IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0110506
(2015-01-09)
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등록번호 |
US-10149557
(2018-12-11)
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우선권정보 |
DK-2014 00013 (2014-01-10) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/DK2015/000002
(2015-01-09)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2015/104023
(2015-07-16)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- PROJECKTMETIER V/ STIG VESTERGAARD
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대리인 / 주소 |
Ware, Fressola, Maguire & Barber LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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A frame (2) for framing a picture/an artwork (4) having a periphery (8) is disclosed. The frame (2) comprises a contact surface (10) provided at the inside (12) of the frame, which frame (2) comprises an opening (14), through which the picture/artwork (4) is mountable. At least one flexible member (
A frame (2) for framing a picture/an artwork (4) having a periphery (8) is disclosed. The frame (2) comprises a contact surface (10) provided at the inside (12) of the frame, which frame (2) comprises an opening (14), through which the picture/artwork (4) is mountable. At least one flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) extends along at least a portion of the contact surface (10). The at least one flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is provided in such a manner that the flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is configured to securely maintain the picture/artwork (4) within the frame (2) by means of a compression force (F1) and/or a friction force (F2) between the at least one flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) and the periphery (8). The flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is compressible. The flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is attached to the frame (2) in such a manner that the flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is restricted from being moved along the width (axis X) of the contact face (10).
대표청구항
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1. A stand-alone frame having an outer periphery and an inner periphery for framing a singular picture/artwork that is separate from the stand-alone frame before mounting within the stand-alone frame, the singular picture/artwork having a periphery, the stand-alone frame comprising at least one fram
1. A stand-alone frame having an outer periphery and an inner periphery for framing a singular picture/artwork that is separate from the stand-alone frame before mounting within the stand-alone frame, the singular picture/artwork having a periphery, the stand-alone frame comprising at least one frame member having a contact surface provided on at least part of the inner periphery of the stand-alone frame, the inner periphery of the stand-alone frame presenting an opening larger than the singular picture/artwork in which the singular picture/artwork is mountable, and where at least one flexible member has a bottom surface that is attached to at least a portion of the contact surface on the inner periphery of the at least one frame member and has a top surface that provides both a compression force and a friction force between the at least one flexible member and the periphery of the singular picture/artwork when the singular picture/artwork is loaded into the stand-alone frame and fixed in place on the top surface of the at least one flexible member for presentation, wherein the contact surface along an entire width of the at least one frame member has a level lower than the top surface of the at least one flexible member above the contact surface in an unloaded and a loaded condition, where the top surface of the flexible member above the contact surface in the unloaded and the loaded condition will be nearest to the center of the frame than any other part of the frame, thereby the singular picture/artwork is mountable through the opening approached from either a front side of the stand-alone frame or a rear side of the stand-alone frame with the opening unobstructed when approached from either the front side or the rear side, wherein the at least one flexible member is only compressible in a direction away from the periphery of the singular picture/artwork, wherein the stand-alone frame is for mounting the singular picture/artwork within the stand-alone frame as a stand-alone framed singular picture/artwork suitable for stand-alone display without any obstruction from either a front side view or a rear side view of the stand-alone framed singular picture/artwork when fixed in place on the at least one flexible member for presentation. 2. The frame according to claim 1, wherein a groove is provided in at least a portion of the contact surface on the inner periphery of the at least one frame member, wherein a protrusion is provided in at least a portion of the at least one flexible member, the protrusion is inserted into the groove to attach the at least one flexible member to the inner periphery of the at least one frame member. 3. The frame according to claim 2, wherein a protrusion is provided in a portion of the contact surface of the inner periphery of the at least one frame member and a groove is provided in a portion of the at least one flexible member, and the at least one flexible member is attached to the inner periphery of the at least one frame member by insertion of the protrusion into the groove. 4. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the frame comprises a plurality of frame members, and the at least one flexible member is attached to one or more of the frame members by means of at least one of a groove provided in a portion of the contact surface of the one or more of the frame members and a protrusion provided in a portion of the at least one flexible member. 5. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the contact surface is plane, and the top surface of the at least one flexible member is flat in the unloaded condition and remains flat when compressed in the loaded condition. 6. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible member extends along an entire width of the contact surface on the inner periphery of the at least one frame member. 7. The frame according to claim 1, wherein two parallel, flexible members extend along the contact surface on the inner periphery of the at least one frame member. 8. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible member has a thickness that is compressible in the loaded condition so that the top surface of the at least one flexible member is flattened in the loaded condition. 9. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible member extends along an entire length of one or more of the at least one frame member. 10. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible member is a solid, one-piece body. 11. The frame according to claim 10, wherein the at least one flexible member is rectangular in cross-section. 12. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible member is an elastic band. 13. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible member has a uniform rectangular cross-section along an entire length of the at least one flexible member. 14. The frame according to claim 1, the at least one flexible member is at least partly attached to the frame by means of a press fit. 15. The frame according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion is provided in at least a portion of the contact surface of the inner periphery of the at least one frame member and wherein the at least one flexible member is attached to the protrusion by insertion of the protrusion in a groove of the at least one flexible member. 16. The frame according to claim 1, wherein a semicircular depression is provided in at least a portion of the contact surface of the inner periphery of the at least one frame member and wherein the at least one flexible member is attached to the depression by a semicircular protrusion provided on the at least one flexible member. 17. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the singular picture/artwork fits inside the opening with a space between the contact surface of the inner periphery of the at least one frame member and the periphery of the picture/artwork that is smaller than a space between the contact surface of the inner periphery of the at least one frame member and an unloaded thickness of the at least one flexible member above the contact surface of the inner periphery of the at least one frame member, wherein the singular picture/artwork is securely maintained in the frame by the compression force, by the friction force, or by both the compression force and the friction force, wherein the friction force allows the picture/artwork to be moved across the top surface of the at least one flexible member. 18. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible member is rectangular in cross-section and has a rectangular cross-sectional cavity in a hollow part thereof. 19. A frame for framing a picture/an artwork that is separate from the frame, the picture/artwork having a periphery, which frame comprises a plurality of frame members each with a frame member contact surface having an inside length and inside width provided at an inside of the frame to form an outer frame opening larger than the picture/artwork in which the picture/artwork is mountable when approached from either a front side of the frame or a rear side of the frame, and where an outer surface of at least one flexible member is attached to at least a portion of the inside width and to at least a portion of the inside length of the frame member contact surface of at least two opposing frame members to form an inner frame opening delineated by an inner surface of the at least one flexible member that in an unloaded condition of the frame is smaller than the picture/artwork so that when mounting the picture/artwork into the inner frame opening a friction fit is made between the periphery of the picture/artwork and at least part of the inner surface of the at least one flexible member that is flatten by compression resulting in a loaded condition of the frame with the picture/artwork mounted inside the frame, wherein there are respective loaded and unloaded nonzero gaps in the loaded and unloaded conditions between the frame member contact surface of each of the at least two opposing frame members and the at least part of the inner surface of the at least one flexible member, and wherein the loaded nonzero gap is smaller than the unloaded nonzero gap, wherein the inner surface of the at least one flexible member is entirely within the loaded nonzero gap in the loaded condition, and wherein the picture/artwork is securely maintained in the frame by a compression force, by a friction force, or by both the compression force and the friction force, wherein the friction force permits positioning of the picture/artwork by movement of the picture/artwork across the inner surface of the at least one flexible member. 20. A frame for framing a picture/an artwork that is separate from the frame, the picture/artwork having a periphery, which frame comprises at least one frame member having a frame member contact surface provided at an inside of the frame to form an outer frame opening larger than the picture/artwork in which the picture/artwork is mountable, and where at least one flexible member is attached to at least a portion of an entire width of the frame member contact surface on an inner periphery of the at least one frame member to form an inner frame opening that in an unloaded condition is smaller than the picture/artwork so that when mounting the picture/artwork into the inner frame opening a friction fit is made between the periphery of the picture/artwork and the at least one flexible member that is flatten by compression and thereby the picture/artwork is in a loaded condition inside the frame, wherein there are respective loaded and unloaded gaps in the loaded and unloaded conditions between the frame member contact surface along at least the portion of the entire width on the inside of the frame and thereby the picture/artwork is mountable through the outer frame opening approached from either a front side of the frame or a rear side of the frame and wherein a top surface of the at least one flexible member is within the loaded gap and entirely outside the periphery of the picture/artwork in the loaded condition, and wherein the picture/artwork is securely maintained in the frame by a compression force, by a friction force, or by both the compression force and the friction force, wherein the friction force permits positioning of the picture/artwork by movement of the picture/artwork across the top surface of the at least one flexible member.
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