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Frame assembly for a display item

  • US 4,794,714 A
  • Filed: 03/07/1985
  • Issued: 01/03/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A frame assembly for displaying an item, such as a picture, photograph or the like, comprising:

  • a frame structure having window means for displacing said item, andat least one integral frame unit containing said displayed item and having a window cooperating with said window means on said frame structure for said displaying of said item, and further constructed and arranged in a manner to be received by and carried as a unit by said frame structure,said frame unit comprising ledge means arranged substantially around an inner peripheral surface encircling said displayed item,wherein said frame unit comprises several layers of material including a relatively flat transparent layer protecting said displayed item and having another surface area adjacent said ledge means of said frame unit,said frame structure comprising lip means constructed and arranged in a manner to substantially encase said ledge means of said frame unit and to limit the movement of said frame unit when inserted into and carried by said frame structure,wherein said lip means of said frame structure forms an "L" configuration with surfaces running inwardly toward and parallel to said surface of said transparent layer and said ledge means of said frame unit.

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