US 2014/0150314 A1Published application

Record Album Frame

OwnerRoger Alexander Herzinventor

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Abstract

An open record album frame for displaying and storing album covers or a phonograph record. The frame comprises parallel upper and lower holding means secured to the base member. Each of the upper and lower holding means is elongated in the form of a crossbar with a groove extends the full length on the inner side thereof. The frame also has a bore disposed on the center of the base member to receive a mounting post that holds a phonograph record on the frame. The frame allows for convenient insertion and removal of album covers by simply inserting the album into the upper holding means. A ledge is constructed in the lower holding means to support the album. To display a phonograph record, a detachable mounting post can be secured into the bore of the base member.

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Dependent claims

A record album frame having a first mode of use wherein an album cover is displayed and stored, and having a second mode of use wherein a phonograph record is displayed and stored, said frame comprising:

(a) an upper holding means with a slot on the inner side of said upper holding means;
(b) a lower holding means in parallel relationship relative to said upper holding means, said lower holding means comprises a slot on the inside of said lower holding means for supporting the bottom edge of an album cover;
(c) a base member extending in a vertical plane of the said upper and lower holding means, said base section forming a back panel of said frame;
(d) a through bore formed in the said base member;
and
(e) a mounting post insertable into said through bore for mounting a phonograph record;
wherein, in said first mode of use, said album cover is insertable into said frame by placing the top edge of said album cover into said slot of said upper holding means and resting the bottom edge of said album cover in said slot of said lower holding means;
and
wherein, in said second mode of use, said mounting post is secured in said through bore of said base member, whereby said phonograph record is retained on said mounting post.

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