DE2328704A1 - PICTURE FRAME - Google Patents

Description

Dipl.-Ing. H. Sauerland · Dn.-Ing. R. König ■ Dipl.-Ing. K. Bergen Patent Attorneys 4ooo Düsseldorf 3D Cecilienallee 7S Telephone 433733

P 23 28 704 _e 9 -10. July 1973

Ms. Katsuko Kise, 35-10, Asakusabashi 1-chome, Daito-ku,

Tokyo , Japan

"Picture Frame"

The invention relates to a picture frame with a rear wall and an overlying image, for example a picture, a photograph or a glossy.

In conventional picture frames, the peripheral edge portion of the picture is held by the frame made of synthetic resin or metal, or the picture is placed on a glass plate whose peripheral edge is held by the frame with a holding plate cooperating with the frame
Size of the frame determined in advance Therefore, different frame sizes must be available according to the size of the image to be shown.

The invention has for its object to provide a picture frame of the type mentioned, in which
These disadvantages of the known picture frames are avoided «, This task is achieved by holding the picture on the rear wall and encompassing the circumferential edge of the brackets, which are arranged next to each other without spacing. The brackets form a component of the picture frame.

In an expedient embodiment of the invention, the back

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wall divided in horizontal and vertical directions, the distance between the subdivisions being an integer Is a multiple of the width of a bracket or a real fraction of the bracket width. By separating along the desired subdivision, the rear wall can be kept to a required size in terms of its length and width the brackets are placed next to one another in a suitable number without spacing from one another can.

With the invention, different style variations of the picture frame can be achieved by using the brackets can be designed in different colors or provided with patterns, or by adding brackets to an integer multiple equivalent to a standard bracket or a dimension obtained by dividing the width of the Standard bracket is given by an integer the width of the bracket.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing and are described in more detail below. Show it:

1 shows a front view of a picture frame constructed according to the invention;

FIG. 2 shows the side view associated with FIG. 1; FIG.

5a, 3b, 3c three different clamps in side view;

4a, 4b plan views of the clamps according to FIGS. 3a and 3b;

3a and 5b are plan views of two differently designed clamps for forming a corner area; and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the rear wall of the picture frame.

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In Figures 1 and _{2% o,} 1 denotes a flat rear wall which is made of paper, cardboard, synthetic resin _or the like od.. With 2 an image or a photograph is referred to, which or which rests on the rear wall 1. A transparent plate 3, for example a transparent glass plate or a plate made of transparent material, lies over the image. In the illustrated embodiment, the peripheral edge of the three-layer, consisting of the rear wall 1, the picture 2 and the transparent plate 3 is held together by a plurality of clips 4, which are made of synthetic resin, metal or another suitable elastic material, and which are without mutual space are arranged so that they form the actual frame of the picture frame ₀ In addition to the brackets 4 brackets 4 ^{1 are} provided in the four corners, which are shown in FIGS. 5a and 5b. In this case, the bracket 4 'consists either of a square provided with a recess (FIG. 5b) or essentially of two triangles (FIG. 5a). The brackets

4, 4 'each have an upper plate 5 ₅ a base plate 6 and a curved portion 7 which extends between the two plates and serves as an elastic holder. The special formation of the top plate

5, the base plate 6 and the curved part 7 can be freely selected. Different shapes of the picture frame can thus be achieved by appropriately designing the brackets. In FIGS _e 3a, 3b and 3c are various forms of the clamps shown In Fig. 3 a 7, the curved part of the clip on a relatively large height. According to FIG. 3b, the curved part 7 has a medium height, while in the case of FIG. 3c the curved part 7 is round.

As can be seen from Figo 6, the rear wall 1 is horizontal and vertical direction. The distance between.

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See the individual subdivisions 8 each corresponds to an integral multiple of the width of the brackets 4, 4 ^f or a value corresponding to the width of the brackets 4, 4 'by dividing the width of the brackets 4, 4 ^{1 by an integer.} Corresponding to these distances there are lines, perforations or folds on the rear wall 1, so that the rear wall 1 can be separated in the horizontal and vertical directions along the division according to the size of the picture 2 to be framed, so that the rear wall 1 together with the picture 2 can be held by the brackets 4, 4 ¹ . The size of the rear wall 1 is thus matched to the width of the bracket 4, so that the size of the brackets 4 used in total correspond to the size of the rear wall 1 in each case.

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Claims (4)

Ms. Katsuko Kise, 35-10 Asakusabashi 1-chome, Daito-ku, Tokyo, Japan Patent claims: Picture frame with a rear wall and a picture above it, characterized by the picture (2) on the rear wall (1) holding and encompassing the circumferential edge of clips (4, 4 ^! )> Which are arranged next to one another without spacing. 2. Picture frame according to claim 1, characterized in that the figure (2) between the rear wall (1) and a transparent plate (3) is arranged, and that the peripheral edge of the rear wall (1) and the transparent plate (3) through the is encompassed brackets (4, 4 ¹ ) lying next to one another without a gap. 3 · Picture frame according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rear wall (1) is subdivided in the horizontal and vertical directions, the distance between the subdivisions (8) being an integral multiple of the width of the bracket (4, 4 ¹ ) or a by dividing the width of the bracket (4, 4 ¹ ) by an integer of the width of the bracket (4, 4 ¹ ) corresponds to the dimension obtained. 4. picture frame according to one or more of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that that the clamp (4) to form a holder has an upper plate (5), a base plate (6) and one of the two. • Has plates (5, 6) interconnecting, curved part (7). 30988 2/0538