U.S. patent application number 12/670755 was filed with the patent office on 2010-08-05 for modular frame system.
Invention is credited to Dean Fallander.
Application Number | 20100192437 12/670755 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40304915 |
Filed Date | 2010-08-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100192437 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Fallander; Dean |
August 5, 2010 |
Modular Frame System
Abstract
A modular frame system includes of one or more frame bodies 10
of injection molded plastic and a removable image holder 20 mounted
on the interior perimeter surface of the frame body bezel by
deflectable ridges or tabs 33. The frame body preferably includes
integrally molded removable props 40 for holding the frame
horizontally or vertically on a horizontal surface at about
sixty-four degrees. The frame body bezel 12 include hollow portions
19 to receive specially formed connectors 50 so that a plurality of
frame bodies can be precisely interconnected preferably for wall
display and to store the connectors when not being so used. Frame
body includes an inner portion 23 with a broad back surface 26 for
adhesive hook-and-loop fastener 27 attachment to a wall. The image
holder includes upstanding perimeter walls 31 to define a volume
for holding a plurality of flat lamina such as photographs 62
backing cards 60 and aperture mats 61.
Inventors: |
Fallander; Dean; (GOLDEN,
CO) |
Correspondence
Address: |
GREGORY W. O''CONNOR
4701 HOMESTEAD
LITTLETON
CO
80123
US
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Family ID: |
40304915 |
Appl. No.: |
12/670755 |
Filed: |
August 1, 2008 |
PCT Filed: |
August 1, 2008 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/US08/71964 |
371 Date: |
January 26, 2010 |
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Application
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Patent Number |
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60953451 |
Aug 1, 2007 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
40/790 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 2001/0677 20130101;
A47G 1/065 20130101; G09F 15/0012 20130101; G09F 1/12 20130101;
A47G 2001/0694 20130101; A47G 1/06 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
40/790 |
International
Class: |
A47G 1/06 20060101
A47G001/06 |
Claims
1. A modular picture frame including at least, a rectangular frame
body of a predetermined overall rectangular shape, the frame body
includes a surround with a substantial depth dimension which
defines an inner edge and an outer perimeter of the general
rectangular shape, an image holder removably mountable within the
inner edge of the frame body, the image holder has a generally
planar, transparent front through which an underlying image can be
viewed, and at least one upstanding wall integrally formed with the
transparent front and extending away from the plane of the
transparent front, the upstanding wall has at least one detent on a
distal edge that is sized to releasably engage the inner edge of
the frame body, the upstanding wall is sized to define, together
with the transparent front, a cavity with a depth dimension
adequate to contain and store at least several thicknesses of
paper-based images when the surround is engaged by the wall
detent.
2. The modular picture frame of claim 1 wherein the image holder
has a translucent perimeter portion around the edges of the
transparent front that is dimensioned such that at least the wall
detent is partially obscured when viewed through the translucent
perimeter portion.
3. The modular picture frame of claim 1 wherein the translucent
perimeter has a surface texture which at least partially obscures
the edge portions of an image when viewed through the transparent
front.
4. The modular picture frame of claim 3 wherein when the image is a
photograph with reorder information printed on an edge portion of
the photograph, this reorder information underlies the translucent
perimeter.
5. The modular picture frame of claim 2 wherein the translucent
perimeter has corner edges that connect the generally flat front
with the edge portions, with these corner edges are rounded to an
outer radius of around one-quarter inch.
6. The modular picture frame of claim 1 further including at least
one connector sized and shaped to releasably attach one frame body
to a similarly constructed frame body when the two frame bodies are
mounted near one another on a wall or the like.
7. The modular picture frame of claim 5 wherein the frame body
includes at least one cavity extending into the surround from the
backside thereof.
8. The modular picture frame of claim 6 wherein the frame body
includes a cavity sized to store at least one connector.
9. The modular picture frame of claim 1 wherein the image holder is
releasably attached to the frame body by the at least one detent so
that when the frame body is attached to a wall or the like, the
frame body need not be removed from its attached condition on a
wall when removing or placing an image within the image holder,
whereby the modular frame body is constructed to be front
loading.
