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US 6,263,604 B1Granted
Hermetically scaled picture frame
OwnerGary Wayne Williamsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention, a hermetically sealed picture frame, comprises a frame, a lens and a seal wherein the seal is an elastomeric seal, preferrably an elastomeric o-ring seal. The frame comprises a lens locking groove, a seal groove and mounting framework. The lens snaps into the lens locking groove, compressing the seal in the seal groove between the lens and the frame, providing a hermetic seal for a picture contained between the lens and the frame. The mounting framework is slideable over a mounting base that can be attached to a surface.
Claims3
A hermetically sealed frame, comprising:
- a base structure, including a perimeter, defining a front, back, outer surface and inner surface and a recessed solid back integral with said perimeter;
- a sealing gasket;
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- a lens;
- wherein the inner surface of said perimeter, forward of said solid back, defines a lens locking groove which receives said lens with a snap fit, and wherein said base structure defines a recess which receives said sealing gasket, so that, when said lens is snap fit into its locking groove it presses against said sealing gasket, forming a seal between said lens and said base structure.
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