Picture frame assembly
OwnerEmanuela F. Magnussoninventor
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Abstract
A picture frame is formed by assembling two C-shaped sections. The free ends of a U-shaped clip are inserted into a pair of adjacent openings, one of which is formed in each frame section. The clip serves to secure the two frame sections and provide support for the assembled frame. One of the frame sections may include a laterally extending pin which is received in an opening in the other frame section to achieve closer engagement of the frame sections in the assembled picture frame.
Claims11
A picture frame construction assembly comprising first and second frame sections, first and second openings respectively formed in each of said sections, and a frame support member having free ends adapted to be respectively received in said first and second openings, said frame support member when inserted into said first and second openings being effective to provide a unitary assembly of said first and second frame sections and said frame support member extending from said first and second frame section to provide a support for the assembled picture frame on a horizontal surface.
A method of assembling a picture frame comprising the steps of inserting one portion of a glass pane into an interior groove provided in a first frame section having legs, bringing a second frame section having legs into juxtaposition with said first frame section so that the remaining portion of said glass pane is received within an internal groove formed in said second frame section and the legs of said first and second frame sections are brought into contact with one another, inserting free ends of a U-shaped clip into first and second openings respectively formed in adjacent locations in one leg of each of said first and second frame sections, said inserted clip serving to retain said first and second frame sections in a secure frame assembly and to provide support for the assembled picture frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.