10. The modular picture frame of claim 9 further including a hook
and loop fastener adhesively adhered to the back of the frame body
such that the modular frame system can be attached to a wall
surface but removable therefrom, whereby while the frame body is
attached to the wall by the hook and loop fastener, the image
holder can be removed from the front of the frame body to permit
changing the image to be displayed through the transparent front of
the image holder without having to detach the frame body from the
wall.
11. The modular picture frame of claim 1 wherein the depth
dimension of the cavity is adequate to store up to twenty
conventional photographs.
12. The modular picture frame of claim 1 wherein the frame body has
a front side float coated with a decorative opaque coating.
13. The modular picture frame of claim 1 wherein the frame body has
preferably two props sized and shaped to support the frame body
generally upright on a horizontal surface such as a desk.
14. The modular picture frame of claim 13 wherein the props are
integrally molded to an inner portion of the frame body, the frame
body has at least one cavity in a back surface of the frame body
sized to grippingly receive an end of each prop.
15. The modular picture frame of claim 14 wherein the prop includes
a horizontal surface engaging edge and a connector edge. and
wherein connector edge has an L-shape in cross section whereby when
the prop is inserted in the frame body cavity, the prop is held
perpendicular to the overall plane of the frame body and positioned
generally coplanar with the adjacent outer perimeter of the
surround.
16. The modular picture frame of claim 15 wherein prop is shaped
such that when assembled to the frame body, the prop supports the
frame body at approximately 64 degrees from the horizontal surface
on which the supported frame is placed.
17. The modular picture frame of claim 6 having several of the
connectors, each of these several connectors has two ends, each of
the ends sized to fit snugly into at least one cavity on the back
side of the frame body, and a middle portion positioned between the
two ends, the middle portion is sized to precisely space a frame
body from a similarly constructed frame body when the two frame
bodies are connected to the ends of a connector, such that when one
picture frame assembly is mounted on a wall with connectors in
place, the similarly constructed frame when connected to the
connectors may be positioned precisely relative to the first
frame.
18. The modular picture frame of claim 17 wherein if the first
frame body is level when attached to a wall surface, a thus
connected frame body will be also level.
19. The modular picture frame of claim 6 wherein the frame body has
four perimeter sides defining an overall rectangular frame shape,
each of the four perimeter sides has appropriately sized cavities
in its back sized to receive the ends of the connectors, whereby a
plurality interconnected arrangements of frame bodies can be
created.
20. The modular picture frame of claim 1 wherein The frame body has
an interior flange extending from the inward facing edge at the
back face of the surround, the interior flange has a broad front
surface and a similarly broad rear surface, the front surface
includes information in the form of an embossed or de-bossed text
or graphics, whereby such information is readable through any
conventional opaque float coating on the front surface of the frame
body.
21. The modular picture frame of claim 20 wherein the interior
flange has markings for locating the adhesive hook and loop
fasteners, and has apertures therethrough for use with conventional
penetrating wall fasteners.
Description
[0001] This application is a continuing application of co-pending
U.S. application Ser. No. 11/106,235 filed Apr. 14, 2005, and
provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/953,451 filed Aug. 1,
2007, all of which are hereby incorporated by this reference in
their entireties.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a system of picture
framing, and in particular picture frames that can be grouped
together precisely and mounted on a wall or alternatively supported
together or individually on a desk or other flat surface. This
inventive concept further relates to a system of displaying almost
any generally flat graphic works including pictures, papers with
text and/or graphics of almost any type, hereinafter called images,
as well as storing a number of similar flat images simultaneously
in the modular frame system.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] There have been a number of picture frame systems in the
past that included a frame structure of injection molded polymer.
One example is shown in PCT/US/89/04500 filed 12 Oct. 1989. That
frame has an integral outer margin and a flexible clear laminate
cover (FIG. 8) that snaps into the inner margins of the frame.
Another prior art frame is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,705,034, where
an integrally molded frame also has a transparent cover sheet which
is removable from the front of the molded frame. Neither of these
prior patents discuss the problem of storing multiple images nor of
keeping all the parts of a modular framing system conveniently
together while in use.
