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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eiichi Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Marketing Displays, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
40784 ; 40793 ; 403403 ;
Abstract
A corner member for a front-loading poster or picture frame is disclosed. The corner members are assembled between adjacent frame sections which have rotating cover members hingedly attached to base members. One or more raised protrusions or ridges are provided on the surfaces of the corner members adjacent the frame sections in order to provide improved manufacturing, assembly and operation of the frame. The raised ridges keep the cover members centered between the corner members and eliminate binding during opening and closing of the frame sections.