Claims
- 1. A picture frame for displaying a first sheet and a second sheet, comprising:(A) a frame body having a frame window, (B) a pre-curved transparent plate, having a concave side and a convex side, removably mounted behind said frame window with said concave side facing said frame window, (C) mounting means (a) for urging said first sheet against said pre-curved transparent plate and conforming the curvature of said first sheet to that of said pre-curved transparent plate, and (b) for displaying said first sheet through said pre-curved transparent plate and said frame window, and (D) a second transparent plate removably mounted in said frame body, below and at a right angle with respect to said pre-curved transparent plate, for holding said second sheet below said second transparent plate and displaying said second sheet through said second transparent plate and said frame window.
- 2. The picture frame of claim 1 also comprising a third transparent plate removably mounted in said frame body and positioned above and at a right angle with respect to said pre-curved transparent plate.
- 3. A picture frame for displaying a photograph which is trimmed to yield a first sheet and a second sheet, comprising:(A) a frame body having a frame window, (B) a pre-curved transparent plate, having a concave side and a convex side, removably mounted behind said frame window with said concave side facing said frame window, (C) mounting means (a) for urging said first sheet against said pre-curved transparent plate and conforming the curvature of said first sheet to that of said pre-curved transparent plate, and (b) for displaying said first sheet through said pre-curved transparent plate and said frame window, and (D) a second transparent plate removably mounted in said frame body, below and at a right angle with respect to said pre-curved transparent plate, for holding said second sheet below said second transparent plate and displaying said second sheet through said second transparent plate and said frame window, whereby a wrap-around effect is achieved for said first sheet.
- 4. A picture frame for displaying a picture, comprising:(A) a frame body having a frame window, (B) a pre-curved transparent plate, having a concave side and a convex side, removably mounted behind said frame window with said concave side facing said frame window, (C) a first mat sheet with a mat opening, (D) mounting means (a) for urging said first mat sheet and said picture against said pre-curved transparent plate, (b) for conforming the curvatures of said picture and said first mat sheet to that of said pre-curved transparent plate, and (c) for displaying said picture through said mat opening and said frame window, and (E) a second mat sheet removably mounted in said frame body, below and at a right angle with respect to said first mat sheet.
- 5. The picture frame of claim 4 also comprising a third mat sheet removably mounted in said frame body, above and at a right angle with respect to said first mat sheet.
- 6. A picture frame for displaying a picture, comprising:(A) a frame body having a frame window, (B) a concavo-convex shaped transparent plate having an all-concave side and an all-convex side, removably mounted in said frame body, with said all-concave side facing said frame window, and (C) mounting means (a) for mounting said picture behind said transparent plate, and (b) for urging said picture against said transparent plate and conforming the curvature of said picture to that of said transparent plate for adding a three dimensional effect and an eye movement effect to an entire image of said picture.
- 7. The picture frame of claim 6 in which said mounting means includes a concavo-convex shaped backing plate for urging said picture against said transparent plate.
- 8. The picture frame of claim 6 in which said mounting means includes a door.
- 9. The picture frame of claim 6 in which said transparent plate has a width (W) and a curvature radius (R), said width (W) being related to said radius (R) by the following equation for achieving satisfactory three-dimensional effect:0.91 W<R<1.69 W.
- 10. The picture frame of claim 6 in which said transparent plate has a width (W) and a curvature radius (R), said width (W) being related to said radius (R) by the following equation for achieving satisfactory eye movement effect:1.14 W<R<2.11 W.
- 11. The picture frame of claim 6 also comprising holding means for holding a three-dimensional article between said frame window and said transparent plate, and for displaying said three-dimensional article through said frame window.
- 12. The picture frame of claim 11 in which said holding means includes a magnetic element.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/962,095, filed Oct. 31, 1997 now pending, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/929,193, filed Sep. 8, 1997 now abandoned which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/270,008, filed Jul. 1, 1994 now abandoned. Claim priority: Provisional Application Ser. 60/094,126, filed Jul. 24, 1998.
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