SUMMARY DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The invention includes a modular picture frame system that
includes a rectangular frame base of a predetermined overall
rectangular dimension. The base includes a surround with a
substantial depth dimension which defines an inner perimeter and an
outer perimeter in a general rectangular shape, an image holder
removably mountable within the inner perimeter of the base. The
image holder has a generally planar, transparent front through
which an underlying image can be viewed, and at least one
upstanding wall integrally formed with the transparent front and
extending from the plane of the transparent front. The upstanding
wall has a detent on a distal end which is sized to releasably
engage the inner perimeter of the frame body surround. The
upstanding wall is sized to define, together with the transparent
front, a cavity with a depth dimension adequate to contain and
store at least several thicknesses of paper-based images when the
surround is engaged by the wall detent. The image holder preferably
has a translucent perimeter portion around the edges of the
transparent front. This translucent perimeter is dimensioned such
that at least the wall detent is partially obscured when viewed
through the translucent perimeter portion.
[0005] More particularly, this translucent perimeter has a surface
texture which obscures the edge portions of an image viewed through
the transparent front. When the image is a photograph with reorder
information printed on and around on the edge portions of the
photograph, this reorder information underlies the translucent
perimeter. Furthermore the perimeter has corner edges that connect
the generally flat front with the edge portions, with these corner
edges are rounded to an outer radius of around one-quarter
inch.
[0006] The modular framing system includes at least one connector
sized and shaped to releasably attach one frame body to a similarly
constructed frame body when the two frame bodies are mounted on a
wall or the like. Each of the frame bodies includes cavity
extending into the surround from the backside thereof. The cavity
in the frame body of at least one of the frame bodies is sized to
store at least one connector.
[0007] The inventive modular frame system is constructed to be
front loading, that is, the frame body need not be removed from its
attached condition on the wall when removing or placing an image
within the image holder. Preferably the modular frame system
includes a hook and loop fastener adhesively adhered to the back of
the frame body such that the modular frame system can be attached
to a wall surface but removable therefrom. While the frame body is
attached to the wall by the hook and loop fastener the image holder
can be removed from the front of the frame bodies to permit
changing the image to be displayed through the transparent front of
the image holder without having to detach the frame body from the
wall.
[0008] The image holder of this inventive concept defines a cavity
by the integral edges having a depth, this cavity being adequate to
store several thicknesses of image materials. In particular the
depth of this cavity is adequate to store up to twenty photographs
of conventional thickness, or up to fifteen such conventional
photographs and two layers of three-ply mat board.
[0009] The front or consumer viewable side of the frame body is
preferably float coated with a decorative, preferably opaque
coating. The frame body has preferably two props or supports sized
and shaped to stand the frame body upright on a horizontal surface
such as a desk. These supports are integrally molded to an edge of
a generally flat frame body interior and are positioned towards the
center of the rectangular shape of the frame body. The frame body
has at least one cavity of the cavities in the back surface of the
frame body sized to grippingly receive an end of each support.
[0010] These supports or props include a horizontal surface
engaging edge and a connector edge. The connector edge has an
L-shape in cross section whereby when the desk prop is inserted in
the frame body cavity, the support is held perpendicular to the
overall plane of the frame body but positioned coplanar with the
adjacent outer most perimeter edge of the frame body. The support
is shaped such that when assembled it holds the frame body at
approximately 64 degrees from the horizontal surface on which the
supported frame is placed.
[0011] Preferably the modular frame system includes several of the
aforementioned connectors. Each of these connectors has two ends
and each of the ends sized to fit snugly into at least one cavity
on the back side of the frame body, and a middle portion positioned
between the two ends. The middle portion is sized to precisely
space a frame body from a similarly constructed frame body when the
two frame bodies are connected to the ends of a connector. This
arrangement has the advantage such that when one picture frame
assembly is mounted on a wall with connectors in place, the
similarly constructed frame when connected to the connectors will
be positioned precisely relative to the first frame. In particular
if the first frame is level i.e. the top and bottom sides are
horizontal, the thus connected frame will be also level and
horizontal. In order to increase the versatility and number of
aesthetically pleasing arrangements for plurality of these
inventive frames, each of the four perimeter edge portions has
appropriately sized cavities in its back sized to receive the ends
of these connectors. These edge portions include a another cavity
adjacent to these first cavities sized to store the connectors such
that the connector's ends and middle portions are out of sight when
the frame is mounted on the wall or the like.
