One-piece foldable frame assembly

A picture frame assembly comprising:

• (a) material to be framed, comprising at least one flat, planar object to be framed;
• suitable viewing sheet over the object to be framed;
• and
• (b) a one-piece picture frame made from suitably foldable material, comprising:
• a back piece having a plurality of sides;
• an edge piece foldably extending from each respective side of the back piece;
• a front piece foldably extending from each respective edge piece, wherein the shape of each front piece is substantially the same as the shape of the other front pieces, and has a front edge and side edges;
• wherein the frame is folded around the material to be framed such that:
• the edge pieces form side faces extending in the same direction and substantially at right angles to the back piece;
• the front pieces form front faces extending inwardly from the respective side faces;
• each side edge of each front piece abuts against the adjacent side edge of the adjacent front piece;
• an open channel is formed between each front face and the back piece;
• the depth of the channel is substantially the same as the depth of the material to be framed;
• and
• the material to be framed is positioned within the frame by positioning a respective outer edge of the material to be framed within the respective channel;
• wherein each front face is adhered to the top face of the material to be framed;
• wherein the back piece is cut so as to form a flap which permits insertion and withdrawal of the object to be framed;
• and
• wherein the suitable backing material is cut so as to form a flap which permits insertion and withdrawal of the object to be framed.

A one-piece, picture frame made from suitably-foldable material, for framing material to be framed which comprises at least one flat, planar object to be framed, a suitable viewing sheet over the object to be framed and a suitable backing material under the object to be framed, comprising:

• a back piece having a plurality of sides;
• an edge piece foldably extending from each respective side of the back piece;
• a front piece foldably extending from each respective edge piece, wherein the shape of each front piece is substantially the same as the shape of the other front pieces, and has a front edge and side edges;
• wherein the frame is foldable around the material to be framed such that:
• the edge pieces form side faces extending in the same direction and substantially at right angles to the back piece;
• the front pieces form front faces extending inwardly from the respective side faces;
• each side edge of each front piece abuts against the adjacent side edge of the adjacent front piece;
• an open channel is formed between each front face and the back piece;
• the depth of the channel is substantially the same as the depth of the material to be framed;
• and
• the material to be framed is positioned within the frame by positioning a respective outer edge of the material to be framed within the respective channel;
• wherein the back piece is cut so as to form a flap which permits insertion and withdrawal of the object to be framed;
• and
• wherein the suitable backing material is cut so as to form a flap which permits insertion and withdrawal of the object to be framed.