Picture display stand

In a picture display device including means defining an endless belt having a plurality of consecutive runs, the improvement comprising:

• a plurality of picture holding frames, each frame including an inner portion of uniform depth, each frame being connected at its inner portion thereof to the belt and extending outwardly from the belt, the frames being constructed and arranged so that in each run of the belt said connected inner portions of said frames lie adjacent each other in substantially full edge-to-edge relation and in generally the same plane, the connected inner portions of the frames being of substantially the same depth;
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• each of the runs including a plurality of said frames;
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• supporting means for supporting the assembly of frames and the belt means to enable the advancement of the belt and frames in increments substantially equal to said depth and in which each incremental advancement will enable the frame at the end of each of the runs to advance to the beginning of the next consecutive run,
• said supporting means, belt and frames being constructed and arranged so that all of the frames in each of the runs will advance one increment in response to advancement of a frame from its end position in one run to its beginning position in the next consecutive run.

A picture device comprising:

• means defining an endless belt having a plurality of consecutive runs;
• a plurality of picture holding frames, each connected at an inner portion thereof to the belt and extending outwardly from the belt, the frames being constructed and arranged so that in each run of the belt, said connected inner portions of the frames may lie in generally the same plane;
• supporting means for supporting the assembly of frames and the belt means to enable the frame at the end of each run to be advanced to the beginning of the next consecutive run,
• said frames and supporting means being constructed and arranged so that all of the remaining frames in each run will advance to their next successive positions in that run in response to advancement of a frame from the end of one run to the beginning of the next consecutive run;
• each of the connected inner portions of the frames being flat and having at least a portion which lies edge-to-edge with a corresponding inner portion of each adjacent frame;
• hinge means connecting the adjacent edges of adjacent flat inner portions of adjacent frames to define the endless belt;
• the means for supporting the belt-like arrangement of frames comprising:
• each of said connected inner portions of the frame sections having laterally extending projections which protrude beyond the sides of the frames;
• a support including a shelf on each side of the frame and belt assembly, each shelf being located to support the laterally extending projections of the connected inner portions;
• and an end wall extending upwardly from at least one end of at least one of the shelves.

A frame construction for retaining a pair of photographs comprising:

• a plurality of frame sections connected to each other in generally rectangular configuration;
• a transparent panel connected at its ends to opposite sections of the frame, each of the panels lying within the region defined by the frame, the sides of the panel being spaced from corresponding frame sections;
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• a rib secured to the frame on each side of the panel, each of the ribs overlying the space between the panel and the side sections, each of the ribs lying in a plane which is offset from that of the panel.

A picture display device comprising:

• a plurality of rectangular picture frames, each formed from a plurality of frame members, each of the frames being of substantially the same dimensions, each of the frame members being of a predetermined depth, said frames being arrangeable in face-to-face, abutting relation;
• hinge means serially connecting one of the frame members of each frame to a corresponding frame member of each adjacent picture frame;
• means disposed interiorly of each of the picture frames for removably retaining a pair of pictures and for displaying the retained pictures at opposite faces of the frames;
• the depth of each of the picture frames being greater than the depth of the means for retaining and displaying said pictures whereby when a plurality of said picture frames are arranged in face-to-face relation, the facing frames will abut each other and will enclose each of the pictures retained therein.

A picture display device comprising:

• means defining an endless belt having a plurality of consecutive runs;
• a plurality of picture frames, each connected at inner portions thereof to the belt and extending outwardly from the belt, the picture frames being arranged so that in each run of the belt, the connected sides of the picture frames will lie in generally the same plane;
• each of said runs including a plurality of said picture frames;
• a support having a pair of spaced sidewalls and means for connecting the sidewalls;
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• means for supporting the assembly of picture frames and the belt means from the sidewalls of the support to enable the belt and picture frames to be advanced in increments between the sidewalls, one of the runs passing between the sidewalls and the other of the runs passing outwardly of the sidewalls.

A picture display device comprising:

• a plurality of picture frames;
• hinge means connecting an inner portion of each picture frame to the corresponding inner portion of each adjacent picture frame, the hinged picture frame inner portions being connected in an endless configuration, the picture frames and hinge means being constructed and arranged so that the picture frames may be arranged in a pair of serially connected packs and in a presentation configuration in which the picture frames in each pack lie against each other in face-to-face abuttment, and in which the inner portions of the frames in one pack rest against the inner portions of the frames in the other pack;
• means for supporting the picture frames in said arrangement of serially connected packs, said support means being constructed to enable simultaneous advancement of a picture frame from an end of each of the packs to the adjacent end of the next adjacent pack in the series;
• said picture frames, hinge means and support means being constructed and arranged to cause said simultaneous advancement of said picture frames in response to advancement of one of said picture frames.

A picture display device comprising:

• a plurality of picture holding frames hingedly connected to each other at a side thereof in an endless, belt-like array and defining a plurality of runs, the frames being constructed and arranged so that in each run, the hinged sides of the frames may lie in generally the same plane;
• each of the connected sides of the frame sections having a laterally extending projection;
• means for supporting said laterally extending projections of the frames, said supporting means being constructed and arranged to confine movement of said laterally extending projections in a manner to enable the frame at the end of each run to be advanced to the beginning of the next succeeding run;
• said frames, projections and support means being constructed and arranged so that all of the remaining frames in each run will advance to their next succeeding position in their respective runs in response to advancement of a frame from the end of one run to the beginning of the next run.