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US 8,495,830 B2Granted
Quick exchange framing system and method of manufacture
OwnerRodney Priceinventor
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Abstract
A quick exchange framing system having two frames that are assembled together via a quick-release means such as a magnetic or friction force to provide easy access to a display, such as a picture or document, for ease in exchanging the display.
Claims18
A media mount and display system comprising:
- a support frame having a first receiver and opposing front and rear surfaces, wherein the first receiver at least partially defines a frame-support cavity extending through the front and rear surfaces of the support frame, wherein the first receiver includes a first interior sidewall and a first recessed surface extending from the first interior sidewall and spaced from the front surface by the first interior sidewall, wherein the first recessed surface includes an aperture that extends through the first recessed surface and is operable to receive a fastener through the front of the first recessed surface when the display frame and the support frame are in a disassembled configuration;
- a display frame sized and shaped to be at least partially received by the first receiver of the support frame, the display frame having a second receiver operable to receive and display an object therein, wherein the first recessed surface and the first interior sidewall of the first receiver are cooperatively operable to abuttingly receive the display frame in an assembled configuration;
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- a magnetic system disposed between and operable to magnetically interconnect the support frame and the display frame relative to each other, the magnetic system operable to (i) securely maintain the support frame and the display frame when the display frame is at least partially received by the first receiver of the support frame in an assembled configuration, and (ii) permit disassembly of the display frame and the support frame when a separation force is applied to the magnetic system.
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A convertible media mount and display device comprising:
- a support frame having a front surface, a rear surface, and a frame-support cavity extending at least partially through the front and rear surfaces of the support frame, wherein the frame-support cavity includes a first recessed surface spaced from the front surface of the support frame for abuttingly receiving a display frame, wherein the first recessed surface includes an aperture that extends through the first recessed surface and is operable to receive a fastener through the front of the recessed surface;
- a display frame having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface including (i) a rearwardly-protruding portion sized and shaped to nest within the frame-support cavity abutting the recessed surface, and (ii) a receiver extending at least partially through the rear surface of the display frame, the receiver operable to receive and display an object therein;
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- a magnetic system disposed between the support frame and the display frame, the magnetic system operable to (i) maintain the device in an in-use configuration when the rearwardly-protruding portion of the display frame is nested with the frame-support cavity of the support frame, and (ii) permit conversion of the device from the in-use configuration to a non-use configuration when a force is applied to the magnetic system.
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A method of manufacturing a media mount and display system, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a support frame having a front surface, a rear surface, and a frame-support cavity extending at least partially through the front and rear surfaces of the support frame, wherein the frame-support cavity includes a first recessed surface spaced from the front surface of the support frame for abuttingly receiving a display frame, wherein the first recessed surface includes an aperture that extends through the first recessed surface and is operable to receive a fastener through the front of the recessed surface;
- forming a display frame having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface including (i) a rearwardly-protruding portion sized and shaped to nest within the frame-support cavity, and (ii) a receiver extending at least partially through the rear surface of the display frame, the receiver operable to receive and display an object therein;
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- disposing a magnetic system between the support frame and the display frame, the magnetic system operable to (i) maintain the device in an in-use configuration when the rearwardly-protruding portion of the display frame is nested with the frame-support cavity of the support frame, and (ii) permit conversion of the device from the in-use configuration to a non-use configuration when a force is applied to the magnetic system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.