[0012] The frame body has an interior flange extending from the
inward facing edge at the back face of the perimeter frame. This
interior flange has a broad front surface and a similarly broad
rear surface. The front surface includes a graphic information in
the form of a embossed or de-bossed text or graphics on the front
of the surface, including such information as reorder information,
legal legends and the like. This information is thus readable
through the opaque or decorative surface treatment provided by the
float coating. The back, broad surface of this interior flange has
markings for locating the adhesive hook and loop fasteners as well
as apertures for use with a penetrating nails, screws or other such
conventional wall fasteners.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] FIG. 1 shows a modular picture frame as seen from the front
or consumer side thereof, including a pair removable, integrally
molded desk supports.
[0014] FIG. 2 shows a rear view of the modular picture frame
including two stored connectors.
[0015] FIG. 3 is a close-up view of the lower left corner portion
of the modular picture frame of FIG. 2.
[0016] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a connector.
[0017] FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the modular picture frame
system including the transparent image holder.
[0018] FIG. 6 is an orthographic view of an assembled modular
picture frame with connectors inserted along an edge of the frame
body.
[0019] FIG. 7 is a close up side view of the edge of a frame body
showing a connector.
[0020] FIG. 8 is a partial cross section of a portion of the image
holder taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6.
[0021] FIG. 9 shows three frame bodies connected to each other with
connectors.
[0022] FIG. 10 shows a portion of two frame bodies connected
together with connectors.
[0023] FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the modular frame system
showing typical collection of its parts as shipped to the
consumer.
[0024] FIG. 12 is a detailed view of a support tab or prop.
[0025] FIG. 13 two frames supported with tabs (not to scale) on a
horizontal surface.
BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0026] The modular frame and the system of modular frames comprise
at least one frame base or body 10, and preferably three such frame
bodies, each manufactured in a different overall size to
accommodate three different sizes of graphic works or images 62. By
images it is meant the usual laminar, typically paper-based image
bearing media such as photographs, documents, pencil or pen
sketches, and other graphic representations. Such images could also
be naturally occurring items of aesthetic or historical
significance such as leaves, pressed flowers, and other relatively
broad, thin objects that would be appropriate to place below a pane
of glass such as is usually used to display such articles within a
surrounding frame bezel. In the preferred embodiment these frame
bases accommodate images having overall dimensions of up to a
maximum of 8''.times.10'', 5''.times.7'' and 4''.times.6''. Of
course the larger e.g., 8.times.10 frame base can accommodate items
smaller than 8''.times.10'' through the use of an aperture mat as
will be detailed below.
[0027] In more detail the frame base has a front or forward facing
surface 11 that usually predominates when the modular frame is
being used to display an image on a desk or other horizontal
surfaces, and preferably when mounted on a vertical wall surface.
This front surface 11 is dominated by a molded bezel 12 which forms
the overall rectangular surround 12 of the frame. The molded bezel
preferably has a generally vertical upstanding outer perimeter 13
and artistically inwardly tapering front surface 14, which
terminates at an inner edge 15. The tapering front surface 14 could
be further embellished or decorated with classical details, e.g.
ball and spindle, scallops, but most preferably it is merely an
ogee, that is with a smoothly curving S-shaped profile. Each side
of the generally rectangular surround intersects at a corner 16
that has a smoothly filleted miter intersection. formed when the
frame body 10 is injection molded into a one piece frame.
[0028] On the inward facing surface of the inner perimeter of this
molded body 10 includes a plurality of slots or indentations 17
which are used to releasably engage the image holder as will be
detailed below.
[0029] Each frame base has a back side 18. This back surface is
generally not visible when the frame is mounted on a wall and is
only incidentally visible when the frame might be displayed on a
desk or the like. This back 18 has hollow sections 19 extending
around the perimeter of the molded bezel. These hollow sections are
divided into generally overall rectangular cavities 20, some of
which have protrusions 21 projecting inwardly from dividing walls.
As least some of these cavities 20 are sized to snugly receive and
hold a portion of specially formed connectors. These hollow
sections 19 also include a hollow perimeter portion 22 inboard of
the rectangular hollow sections. This hollow perimeter provides two
main benefits. It reduces the amount of polymer or other material
from which the frame body 10 is formed, but it also provides
adequate storage space to receive a plurality of the special
connectors and thus serves as an integral, convenient, and
generally hidden storage space for the unused connectors, even when
the modular frame is being used to display images.
