Frame

• US 5,279,056 A
• Filed: 06/26/1992
• Issued: 01/18/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Takeo Komamura
• Original Assignee: Takeo Komamura
• Inventors: Komamura, Takeo
• Primary Examiner(s): Dorner, Kenneth J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bonifanti, J.
• Application Number:
  US07/904,932
• Time in Patent Office: 571 Days
• Field of Search: 40/156, 40/154, 40/152, 40/152.1, 40/155, 40/107, 40/574, 40/575, 40/576, 40/603, 40/611, 40/647
• US Class Current: 40/783
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/0611 the profiles having clamping action; Elongated clips
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/0012 frames therefor

Abstract

A frame, including a plurality of frame elements 1 and at least one connecting corner element 5 on which the frame elements 1 are mounted in intersected relation, is provided to form a readily accessed enclosure to accommodate therein an article, a glass plate to allow viewing of the article, a backing plate at the rear and an illumination louver. At least one of the frame elements 1 is mounted to the connecting corner element 5 for relative angular movement therebetween, to facilitate easy opening of the enclosure and access to the space defined therein.

Claims

1. A frame, comprising:

a plurality of elongate frame elements each of a respective predetermined length; and

at least one connecting corner element, having sides intersecting to form an outside corner and to be shorter than said frame elements, to which sides said frame elements are respectively mounted to be disposed angularly with respect to each other, said sides defining with said frame elements means for engaging therewith in manner permitting angular movement therebetween,

wherein at least one of said frame elements is mounted to a corresponding side of said at least one connecting corner element for said angular movement relative thereto about a direction parallel to said corresponding side,

wherein one of said frame elements is mounted to said connecting element in an angularly immovable manner.

2. The frame according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cap which is mounted to an end of a space in the angularly movable frame element, said space being provided for holding said article to be accommodated.

3. A frame, comprising:

a plurality of frame elements, each including an intermediate partition formed longitudinally along a side surface of a frame element side plate, a front engaging section formed along an upper edge of said side plate and defining a predetermined interval provided with respect to said intermediate partition for accommodating an object to be contained, and an engaging pawl provided at a front end of said intermediate partition; and

a plurality of connecting elements cooperating with said frame elements to defined said frame, each connecting element including a frame element fitting section and an angular-movement stoppage section provided orthogonally to the frame element fitting section, the angular-movement section being formed for engaging with the engaging pawl provided at the front end of the intermediate partition of a cooperating frame element to hold said cooperating frame element in an engaged position with respect to the corresponding connecting element,

wherein an intermediate angular-movement stoppage section is formed in each connecting element and is oriented for engaging with the engaging pawl of a cooperating frame element at a predetermined location with respect to the angular-movement stoppage section.