Frame assembly

A frame assembly for displaying a flat article, the frame assembly comprising:

• a stack comprising a transparent window panel;
• a frame comprising:
• a floor structure for supporting the stack;
• and
• an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall comprising a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity;
• and
• wherein the inner surface of the outer annular wall comprises a plurality of recessed regions, each of the recessed regions comprising one of the corners of the outer annular wall;
• and
• wherein the stack is positioned in the display cavity, a peripheral edge of the transparent window panel being spaced apart from the recessed regions of the inner surface of the outer annular wall and being in contact with a remainder of the inner surface of the outer annular wall.

A frame assembly for displaying a flat article, the frame assembly comprising:

• a stack comprising a transparent window panel;
• a frame comprising:
• a floor structure for supporting the stack;
• and
• an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall comprising an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity;
• and
• wherein the outer annular wall comprises a plurality of corner portions and a plurality of side portions, each of the side portions extending between two of the corner portions;
• wherein the stack is positioned in the display cavity such that the transparent window panel is in surface contact with the inner surface of the outer annular wall along the side portions of the outer annular wall and is spaced apart from the inner surface of the outer annular wall along the corner portions of the outer annular wall;
• and
• wherein the frame is a front loading frame such that the stack is inserted into the display cavity through the display opening, and wherein the transparent window panel is located closer to the display opening than any other component of the stack.