Easel-type picture frame

• US 3,186,117 A
• Filed: 07/23/1962
• Issued: 06/01/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Henry Detje
• Original Assignee: Henry Detje
• Inventors: HENRY DETJE
• Application Number:
  US04/211,768
• Time in Patent Office: 1,044 Days
• US Class Current: 40/747
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/143 Pivotable legs
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44906 having specific surface irregularity on or along engaging face

Claims

1. AN EASEL-TYPE PICTURE FRAME, COMPRISING AN OBLONG FRAME MEMBER HAVING RECESSED PORTIONS DEFINING AN ENCLOSING SUPPORT FOR A PICTURE, A SHEET OF TRANSPARENT MATERIAL FITTED IN THE RECESS ENCLOSURE FORWARDLY OF THE PICTURE IN COVERING RELATION THERETO, A BACKING MEMBER HELD IN THE RECESS ENCLOSURE REARWARDLY OF THE PICTURE AND PRESSING THE PICTURE IN CONTACT WITH THE TRANSPARENT SHEET, A PIVOT PIN SECURED ON SAID BACKING MEMBER IN AN OFFCENTER POSITION AN EQUAL DISTANCE IN FROM TWO ADJACENT SIDES OF THE BACKING MEMBER AND PROJECTING FROM ITS EXPOSED SURFACE, AND A HINGED FLAP MEMBER MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ON THE PIVOT PIN SO THAT A FLAT BASE PORTION OF THE FLAP EXTENDS BEYOND THE FRAME FOR AN EQUIVALENT DISTANCE AND IS CENTRALLY DISPOSED AT TWO POSITIONS IN ITS ROTATION FOR SUPPORTING THE PICTURE FRAME IN AN UPRIGHT ATTITUDE IN EITHER OF SAID POSITION.