Hinged plastic biased poster frame
First Claim
1. A display holder having a plurality of elongated frame sections forming a polygonal frame structure for receiving and clamping a display piece in said display holder, the improvement comprisingeach frame section having a base member, a moveable cover member, and resilient biasing means, said cover member having holding means for being positioned against said display piece and holding it in place,said biasing means integrally attached to said base member and said cover member and connecting them together,first living hinge means connecting one edge of said biasing means to said cover member, second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said base member,said base member, cover member and biasing means being made of an extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion,said base member and cover member comprising a relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising a relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient,said biasing means providing a spring-type biasing force holding said holding means of said cover member against said display piece.
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Abstract
A plastic poster frame and display holder for replaceable posters, pictures and similar advertising or decorative material has extruded frame forming sections comprising hingedly connected front and back parts. A relatively resilient elongated plastic portion is integrally formed as part of the frame section and provides a biased clamping force for holding a poster of similar display between the hinged parts.
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70 Claims
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1. A display holder having a plurality of elongated frame sections forming a polygonal frame structure for receiving and clamping a display piece in said display holder, the improvement comprising
each frame section having a base member, a moveable cover member, and resilient biasing means, said cover member having holding means for being positioned against said display piece and holding it in place, said biasing means integrally attached to said base member and said cover member and connecting them together, first living hinge means connecting one edge of said biasing means to said cover member, second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said base member, said base member, cover member and biasing means being made of an extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said base member and cover member comprising a relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising a relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a spring-type biasing force holding said holding means of said cover member against said display piece.
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13. A closure comprising:
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a first member, a second member rotatable about an axis and movable with respect to said first member between relatively open and relatively closed positions, and resilient biasing means integrally attached to both said first member and said second member for connecting them together, said first member and said second member defining a longitudinal dimension parallel to said axis and said biasing means being fully coextensive with said longitudinal dimension and said biasing means being substantially enclosed by said first and second members when disposed in said closed position, first living hinge means connecting a first edge of said biasing means to said second member, second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said first member, said first member, said second member and said biasing means being made of extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said first and second members comprising relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising a relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a force urging said second member toward said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A display holder for receiving a display piece comprising:
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a first member, a second member rotatable about an axis and movable with respect to said first member between relatively open and relatively closed positions, resilient biasing means integrally attached to both said first member and said second member for connecting them together, means for holding said display piece, and first living hinge means connecting one edge of said biasing means to said second member, second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said first member, said first member and said second member defining a longitudinal dimension parallel to said axis and said biasing means being fully coextensive with said longitudinal dimension and said biasing means being substantially enclosed by said first and second members when disposed in said closed position, said first member, said second member and said biasing means being made of extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said first and second members comprising relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a force urging said second member toward said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A closure comprising:
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a first member, a second member, hinge means for defining an axis and pivotally connecting said first and second members, said second member being movable with respect to said first member between relatively open and relatively closed positions, resilient biasing means integrally attached to both said first member and said second member for connecting them together, and a first living hinge means connecting a first edge of said biasing means to said second member, and a second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said first member, said first member, said second member and said biasing means being made of extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said first member and said second member defining a longitudinal dimension parallel to said axis and said biasing means being fully coextensive with said longitudinal dimension and said biasing means being substantially enclosed by said first and second members when disposed in said closed position, said first member and said second member comprising relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a force urging said second member toward said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A display holder for receiving a display piece comprising:
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a first member, a second member, hinge means for defining an axis and pivotally connecting said first and second members, said second member being movable with respect to said first member between relatively open and relatively closed positions, resilient biasing means integrally attached to both said first member and said second member for connecting them together, means for holding said display piece, a first living hinge means connecting one edge of said biasing means to said second member, and a second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said first member, said first member, said second member and said biasing means being made of extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said first member and said second member defining a longitudinal dimension parallel to said axis and said biasing means being fully coextensive with said longitudinal dimension and said biasing means being substantially enclosed by said first and second members when disposed in said closed position, said first and second members comprising relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a force urging said second member toward said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A display holder for receiving a display piece comprising:
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a first member, a backing member secured to said first member, a second member movable with respect to said first member between relatively open and relatively closed positions, resilient biasing means integrally attached to both said first member and said second member for connecting them together, means for holding said display piece, first living hinge means connecting one edge of said biasing means to said second member, and second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said first member, said first member, said second member and said biasing means being made of extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said first and second members comprising relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a force urging said second member towards said closed position.
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68. A display holder for receiving a display piece comprising:
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a first member, a second member movable with respect to said first member between relatively open and relatively closed positions, resilient biasing means integrally attached to both said first member and said second member for connecting them together, means for holding said display piece, first living hinge means connecting one edge of said biasing means to said second member, and second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said first member, said first member, said second member and said biasing means being made of extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said first and second members comprising relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a force urging said second member toward said closed position, and wherein said first member, said second member and said biasing means comprise a frame section for assembly with a plurality of other frame sections to form a polygonal frame structure.
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69. A display holder for receiving a display piece comprising:
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a first member, a backing member secured to said first member, a second member, hinge means for pivotally connecting said first and second members, said second member being movable with respect to said second member between relatively open and relatively closed positions, resilient biasing means integrally attached to both said first member and said second member for connecting them together, means for holding said display piece, first living hinge means connecting one edge of said biasing means to said second member, and second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said first member, said first member, said second member and said biasing means being made of extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said first and second members comprising relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a force urging said second member toward said closed position.
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70. A display holder for receiving a display piece comprising:
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a first member, a second member, hinge means for pivotally connecting said first and second members, said second member being movable with respect to said second member between relatively open and relatively closed positions, resilient biasing means integrally attached to both said first member and said second member for connecting them together, and means for holding said display piece, first living hinge means connecting one edge of said biasing means to said second member, and second living hinge means connecting a second edge of said biasing means to said first member, said first member, said second member and said biasing means being made of extruded plastic material and being integrally formed together at the time of extrusion, said first and second members comprising relatively rigid material and said biasing means comprising relatively softer material and being elastic and resilient, said biasing means providing a force urging said second member toward said closed position, and wherein said first member, said second member and said biasing means comprise a frame section for assembly with a plurality of other frame sections to form a polygonal frame structure.
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Specification