JIGSAW PUZZLE DISPLAY FRAME
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1. A display frame unit for assembling and mounting a jigsaw puzzle, comprising:
- a frame housing having spaced top and bottom frame margin pieces and spaced left and right end margin pieces extending between opposite ends of said top and bottom margin pieces;
a light transmissive assembly plate, said margin pieces defining a continuous frame encircling said assembly plate, said assembly plate being recessed inwardly of an outer encircling face surface of said margin pieces so as to provide a space for receiving jigsaw puzzle pieces during user assembly of said puzzle pieces, edges of perimeter located puzzle pieces of an assembled puzzle closely abuttingly engaging with inner side faces of said continuous frame;
a slide actuator member carried at a location on said encircling frame such that an end edge of a puzzle piece of an assembled puzzle present on said assembly plate which is juxtaposed with said slide actuator will urge said slide actuator counter to a bias acting thereon from an non operating position to an operating position;
at least one light emitting member carried in said frame housing disposed behind said assembly plate;
a source of electric power for operating said at least one light emitting member;
a on-off switch in circuit with said battery and said light emitting member for controlling power supply to said light emitting member;
a normally open cut-out switch for interrupting a power flow from said battery to said light emitting member, said slide actuator being connected with said cut-out switch such as to move said cut-out switch to closed condition responsive to movement of said slide actuator from non-operating to operating position whereby with said off-on switch in on position, power will flow to said light emitting member illuminating said puzzle.
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Abstract
A lighted display frame for a jigsaw puzzle includes a light transmissive top and a switch activating slide actuator which results in a light emitting element illuminating the puzzle, the slide actuator being actuated by engagement of the puzzle therewith.
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1. A display frame unit for assembling and mounting a jigsaw puzzle, comprising:
- a frame housing having spaced top and bottom frame margin pieces and spaced left and right end margin pieces extending between opposite ends of said top and bottom margin pieces;
a light transmissive assembly plate, said margin pieces defining a continuous frame encircling said assembly plate, said assembly plate being recessed inwardly of an outer encircling face surface of said margin pieces so as to provide a space for receiving jigsaw puzzle pieces during user assembly of said puzzle pieces, edges of perimeter located puzzle pieces of an assembled puzzle closely abuttingly engaging with inner side faces of said continuous frame;
a slide actuator member carried at a location on said encircling frame such that an end edge of a puzzle piece of an assembled puzzle present on said assembly plate which is juxtaposed with said slide actuator will urge said slide actuator counter to a bias acting thereon from an non operating position to an operating position;
at least one light emitting member carried in said frame housing disposed behind said assembly plate;
a source of electric power for operating said at least one light emitting member;
a on-off switch in circuit with said battery and said light emitting member for controlling power supply to said light emitting member;
a normally open cut-out switch for interrupting a power flow from said battery to said light emitting member, said slide actuator being connected with said cut-out switch such as to move said cut-out switch to closed condition responsive to movement of said slide actuator from non-operating to operating position whereby with said off-on switch in on position, power will flow to said light emitting member illuminating said puzzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- a frame housing having spaced top and bottom frame margin pieces and spaced left and right end margin pieces extending between opposite ends of said top and bottom margin pieces;
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4. A jigsaw puzzle frame for support of jigsaw puzzle pieces during the assembly process of the jigsaw puzzle, said jigsaw puzzle frame comprising:
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a light transmissive top, generally planar and rectangular in shape, for supporting said jigsaw puzzle pieces;
a frame projecting upwardly from said top, said frame continuously mounted around the entire periphery of said top, said frame for holding said jigsaw puzzle pieces in place on said top when said puzzle is solved;
a bottom having the same approximate rectangular shape as said top, said bottom being spaced from said top so as to form a recess between said bottom and said top; and
at least one light emitting element in said recess between said bottom and said top. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A jigsaw puzzle frame for support of jigsaw puzzle pieces during the assembly process comprising:
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a light transmissive top, generally configured in a substantially horizontal manner for support of said jigsaw puzzle pieces;
a bottom, a recess being formed between said bottom and top;
an actuator having a first position and a second position, said actuator being in said second position when said puzzle is solved;
a light emitting element, said light emitting element emitting light when said actuator is in said second position; and
a frame, inside walls of said frame projecting upwardly from said top at approximately ninety degrees and connected continouously around the entire periphery of said top, said inside walls of the frame assisting in the containment of said jigsaw puzzle pieces when said puzzle is solved. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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