US 5,640,793 A · Device for exhibiting flat articles

Abstract

A device for exhibiting flat articles consists of a profiled frame, which surrounds a picture on all sides round its outside. A flange is formed on an inwardly directed web of the profiled frame which is in register with a further web running parallel to the rear side of the picture frame, the flange facing towards the viewer and having a sheet of glass fixed to its end, the glass closing the profiled frame on the side facing the viewer. The picture is pressed against the side of the web facing away from the viewer by elastic pads, which bear against a rear wall connected to the rear side of the profiled frame. The edge and the marginal region of the sheet of glass are received by a rectangular recess of the picture frame. Since the inwardly directed web is in register with the outwardly directed further web, the face side of the picture is located in a plane behind the rear side of the picture frame. The device according to the invention can protect a picture from damage and also against environmental effects given an air-tight implementation of the frame receiving the picture, while the overall impression of the picture and the picture frame stays virtually unchanged and reworking of the picture frame to receive the profiled frame is dispensed with.

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Dependent claims

A device for exhibiting a flat article in a display frame, said display frame having a front side and a rear side and further having an inner periphery defining a recess, said recess having a rectangular cross-section defined by first and second substantially orthogonal surfaces arranged for receiving an outer periphery of said article, comprising:

a profiled frame for receiving said flat article and encompassing said outer periphery of said article, said profiled frame having front and rear sides and a first web configured to bear against the rear side of said display frame;
a sheet of glass secured to said front side of said profiled frame, said sheet of glass extending across said front side of said profiled frame sufficiently to seal said front side of said profiled frame, said profiled frame being configured to be secured to said display frame so that said glass is received by said recess and so that said flat article may be received by said profiled frame in a plane behind the rear side of said display frame;
a rear wall secured to said rear side of said profiled frame, said wall extending across said rear side of said profiled frame sufficiently to seal said rear side of said profiled frame;
and
means for releasably securing said web to said display frame.

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a profiled frame for receiving said flat article and encompassing said outer periphery of said article, said profiled frame having front and rear sides;
a sheet of glass secured to said front side of said profiled frame, said sheet of glass extending across said front side of said profiled frame sufficiently to seal said front side of said profiled frame, said profiled frame being configured to be secured to said display frame so that said glass is received by said recess and so that said flat article may be received by said profiled frame in a plane behind the rear side of said display frame;
a rear wall secured to said rear side of said profiled frame, said wall extending across said rear side of said profiled frame sufficiently to seal said rear side of said profiled frame;
and
an air-tight film disposed between said rear wall and said profiled frame, and wherein said rear wall defines at least one opening.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Device for exhibiting flat articles

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Device for exhibiting flat articles

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