[0030] Visible from both the front and back, the frame body 10 has
an interior flange 23 that presents a broad rectangular surface 24.
This surface preferably has a number of through holes 25 which are
sized and positioned to conveniently receive penetrating fasteners
such as screws and nails (not shown) for holding the modular frame
to the wall, although this is not the preferred method of fastening
frame system to the wall. The broad surface 24 facing outwardly has
an important function in addition to the above, that is to receive
molded-in text or graphics 25 either protruding (de-bossed) or
embossed into the surface during molding via removable mold
inserts. This system permits the manufacturer to include important
technical and legal information readily visible to the user even
when the frame body 10 is affixed to a wall. Such information may
include the name of the manufacturer, the model of the frame body
10, and contact information for reordering replacement parts and
the like. Its important to note that this text information is in
the form of a texture so that the frame can be given a pleasing
opaque coating over its front facing surfaces, as will be detailed
below, but this information will not be obscured in this coating
process.
[0031] The back side 18 of the frame body 10 interior as stated
above presents a broad flat surface 26. This surface is sized to
receive one or more adhesive attaching means 27, preferably of the
hook-and-loop fastener type. It is preferable that the hook portion
28 of the hook-and-loop fastener 27 would be adhered to this back
surface 26 located on the corner portions thereof, these locations
being indicated by molded-in markings or the like. Once in place,
the hooked portions attach well to the textile covering of office
cubicles and the like, thus providing the office worker for
convenient way to decorate their work cubicles. Otherwise, the loop
portion of each hook and loop fastener can be positioned onto a
vertical wall surface (not shown) to releasably hold the assembled
modular frame system in position.
[0032] Removably mountable within the interior perimeter edge 17 of
the frame body 10 is the image holder 30. The image holder is
injection molded of a water clear engineered polymer material such
as an acrylic optical-grade polymer, a polycarbonate resin marketed
under the brand "LEXAN" by GE Plastics, or the like. Preferably the
polymer material has a UV absorbing additive to help protect the
images displayed through the transparent center portion from
light-induced degradation. The image holder 30 includes a perimeter
wall 31 that extends around all four sides of the transparent
center portion 32. Each of the four perimeter wall portions
includes preferably two ridges or tabs 33 that are resilient enough
to pass along the inner perimeter of the frame body 10 and snap
into the indentations 17 when the image holder 30, loaded with
images, etc., is being mounted to the frame body 10. To remove the
image holder 30 from the frame body 10, a thin tool or credit card
can be inserted between the inner edge 15 of the frame body 10 and
the upstanding wall 31 (see FIG. 8) to push a resilient tab 33 away
from the receiving indentation 17 to permit removing the image
holder 30 for changing the displayed image or, as will be detailed,
for storing additional images within the perimeter walls of the
image holder. The image holder 30 includes an obscuring edge 34
preferably in the form of a frosted texture (in contrast with the
highly polished water clear surface of the center portion). This
obscuring edge preferably consists of a frosted texture on both of
the inner and outer surfaces at the perimeter of the image holder.
This has the effect of obscuring the molded-in tab 33, thus
somewhat disguising from the casual viewer the mechanics of how the
image holder attaches to the frame body. The user of the frame can
still see the tabs enough to insert the thin tool at the tabs 33 to
deflect the tabs from their corresponding indentations 17.
Providing this frosted texture on the perimeter, especially on the
inside surfaces, also simplifies manufacturing, since the injection
mold tooling need not be polished to the optical quality necessary
for the proper transparency required in the central portion 32 of
the image holder 30.
[0033] Often certain images, especially school or team photographs,
include reorder information in the form of a multi digit code
printed on the front face of the photographic image very near an
edge. This reordered code is not aesthetically pleasing.
Accordingly the image holder's obscuring edge 34 could be made even
less transparent through the use of a very aggressive prismatic
texture. This has the effect of obscuring this reordered
information such that the user is not tempted to cut off the
reorder information and thus frustrate the advantage of having the
reorder code affixed to the corresponding image. Also, this
obscuring edge 34 eliminates the need for making or providing a
aperture mat or mount to hide the reorder information or the raw
and sometimes jagged edges of a paper image.
