Connecting device for frame members of frame
First Claim
1. A connecting device for frame members of a frame for connecting each corner portion of a plurality of frame members constituting a frame such as a picture frame, a poster frame, a jigsaw puzzle frame, and so on, said connecting device comprising:
- a base to which an end portion of each of said frame members is attached to be rotatable in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction thereof;
a locking means attached to said base for locking said each frame member in an inwardly closed state; and
a corner member with a smoothed corner which forms each corner portion of said frame, wherein said corner member is swingably attached to said base.
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Abstract
A connecting device for frame members of a frame which facilitates setting and replacement of a showpiece to the frame particularly by devising how to attach a corner member and a frame member is provided. A connecting device for connecting each corner portion of a plurality of frame members constituting a frame such as a picture frame, a poster frame, a jigsaw puzzle frame, and so on is constituted of: a base to which an end portion of each of the frame members is attached to be rotatable in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction thereof; a locking means attached to the base for locking each frame member in an inwardly closed state; and a corner member with a smoothed corner which forms each corner portion of the frame, wherein the corner member is swingably attached to the base. The present invention can also employ all or part of a closing stop means for stopping the frame member at a predetermined position when it is closed to the base; an opening stop means for stopping the frame member at a predetermined position when it is opened from the base; and a stop means for stopping the frame member at a predetermined position when it is closed.
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14 Claims
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1. A connecting device for frame members of a frame for connecting each corner portion of a plurality of frame members constituting a frame such as a picture frame, a poster frame, a jigsaw puzzle frame, and so on, said connecting device comprising:
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a base to which an end portion of each of said frame members is attached to be rotatable in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction thereof;
a locking means attached to said base for locking said each frame member in an inwardly closed state; and
a corner member with a smoothed corner which forms each corner portion of said frame, wherein said corner member is swingably attached to said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connecting device for a frame for connecting each corner portion of a plurality of frame members constituting a frame such as a picture frame, a poster frame, a jigsaw puzzle frame, and so on, said connecting device comprising:
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a base to which an end portion of each of said frame members is attached to be rotatable in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction thereof;
an arresting means attached to said base for arresting said each frame member in an inwardly closed state, wherein said arresting means is constituted of an engaging portion provided on a free end side of a partition of said frame member and a first engaging protruding piece erected from said base to engage with the engaging portion. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A connecting device for frame members of a frame for connecting each corner portion of a plurality of frame members constituting a frame such as a picture frame, a poster frame, a jigsaw puzzle frame, and so on, said connecting device comprising:
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a base to which an end portion of each of said frame members is attached to be rotatable in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction thereof;
a locking means attached to said base for locking said each frame member in an inwardly closed state; and
an opening stop means for stopping said frame member in an open state, wherein said opening stop means is constituted of a pivotal attachment recess of said frame member and an extended portion for forming on said base a hinge shaft portion for pivotally attaching the pivotal attachment recess thereto. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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