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US 4,790,089 AGranted
Picture frame
AssigneePico-Glass S.p.A.
InventorPietro Astolfi
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Abstract
The picture frame described herein is particularly sturdy and economic in as much as the framework (1) and support plane (2) on to which the image (3) is placed and the transparent plane (4) are held together by blocking elements (7) independently of the framework (1), and the framework (1) and all the other components are attached to one another by means of coupling elements (6) which by gripping onto the support plane (2) constitute the coupling elements for supporting the entire frame.
Claims11
A picture frame arrangement comprising
- a framework receiving a substantially rigid, flat support element and a transparent element, a picture being interposed between said flat support element and said transparent element, the support and the transparent elements and the picture defining together a picture block, said picture block being held together within an interior said framework by at least one locking member, said at least one locking member having a base portion, a lip and a side wall extending from the base portion, said picture block is supported by the base portion and situated between the side wall and the lip of said at least one locking member, a free end of the side wall engages with a first groove located within the support element, a first spring element extends from the side wall and presses the picture block within said locking member against the lip,
- said framework having the picture block attached to a supporting surface through at least one coupling element, said at least one coupling element comprising a first elongated base portion, a second base portion exposed at an angle to said first elongated base portion, a second spring element extending from said first elongated base portion, a free end of said second base portion engaging with said first groove of said support element and a free end of said first base portion engaging a second groove situated within a wall of the framework, an opening within the first elongated base receiving a hanging element, whereby in the assembled condition of the arrangement said second spring element presses against the side wall of said at least one locking member keeping the entire arrangement together.
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