Frame apparatus
AssigneeMCS Industries, Inc.
InventorCheryl Lynn Snyder
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Abstract
A frame apparatus for displaying an article The frame apparatus includes a frame having a rabbet and a channel having a channel axis formed into a wall of the rabbet. A stack is positioned within the rabbet for display. The stack may include a glazing, an article for display, and a backer panel. A clip member is slidably coupled to the frame within the channel such that the clip member can slide within the channel along the channel axis while remaining coupled to the frame. The clip member has a hanging feature. Thus, the clip member serves the dual purpose of securing the stack within the rabbet and also providing the hanging feature for the frame. Furthermore, the clip member functions as a built-in self-leveling feature because it can slide within the channel thus ensuring that the frame is hung in a level manner.
Claims20
A frame apparatus for displaying an article, the frame apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- an inner surface defining a display opening;
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- a rabbet defined by a floor and a wall of the frame a channel formed into the wall;
- a stack comprising a front surface and an opposite rear surface positioned in the rabbet and extending across the display opening;
- a spring clip slidably coupled to the frame within the channel and trapping the stack between the spring clip and the floor of the rabbet, the spring clip comprising a hanging feature for hanging the frame;
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- wherein the spring clip comprises a base portion, a first leg extending from the base portion to a distal end, and a second leg extending from the base portion to a distal end, the distal ends of the first and second legs positioned within the channel to slidably couple the spring clip to the frame.
The frame apparatus of claim I wherein the base portion of the spring clip comprises a first section and a second, section that are spaced apart from one another, and wherein the hanging feature is formed into an edge of the first leg of the spring clip that extends between the first and second sections of the base portion,
A frame apparatus for displaying an article, the frame apparatus comprising:
- a frame having a front surface and an opposite rear surface, the frame comprising:
- an inner surface defining a display opening;
- a rabbet defined by a floor and a wall of the frame;
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- a channel formed into the wall and defined by a bottom surface, a top surface, and a sidewall surface;
- a stack positioned in the rabbet and extending across the display opening;
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- a clip member slidably coupled to the frame with a first portion of the clip member located within the channel and a second portion of the clip member protruding from the channel, wherein the stack is compressed between the second portion of the clip member and the floor of the rabbet, the second portion of the clip member having a hanging feature for hanging the frame.
A frame apparatus for displaying an article, the frame apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- an inner surface defining a display opening;
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- a rabbet defined by a floor and a wall of the frame, a channel formed into the wall, the channel comprising at least one linear section extending along an axis;
- a stack positioned in the rabbet and extending across the display opening;
- first and second clip members slidably coupled to the channel of the frame so that the stack is positioned between the first and second clip members and the floor of the rabbet, the first and second clip members having a hanging feature for hanging the frame from a surface;
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- wherein the first and second clip members comprise first portions that are located within the same linear section of the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.