Concealed compartment in picture frame
US5247744A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F1/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A picture frame that includes a concealed compartment includes three frame members connected at their ends to form a U-shaped structure and a fourth frame member that is unconnected to the three frame members and to which a picture-bearing panel is affixed, so that when the fourth frame member is removed, it carries with it the picture-bearing panel to reveal the compartment which previously had been concealed behind the picture-bearing panel. Inwardly facing grooves on opposite sides of the picture frame serve as guides for the edges of the picture-bearing panel as it is drawn away from the remainder of the picture frame.
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