Padded frame

A padded frame comprising

• a mounting board having a uniform layer of foam sponge material secured thereto on one side thereof and an adhesive surface disposed on the opposite side of said mounting board from said sponge layer, said adhesive surface being partially covered by a protective mask,
• at least one opening disposed in said mounting board formed to frame a picture or other object,
• a border portion of said adhesive surface being exposed both around the periphery of said mounting board and around said center opening,
• a decorative covering material stretched over said sponge material layer and squeezing it to the mounting board around the border of said mounting board and around the opening in the center thereof, said covering material being wrapped around the edges of said mounting board and the edge of said center opening and stuck to said adhesive surface on the reverse side thereof.

A padded picture frame comprising

• a mounting board having a uniform layer of foam sponge material secured thereto on one side thereof,
• an adhesive surface disposed on the opposite side of said mounting board, said adhesive surface being partially covered by a removeable protective mask,
• at least one opening disposed in said mounting board formed to frame a picture or other object,
• a border portion of said adhesive surface being exposed both around the periphery of said mounting board and around said center opening,
• a decorative covering material stretched over said sponge material layer and squeezing it to the mounting board around the border of said mounting board and around the opening in the center thereof, said covering material being wrapped around the edges of said mounting board and the edge of said opening and stuck to said adhesive surface on the reverse side thereof,
• a rear cover formed by a mounting board of the same size as the mounting board of said padded picture frame, said rear cover mounting board having an adhesive surface on the internal side thereof,
• a decorative covering material wrapped around the outside surface of said rear cover mounting board and around the edges thereof and being secured to said adhesive surface,
• a decorative covering material secured to the remainder of said adhesive surface,
• said rear cover being secured to said padded picture frame by double sided adhesive tape disposed around a portion of the periphery of said frame whereby a picture can be inserted into the frame at the edge portion thereof where the cover is not secured to said frame, and
• an easel having adhesive surfaces covered with decorative covering material stuck thereto, said easel being secured to said rear cover.

The method of making a padded frame comprising

• providing a mounting board of the desired size and configuration having a uniform layer of foam sponge material secured thereto on one side thereof and an adhesive surface disposed on the opposite side thereof covered by a removeable protective mask,
• forming at least one opening in the center of said mounting board to frame a picture or other object,
• selectively removing a portion of the protective mask in a band from around the periphery of the mounting board and from around the opening formed therein,
• stretching a piece of decorative covering material over the sponge material and compressing the edges of the sponge material to the mounting board,
• wrapping the covering material around the edges of the mounting board and securing it to the adhesive bands on the reverse side thereof,
• removing a portion of the decorative covering material disposed in the middle of the opening and cutting slits in the material around the internal periphery of the opening in said material,
• wrapping the slit portions of the covering material through the opening in the mounting board and securing them to the adhesive band surrounding the opening, and
• providing a means for securing a picture or other object in appropriate position on or to the frame.