U.S. patent number 3,589,049 [Application Number 04/839,914] was granted by the patent office on 1971-06-29 for picture frame box with record holder.
Invention is credited to Thelma L. Cornelius.
United States Patent |
3,589,049 |
Cornelius |
June 29, 1971 |
PICTURE FRAME BOX WITH RECORD HOLDER
Abstract
A frame box with record holder including an open front box
formation, a looseleaf ring binder having a backbone, means for
mounting the ring binder in the box formation and a cover hingedly
mounted on said box formation for closing off the front of the box
formation and concealing record sheets mounted on said ring
binder.
Inventors: |
Cornelius; Thelma L.
(Glenville, MN) |
Family
ID: |
25280966 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/839,914 |
Filed: |
July 8, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
40/722; 40/711;
40/779 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B42F
13/0006 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B42F
13/00 (20060101); G09f 001/12 () |
Field of
Search: |
;40/102,104.02,152 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Charles; Lawrence
Assistant Examiner: Contreras; Wenceslao J.
Claims
Having now therefore fully illustrated and described my invention,
what I claim to be new and desire to protect by Letters Patent
is:
1. A frame box with record holder comprising in combination:
a. an open front box formation,
b. a looseleaf ring binder for record sheets and having a
backbone,
c. means for mounting said ring binder in said box formation,
d. a cover hingedly mounted on said box formation for closing off
the front of said box formation and concealing record sheets
mounted on said ring binder,
e. said box formation including a backwall, spaced sidewalls, and
spaced bottom and top walls,
f. said mounting means including a pair of spaced right angular
brackets secured to a wall of said box formation engageable by said
backbone of said ring binder.
2. The device of claim 1 in which said box formation has means for
hanging the same on a wall.
3. The device of claim 2 in which said cover includes a frame for
mounting sheet material.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an improvement in devices for keeping
written records and more particularly to a device with which
written records may be kept together and in order in a boxlike
formation having a looseleaf ring binder mounted in the boxlike
formation. The boxlike formation has a cover hingedly mounted
thereon for concealing the records therein and means on the boxlike
formation for hanging the same on the wall. Looseleaf sheets
mounted in the ring binder may contain records such as birthdays,
anniversaries, marriages, medical shots, insurance premiums, etc.,
all readily and easily accessible in such a device.
These and other more detailed and specific objects will be
disclosed in the course of the following specification, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a combination picture frame
box with record holder a portion of which is broken away and which
embodies the invention.
FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 with the access frame door in an
open condition.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of FIG. 1.
Referring to the drawings in detail, the device A includes the
open-sided boxlike formation 10 which includes the rear wall
portion 12, the bottom wall portion 14, the sidewall portions 16
and 18 and the top wall portion 20. Formed on the peripheral free
edge of the walls of the boxlike formation 10 is the flange 22. The
numeral 24 designates a base frame which includes the inner
peripheral flange 26, and extending from the flange 26 is the
outwardly flaring frame face portion 28. The flange 26 is secured
to the flange 22 of the boxlike formation 10.
Further provided is the lower angular bracket 30 formed of the
first leg portion 32 and the right angular leg portion 34. The
first leg portion 32 is secured to the sidewall 16 by solder or any
other known means with the right angular leg portion 34 overlying
the wall 16 with the free end of the leg 34 extending inwardly of
the boxlike formation 10. A second or upper angular bracket 36 is
provided which is identical to the lower bracket and having the
same numerals but with an accompanying lower case letter a. The leg
34a overlies the wall 16 with the free end of the leg 34a extending
inwardly of the boxlike formation 10. The angular brackets 30 and
36 form a mounting means for the conventional looseleaf ring binder
backbone 38 mounting the separable rings 40. The brackets 30 and 36
are so spaced that the backbone 38 is removably engageable with and
behind the leg portions 34. The backbone 38 is easily slipped in
between the leg portions 34 and 34a and the wall 16 where it is
held against displacement except for removal by moving the backbone
outwardly from the position in FIGS. 2 and 3. Record sheets such as
42 may be mounted on the rings 40 of the ring binder backbone.
The numeral 44 designates a cover which includes the peripheral
frame 46. The frame 46 is channel-shaped in cross section and into
which is slipped the flat support 48. A sheet of glass 50 is also
slipped into the frame 46 with a photo 52 between the glass and the
flat support 48. The frame may mount a mirror, plaque or other flat
member. The frame 44 has secured thereto the hinges 54 and 56 which
are also secured to the sidewall 16 whereby the cover may be
hingedly moved into a position which closes the boxlike formation
10 and conceals the record sheets 42. The flange 22 has secured
thereto the magnetic stop 58 which is engaged by the frame 46
whereby the frame is maintained closed and parallel with the rear
wall 12 of the boxlike formation 10. The outer surface of the rear
wall 12 has secured thereto the eyes 60 and 62 whereby the device A
may be hung on a wall.
The device A provides the looseleaf sheets 42 on which records of
importance may be kept such as birthday dates, life insurance
policy numbers and premium due dates, records of medical shots,
etc., and with the device the records are conveniently maintained
and accessible. The looseleaf record sheets 42 are easily and
quickly removed from the device and replaced in the device without
removing the device from the wall.
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