Three-dimensional supporting frame
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsXiaoqi Zhou, David Edmondson, Francois K. Pirayesh
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Abstract
A three-dimensional supporting frame includes a blank, including an image receiving surface, a back surface opposed to the image receiving surface, a center portion defining a perimeter, and at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter. Each of the foldable extensions includes no less than four folds to be folded toward the back surface to form the three-dimensional supporting frame. An unfilled adhesive is positioned on the image receiving surface at least at the center portion, and a filled adhesive is positioned on the image receiving surface at each of the folds that is furthest from the perimeter.
Claims15
A three-dimensional supporting frame, comprising:
- a blank, including:
- an image receiving surface;
- a back surface opposed to the image receiving surface;
- a center portion defining a perimeter;
- and
- at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter, each of the foldable extensions including no less than four folds to be folded toward the back surface to form the three-dimensional supporting frame;
- an unfilled adhesive positioned on the image receiving surface at least at the center portion;
- and
- a filled adhesive positioned on the image receiving surface at each of the folds that is furthest from the perimeter.
An art canvas, comprising:
- a blank, including:
- an image receiving surface;
- a back surface opposed to the image receiving surface;
- a center portion defining a perimeter;
- and
- at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter, each of the foldable extensions including no less than four folds that are folded toward the back surface;
- a filled adhesive adhering respective portions of the back surface and each of the folds that is furthest from the perimeter;
- an image receiving medium having an image printed thereon;
- and
- an unfilled adhesive adhering the image on the image receiving surface at least at the center portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.