American Industrial Design Co., Inc.

Sunbeam Products, Inc.

Mark J Moneypenny

Phillip Jack Snoke

Maureen Carroll

Edward Stamm, Jr

Air cleaner

A picture frame and frame assembly are provided which preferably includes a transparent sheet defining picture covering, a picture positionally aligned adjacent the picture covering for viewing therethrough, and a backing sheet member positioned to underlie back portions of the picture and to support front portions of the picture against the picture covering, and a frame body integrally formed from a unitary piece of a soft, pliable material. The frame body of the invention preferably has a front portion which includes a first opening formed therein arranged for viewing a picture therethrough and a back portion which includes a second opening formed therein positionally aligned with the first opening. The second opening receives the picture covering, the picture, and the backing sheet member therein. The back portion also includes a flexible peripheral lip surrounding the second opening and encasing a detachably securing peripheral portions of the picture covering, the picture, and the backing sheet member within the second opening and between the shoulder and the lip. Methods of framing a picture for protecting a frame from damage and for detachably securing a picture within the confines of a frame are also provided.

Soft, pliable picture frame and method of framing a picture

A framed picture is constructed for protecting a frame thereof from damage such as when knocked over on a desk or table. The framed picture preferably includes a transparent sheet defining a picture covering, a picture positionally aligned adjacent the picture covering for viewing therethrough, and a backing sheet member positioned to underlie back portions of the picture and to support front portions of the picture against the picture covering, and a frame body integrally formed from a unitary piece of a soft, pliable material. The frame body preferably has a front portion which includes a first opening formed therein arranged for viewing a picture therethrough and a back portion which includes a second opening formed therein positionally aligned with the first opening. The second opening receives the picture covering, the picture, and the backing sheet member therein. The back portion also includes a flexible peripheral lip surrounding the second opening and encasing and detachably securing peripheral portions of the picture covering, the picture, and the backing sheet member within the second opening and between the shoulder and the lip. Methods of framing a picture for protecting a frame from damage and for detachably securing a picture within the confines of a frame are also provided.

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Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Mark J Moneypenny