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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven Kite, Wilmette, IL (US);
Assignee:
Planter, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 1/912 ; A47G 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 1/912 ; A47G 1/06 ;
Abstract
A decorative object including a groove, such as a grooved border or other indicia, with a rounded apex and well-defined sidewalls, formed in the back surface of the object. The back side of the object is painted a first color and the grooved border is painted a second different or contrasting color to give the illusion of a frame made of metal, stone or some other material that is embedded in the object. The illusion of an embedded frame gives the object a three-dimensional visual quality.