US20170318989A1

US20170318989A1 - Picture Frame Assembly

Info

Publication number: US20170318989A1
Application number: US15/146,338
Authority: US
Inventors: Suzanne Enroughty
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-05-04
Filing date: 2016-05-04
Publication date: 2017-11-09

Abstract

A picture frame assembly that has an ornamental appearance of a flower includes a plate that may have an ornamental appearance of a flower. A rod is coupled to the plate and the rod may penetrate a support surface. Thus, the rod may support the plate above the support surface. A picture frame is coupled to the plate and the picture frame may display a picture.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC OR AS A TEXT FILE VIE THE OFFICE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to picture frame devices and more particularly pertains to a new picture frame device that has an ornamental appearance of a flower.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plate that may have an ornamental appearance of a flower. A rod is coupled to the plate and the rod may penetrate a support surface. Thus, the rod may support the plate above the support surface. A picture frame is coupled to the plate and the picture frame may display a picture.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a picture frame assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new picture frame device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the picture frame assembly 10 generally comprises a plate 12 that has a front surface 14, a back surface 16 and a peripheral edge 18 extending therebetween. The peripheral edge 18 is scalloped to define a plurality of petals 20. The petals 20 are spaced apart from each other. Moreover, each of the petals 20 radiates outwardly from a center 22 of the plate 12. Thus, the plate 12 has an ornamental appearance of a flower. The flower may be a daisy or the like.
As shown in FIG. 6, the peripheral edge 18 may have a top side 24, a bottom side 26, a first lateral side 28 and a second lateral side 30. The bottom side 26 may be convexly arcuate between the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30. The top side 24 may alternately extend upwardly and downwardly between the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30. Thus, the top side 24 may define a plurality of points 32 thereby facilitating the plate 12 to have an ornamental appearance of a tulip.
A rod 34 is coupled to the plate 12 and the rod 34 may penetrate a support surface 36 thereby facilitating the rod 34 to support the plate 12 above the support surface 36. The support surface 36 may be soil in a flower pot or the like. The rod 34 is centrally positioned on the back surface 16 and the rod 34 extends downwardly from the plate 12. A plurality of leaves 38 is provided and each of the leaves 38 is coupled to and extends away from the rod 34. Thus, the rod 34 has an ornamental appearance of a flower stem.
A picture frame 40 is provided. The picture frame 40 is coupled to the plate 12 and the picture frame 40 may display a picture 42. The picture 42 may be a picture of a loved one's face or the like. The picture frame 40 comprises a cup 44 that may contain the picture 42.
The cup 44 has a basal wall 46 and a peripheral wall 48 extending away from the basal wall 46. The peripheral wall 48 is continuous such that the cup 44 has a circular shape. Thus, the cup 44 has the ornamental appearance of a center of the flower. The basal wall 46 is coupled to the front surface 14 of the plate 12 such that the cup 44 is visible to an observer. The peripheral wall 48 has a distal edge 52 with respect to the basal wall 46.
A door 54 is hingedly coupled to the cup 44 and the door 54 is positioned on the distal edge 52 of the cup 44. The door 54 has an exterior edge 56 and the exterior edge 56 is continuous such that the door 54 has a circular shape. The door 54 has a window 58 therein to facilitate the picture 42 to be visible when the door 54 is closed. The window 58 may be a round window or the like. The door 54 frictionally engages the peripheral wall 50 of the cup 44 when the door 54 is closed.
In use, the door 54 is opened and the picture 42 is positioned in the cup 44. The door 54 is closed and the picture 42 is visible through the window 58. The rod 34 is inserted into the support surface 36 thereby supporting the picture 42 above the support surface 36. Thus, the picture 42 is displayed in conjunction with the ornamental appearance of the flower. As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of the assemblies 60 may be distributed on the support surface 36.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A picture frame assembly being configured to have an ornamental appearance of a flower, said assembly comprising:

a plate being configured to have an ornamental appearance of a flower, said plate having a front surface, a back surface and a peripheral edge extending therebetween, said plate being continuous within said peripheral edge, said peripheral edge being scalloped to define a plurality of petals, said petals being spaced apart from each other and radiating outwardly from a center of said plate;

a rod being coupled to said back surface of said plate, the rod is centrally positioned on the back surface and extends outwardly relative to a center of said plate beyond said peripheral edge wherein said rod is configured to penetrate a support surface thereby facilitating said rod to support said plate above the support surface;

a plurality of leaves, each of said leaves being coupled to and extending away from said rod wherein said rod is configured to have an ornamental appearance of a flower stem; and

a picture frame being coupled to and covering a portion of said front surface of said plate wherein said picture frame is configured to display a picture in a middle of said plate.

2. (canceled)

3. (canceled)

4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said picture frame comprises a cup being configured to contain the picture, said cup having a basal wall and a peripheral wall extending away from said basal wall, said peripheral wall being continuous such that said cup has a circular shape, said basal wall being coupled to a front surface of said plate wherein said cup is configured to be visible to an observer, said peripheral wall having a distal edge with respect to said basal wall.

5. The assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a door being hingedly coupled to said cup, said door being positioned on said distal edge of said cup, said door having a window therein wherein said window is configured to facilitate the picture to be visible when said door is closed, said door frictionally engaging said peripheral wall when said door is closed.

6. A picture frame assembly being configured to have an ornamental appearance of a flower, said assembly comprising:

a plate having a front surface, a back surface and a peripheral edge extending therebetween, said plate being continuous within said peripheral edge, said peripheral edge being scalloped to define a plurality of petals, said petals being spaced apart from each other and radiating outwardly from a center of said plate wherein said plate is configured to have an ornamental appearance of a flower;

a rod being coupled to said back surface of said plate, the rod is centrally positioned on the back surface and extends outwardly relative to a center of said plate beyond said peripheral edge wherein said rod is configured to penetrate a support surface thereby facilitating said rod to support said plate above the support surface, said rod being centrally positioned on said back surface, said rod extending downwardly from said plate;

a picture frame being coupled to and covering a portion of said front surface of said plate wherein said picture frame is configured to display a picture in said center of said plate, said picture frame comprising:

a cup being configured to contain the picture, said cup having a basal wall and a peripheral wall extending away from said basal wall, said peripheral wall being continuous such that said cup has a circular shape, said basal wall being coupled to said front surface of said plate wherein said cup is configured to be visible to an observer, said peripheral wall having a distal edge with respect to said basal wall, and

a door being hingedly coupled to said cup, said door being positioned on said distal edge of said cup, said door having a window therein wherein said window is configured to facilitate the picture to be visible when said door is closed, said door frictionally engaging said peripheral wall when said door is closed.