Frame retaining clip
US4641441A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 1984 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G1/1626
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A picture retaining clip for use at the corners and along the sides of a back-loading picture frame. The clip may also serve as a means for hanging the frame. The clip is a strip of resilient material with a central portion having two ends bent away from it. When the clip is mounted at the corners of the frame, slots at each end of the clip mesh with a ridge at the rear of the frame. When the clip is mounted along the side, top or bottom of the frame, slots formed adjacent the central portion of the clip and slots formed at the ends of the clip mesh with raised ridges along the inside of the frame. A hole or slot in the central portion of the clip may receive hooks, nails, or wire for hanging the frame.
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