Picture frame

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Description

FIG. 1 is a view from the front of a picture frame showing our new design comprising a bowed frame member and a resilient picture backing member;

FIG. 2 is a view from above the picture frame of FIG. 1 showing our new design, the view from below the picture frame being substantially identical; and,

FIG. 3 is a view of the picture frame of FIGS. 1 and 2 from the side showing our new design, the view from the other side being substantially identical;

FIG. 4 is a front view of another embodiment of a picture frame showing our new design comprising a bowed frame member and a resilient picture backing member; and,

FIG. 5 is a view from above the picture frame of FIG. 4 showing our new design; and,

FIG. 6 is a view of the picture frame of FIGS. 4 and 5 from the side showing our new design, the view from the other side being substantially identical.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D280469 September 10, 1985 Heyman t al.
D358716 May 30, 1995 Chenevert
3694947 October 1972 Mukai et al.
3779504 December 1973 Schwartz et al.
4192905 March 11, 1980 Scheibal
Other references
  • Gifts and Decorative Accessories, p. 105, May 1983, frame at top center. Gifts and Decorative Accessories, p. 132, Dec. 1984, frame at top left.
Patent History
Patent number: D387566
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 28, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: Nambe Mills, Inc. (Sante Fe, NM)
Inventors: Linda Celentano (Fort Lee, NJ), Laura Lisa Smith (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Janice E. Seeger
Law Firm: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 0/52,341
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6300
International Classification: 0607;