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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313880 | Connecting device for frame members of frame A connecting device for frame members of a frame which facilitates setting and replacement of a showpiece to the frame particularly by devising how to attach a corner member and a frame member is provided. A connecting device for connecting each corner portion of a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7252273 | Bracket and bracketed assemblies and system for further assembly The invention discloses unique brackets, which form a bracket assembly that may be placed at any location of various components to form an assembly piece, such as furniture. An assembled furniture piece made of furniture panels interconnected with attached engaging ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7178967 | Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same A backlight assembly and an LCD apparatus that includes the backlight assembly are disclosed. A first receiving container has at least two members that can be combined into a frame and receive a plurality of lamps and a light diffusing member. A receiving container ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174691 | Aluminum profile system for placing doors, windows and partition walls This invention is related to the construction industry. More specifically, it is related to a metal profile for the construction of support frames for doors and windows and providing a finished look to such doors and windows with an elegant touch. The advantages of ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7146759 | Two-faced optional mat picture frames This invention discloses composite two faced picture, document and/or other artwork frames, each composed of two separate frames with panes permanently installed on elastomeric pads and fitted to allow pane to pane resilient contact with two sets of displayed materi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7117576 | Method and process of a universal window system using singular advanced components of a polymer based or metallurgy based product A method for producing window components using polymer based, metallurgy based, extruded, injection molded, or wood material is provided. This invention provides a low cost, highly reliable, low defect method of producing window components by machining from a singul... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6973953 | Screen door A door having four lineal door frame components, each of the lineal components having a cross-section defining an interior space extending in a longitudinal direction of the linear components. Four symmetric, L-shaped members are provided that each have a corner por... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6928762 | Framing system A fillet sub-framing system for art work is disclosed. The system includes four right-angled brackets and four lengths of fillet. Each bracket has two arms forming exteriorly open envelopes flexibly configured to accept the end portion of a fillet. Together the brac... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6898886 | Adjustable frame for displaying objects An adjustable frame for displaying three dimensional objects includes a peripheral border unit having segments with a front face and a channel extending along the segments, a side face formed integrally with the front face, keys for interconnecting the segments, a b... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6658778 | Picture frame joint and method of assembling same A structural joint for connecting picture frames members together includes a base plate slidably residing in a channel of a first picture frame member and includes a ramped surface. A wedge plate slidably resides between the base plate and a top bearing s... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6546660 | Picture frame joint and method of assembling same A structural joint for connecting picture frames members together includes a base plate slidably residing in a channel of a first picture frame member and includes a ramped surface. A wedge plate slidably resides between the base plate and a top bearing s... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6405467 | Frame assembly A frame assembly for displaying artwork. The frame assembly has interconnected top, bottom and side frame members and a bottom member connected to the side members to form a precursor article receiving assembly for slidably receiving the artwork. The top ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6339891 | Metal picture frame A picture frame comprises mitred metallic frame sections, each of which has a locking channel and a rearwardly facing opening, and a corner piece in each corner of the frame to lock adjacent frame sections together. Each corner piece comprises an L-shaped... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6101753 | Photo receiving device A photo receiving device includes four side rails with four corner members joining the side rails to form a rectangular frame, each of the side rails having a dove-tailed groove defined therein in which a plurality of pressing members and a hanger are mov... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6089778 | Joint A joint has a plurality of synthetic resin hollow tubes inserted a plurality of resin-coated steel pipes which are formed by applying a coating resin on a surface of a thin wall steel pipe and are formed with at least one pair of fitting ribs extending in... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5938365 | Tubular frame with round corner members A tubular frame having a plurality of tubular members and a backing member. The tubular members are held together by round corner members. The corner members have hollow tubular insertion members or legs at one end and "X" or "cross-shaped" insertion memb... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5819458 | Reinforced picture frame moulding A length of picture frame moulding which includes an elongate member extending the length of the picture frame moulding. An element is carried longitudinally by the elongate member for reinforcing the elongate member against bending.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5799430 | Unified apparatus for forming a frame corner A one-piece frame corner joining apparatus for joining two picture frame members at a predetermined angle to form a frame corner. The frame members are preferably standard aluminum frames having a longitudinal channel for receiving corner hardware. The jo... