located at the tip of the second projection, whereby the male portion is capable of removable insertion into the female portion for removably associating the first half and the second half of the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.