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US 2013/0160339 A1Published application
Display Frames and Methods For Display
OwnerMichael Glennoninventor
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Abstract
A one-piece frame adaptable for use with any display object, regardless of the dimension, shape or material. The frame also provides increased durability and resistance to wear, as well as lower costs and ease to make. Methods for making such frame are also provided.
Claims20
A one-piece frame comprising:
- a contiguous geometric structure absent joints and defining an opening, the structure being formed with a material designed to permit puncturing anywhere along the structure, so that a piece of artwork can be secured thereto;
- opposing surfaces each on a respective opposing side of the structure, either of opposing surfaces being designed to permit the piece of artwork to be placed over the opening and the surface while edges of the artwork can be secured anywhere along the structure;
- and
- a raised border integral with one surface and about a periphery of the structure to accommodate the piece of artwork when displayed on either of the opposing surfaces.
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A method for making a one-piece frame, the method comprising:
- melting a starting plastic material in a heated compartment;
- advancing the melted plastic material out of the heated compartment into a mold having a geometric shape similar to that of a desired frame;
- and
- allowing the melted plastic to solidify in the mold into the shape of a one-piece frame having a raised border integral with one surface and about a periphery of the frame.
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A method of displaying a piece of artwork, the method comprising:
- providing a one-piece contiguous geometric structure defining an opening and absent joints, opposing surfaces on each side of the structure, and a raised border integral with one surface and about a periphery of the structure to accommodate a piece of artwork;
- in the presence of the opposing surfaces either of which the artwork can be displayed, positioning a piece of artwork across the opening over one of the opposing surfaces;
- and
- stretching edges of the artwork to the other opposing surface of the structure for securing of the edges anywhere along the structure.
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A one-piece frame comprising:
- a contiguous geometric structure absent joints and defining an opening;
- opposing surfaces each on a respective opposing side of the structure, either of opposing surfaces being designed to permit the piece of artwork to be placed over the opening and the surface while edges of the artwork can be secured to the structure ;
- and
- a raised border integral with one surface and about a periphery of the structure to accommodate the piece of artwork when displayed on either opposing surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.