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US 2006/0185210 A1Published application
Frame for displaying slips of sheet material
OwnerWinston Beigelinventor
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Abstract
Fortune cookie fortunes or other small slips of sheet material are displayed in a frame comprising: a base on which a fortune message is mounted, a transparent panel overlying the fortune message and a retaining rim which fits over the transparent panel and latches to the base. A strip of magnetic material is adhered to the back of the base for mounting the display on a surface, such as the door or side of a refrigerator.
Claims17
A frame for displaying a slip of sheet material, comprising:
- a base having a front side, a rear side and a peripheral wall defining an area providing a compartment having a floor recessed with respect to the peripheral wall, the floor providing a backing for a slip of sheet material;
- a transparent panel received within the area defined by the peripheral wall and covering the floor to sandwich the slip between the floor and the transparent panel;
- a retaining rim defining a window therein and having at least one latch member for latching with a complimentary latch member on the base to hold the rim seated against the transparent panel with the slip visible through the window;
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- magnetic material fixed to the rear side of the frame for retaining the frame against a magnetizable surface.
2 more elements
In combination with a slip of sheet material having a fortune or number thereon from a fortune cookie, a frame comprising:
- a base having a front side, a rear side and a peripheral wall defining an area providing a compartment having a floor recessed with respect to the peripheral wall, the floor providing a backing for a slip of sheet material;
- a transparent panel received within the area defined by the peripheral wall and covering the floor to sandwich the slip between the floor and the transparent panel;
- a retaining rim defining a window therein and having at least one latch member for latching with a complimentary latch member on the base to hold the rim seated against the transparent panel with the slip visible through the window;
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- magnetic material fixed to the rear side of the frame for retaining the frame against a magnetizable surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.