Frame block for flat rectangular planar objects such as photographs
US8156674B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A frame block for use in displaying typically flat planar rectangular objects such as photographs comprises two parallel planar areas, at least one such area having a plurality of grooves and associated ridges. The grooves and ridges each have a predetermined width and an associated length. The grooves are cut into a surface of the frame block and have a predetermined depth for receiving a clear plastic protector frame for an object to be displayed. The grooves and ridges form an area for display in which a two- or three-sided clear plastic protector frame may be mounted, each of which protects the object to the displayed. When standing on a side with the grooves horizontally aligned to said side, the frame block area is adapted to receive a three-sided protector and associated object at a location within the area selected by a user, two opposite sides of the three-sided protector being received into two horizontally aligned grooves. Similarly, when lying down, the frame block area is adapted to receive a two-sided protector frame and associated object at a location within the area selected by the user, one side of the two-sided protector being received in one groove.
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