[0034] While wall mounting of the modular frame systems is
preferred, support tabs or desk props 40 are provided. These are
integrally molded to the innermost edge of the frame body interior
flange. Each of these tabs have a connection end 41 and a support
end 42 which form a predetermined angle there-between as will be
detailed. The connector end is L shaped in cross section. The
outermost edge 43 of the connector end is sized to fit into the
rectangular hollow sections between protrusions 21 arranged in the
cavities 19 on both the long and short sides of the rectangular
frame body. Note that the L-shape of the connector 41 protrudes
toward the front face of the frame body when the props 40 are
initially integrally molded therewith. This places the outward
facing side of the props 40 such that when the integrally molded
frame body and props are coated or painted, as for example in float
coating or spray coating, these surfaces are particularly given a
coating aesthetically consistent with the painted frame bezel 12.
The L-shaped connection ends 41 position the thus coated surface of
each prop substantially coplanar with the surface of the adjacent
outer perimeter 13 of the frame body. In this way when the frame
body and support props 40 are assembled for display on a horizontal
surface such as a desk, the supports aesthetically blend with the
frame bezel. The support edge and connector edge are such that, in
combination with precisely positioned hollow sections/protrusions
on the backside of the frame previously described with reference to
FIGS. 2 and 3 for example, the frame body 10 will be held at
approximately sixty-four degrees from horizontal regardless of
whether the frame is supported in the portrait or landscape
orientation. This is illustrated in FIG. 13 where two frames, one
with its longer dimension horizontal (that is, in a landscape
orientation) and the other with its shorter dimension horizontal
(that is, in a portrait orientation) are each supported at the
desired sixty-four degree angle by identically dimensioned props
40.)
[0035] The modular frame system includes a special connector 50
which shown in greater detail in the above mentioned prior U.S.
application Ser. No. 11/106,235 which is incorporated herein to the
extent and is consistent with this disclosure. Each connector 50 is
preferably injection molded from a generally transparent or
translucent polymer and consists of three main portions
interconnected by a small web 51, these portions comprising two
ends 52 and a middle portion 53 which protrudes up from the web 51
between the two ends. The figures show the connectors 50 in
different combinations with the frame body, as will be detailed. In
general though each connector, when connecting two frame bodies of
the modular frame system, space each frame body by a precise
thickness of the middle portion 53 of the connector then the ends
are plugged into and frictionally engage the appropriately sized
hollow sections 20 on the back of the frame bodies. Also, at least
with regard to the larger of the frame bodies, multiple connectors
50 store neatly by frictionally engaging one of the end portions
into one of the rectangular cavities 20 with the rest of the
connector positioned in the hollow perimeter 22. This provides
convenient storage place for such connectors when they are not
being used interconnect a number of frame bodies. In this way the
consumer will always have the connectors available for subsequent
connecting or rearranging the interconnected frame bodies.
[0036] Preferably the modular frame is sold as a complete system in
a neatly and easily shipped package. The package preferably
includes three frame bodies 10 with the appropriately sized image
holders 30 for each of the frame bodies (8.times.10, 5.times.7 and
4.times.6). Each of the thus sized image holders include a backing
card 60 of conventional one to three ply card stock and at least
one preferably two aperture mounts 61. The image holder has a depth
dimension as determined by the distance the perimeter wall 31
stands up from the back of the transparent center portion 32. This
dimension should be at least such that it can contain at least the
backing card, one aperture mount and one image (photograph,
document, etc.). Preferably this depth dimension should be around
0.25 inch such that each of the image holders can hold and store a
backing card, an aperture matt board mount, both of the desk props
and around twelve standard thickness paper based images, or twenty
standard thickness photographs without the apertured mount. In this
way this modular frame system provides not only a means for
displaying a selected image but a convenient place to store all the
accessories necessary to or desired to change the method of display
(from wall to desk mounting and from individual frame display to
interconnected frames) as well as a plurality of related or
unrelated images, as long as the images have a fairly small
thickness dimension, like the above-described photographs 62. For
example it would be convenient for the parent, grandparent, or
guardian of a child to have each school year photograph of their
student held in the same image holder so that an entire
photographic record of a child's primary school education could be
contained in a single modular frame image holder.
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