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5735069 | Frame assembly A frame assembly has a backing board and elongate frame members positioned end-to-end around the periphery of the backing board. Each frame number has an edge member, with a pair of limbs positioned on opposite sides of the edge of the backing board, and ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5735068 | Picture frames Quick-assembly picture frames constructed from mitered frame sections (2) have unsightly join lines (6) at their corners. The appearance of such frames is enhanced by fitting a decorative corner unit (8) onto the frame corners which conceals join line (6)... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5621994 | Sign assembly with adjustable corners A sign frame for directory or other applications, and having adjustable corners permitting the sign to assume orthogonal and nonorthogonal configurations. Each adjustable corner connector has first and second elements that respectively connect to contiguo... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5617660 | Display frame with slot for exchangeable display A display frame for a poster having a top edge and at least two side edges includes a resilient first edge support for the top edge of said poster, a pair of resilient second edge supports for at least the side edges of said poster, and a plurality of res... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5596829 | Picture frame device A picture frame device which allows the framing straight members to be removed from the front of the frame device by pivotally rotating the corner joints and has a space formed in a container installed behind the exhibit or the exhibit held between holdin... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5419064 | Insertion interlock connector for improved picture frame A picture frame is constructed of four similar frame members attached at their ends by four similar connecting devices so as to delineate a planar rectangular configuration. Each frame member is secured to each connecting device by an insertion interlock ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5405146 | Frame kit for picture puzzle assembly A frame kit for the temporary or permanent assembly of picture puzzles or the like therein, comprises a plurality of frame components and a backing panel which may be temporarily or permanently assembled together. The backing panel includes an adhesive si... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5380119 | Resiliently yieldable picture frame corner insert A resiliently yieldable picture frame corner insert for use with a picture frame corner construction. The corner construction includes first and second elongate frame parts extending at right angles to each other and having juxtaposed end portions and lon... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5279056 | Frame 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 ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5265358 | Picture frame corner connector A corner connector for securing two picture frame channel members abutted in solid, right angle relation. Each of two legs of the corner connector is disposed at right angle to one another, and has grooves to engage the end of one frame channel member. Ea... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5189820 | Frame 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 ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5187886 | Picture frame A picture frame including a pair of horizontal bars and a pair of vertical bars each having two end portions, a space formed in each of the end portions of the bars, a coupler disposed in each of the corner areas of the picture frame and including two leg... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5159770 | Parting surface structure of bulletin device A parting surface structure of a bulletin device for indication or decoration in station yards, underground passages, buildings, exhibitions, etc. has an adjustable construction. A fitting slot is formed in the inner peripheral edge of a parting surface b... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5092063 | Picture frame A picture frame comprises a series of abutting frame elements joined by corner pieces. Each of the frame elements includes an aperture into which the artwork and accompanying materials, such as cover glass, mats and the like are received. Flexible arms ex... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5090835 | Picture frame connecting system A plurality of frame members adapted to be joined one to another in a picture frame configuration. End portions of the frame members have "T" shaped slots, with adjacent slots comprising a combined "H" shaped recess. There are matching "H" shaped connecto... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5058297 | Picture frame assembly A hand-assembled picture frame has a plurality of triangular, corner connection fittings which interengage mitercut ends of abutting readily available picture frame channel members. Each of two sides of the fitting slidably receives one picture frame chan... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5052136 | Artwork assembly An artwork assembly 30 comprises a frame 35 defining an opening; an artwork 42 located within the frame and spaced from at least one side of the frame so that there is a gap between the artwork and that side of the frame, and mounting devices 10 extending... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5007188 | Framing system and component parts thereof A framing system for paintings comprises a foam plastic board surrounded by a channel in gripping engagement. The channel is provided with a pocket around the outer wall into which canvas can be tucked and gripped. The channel has a slot on the underside ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4995181 | Luminous display frame and kit A luminous display frame and kit therefor having L-shaped corner members connecting side members together to form a frame having an interiorly disposed slot and hollow recess within the side and corner members adapted for containing a plurality of individ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4993866 | Connection fitting for a picture frame corner A corner connection fitting (1) for a frame is disclosed. The corner connection fitting (1) interconnects front frame members (18) to base frame members (13). The front frame members (18) are rotatable to an outer, open position so as to allow the picture... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4967499 | Picture frame assembly A picture frame assembly which has an outer frame with an inner frame carried on the outer frame background plate with provisions for easy insertion and removal of image-carrying sheets, such as paintings, photographs and other decorative sheets. The pict... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4913579 | Decorative panel A decorative panel is for a cabinet, cupboard or the like which includes a plurality of edge frames having mitered ends. A central panel element has a plurality of edges and each of the edge frames has an internal groove for respectively receiving one of ... | 04/03/1990 |
