Claims
- 1. A poster frame comprising:
- a plurality of frame sections positioned in a quadrilateral shape forming said poster frame;
- each of said frame sections having a longitudinal axis and having ends perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
- each of said frame sections having a cover member and a counterpart base member hingedly attached together and a biasing member biasing said cover member relative to said base member;
- a plurality of corner members, each of said corner members positioned in a corner of said poster frame and situated between a pair of adjacent frame sections;
- each of said corner members having a body member and a pair of elongated connection members, said connection members securing said corner members to the base members of respective pair of adjacent frame sections;
- said body members of each of said corner members having a generally quadrant shape with an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface, and two generally planar side surfaces;
- said side surfaces abut one of the ends of said frame sections and said side surfaces having a first raised ridge member thereon which makes contact with the cover member of an adjacent frame section;
- whereby, said frame sections remain centered between pairs of corner members and opening and closing of said cover members is enhanced.
- 2. The poster frame as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a second raised ridge member on each of said side surfaces of said body members, said second ridge member making contact with an adjacent base member.
- 3. The poster frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first raised ridge member protrudes from said side surface substantially less than said connector members.
- 4. The poster frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first raised ridge member protrudes approximately 0.020 inches from said side surface.
- 5. The poster frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first raised ridge member has an outer planar surface thereon which makes contact with the adjacent cover member in order to space said cover member from said side surface and prevent binding or rubbing during opening and closing of said frame sections.
- 6. The poster frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein said body members have a curved outer surface forming a poster frame with curved outer corners.
- 7. A poster frame comprising:
- a plurality of frame sections and corner members assembled together;
- each of said frame sections having a cover member and counterpart base member hingedly attached together and a biasing member biasing said cover member relative to said base member;
- said corner members each having a body portion and a pair of connection members extending outwardly therefrom for mating with said frame sections;
- said body portion having a generally quadrant shape with an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface and two planar side surfaces positioned 90.degree. to each other and connecting said upper surface, said lower surface and said curved outer surface to form said body portion;
- a pair of raised ridge members on each of said planar side surfaces, each of said ridge members each having a planar surface thereon which is substantially parallel to a corresponding planar side surface;
- said ridge members making contact with adjacent cover members and base members of the frame sections and spacing said cover members and base members slightly from said side surfaces of said corner members in order to enhance the opening and closing of said cover members.
- 8. The poster frame as set forth in claim 7 wherein one of said ridge members of each pair of ridge members contacts an adjacent base member and the other of said ridge members of each pair of ridge members contacts a portion of an adjacent cover member.
- 9. The poster frame as set forth in claim 7 wherein said outer surface of said body portion is curved forming a poster frame with curved outer corners.
- 10. The poster frame as set forth in claim 7 wherein said connector members extending outwardly from said side surfaces substantially greater in distance than said raised ridge members.
- 11. The poster frame as set forth in claim 7 wherein one of said raised ridge members protrudes approximately 0.020 inches from said planar side surface.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/431,671 filed on May 2, 1995, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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