US1358916A - Picture-mounting - Google Patents

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J. ANDERSEN. PICTURE MOUNTING. APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, I918- 2 SHEETSSHEET l- INVENTOR WITNESSES (7677/1 fiafZPISPH ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

L ANDERSEN.

HCTURE MOUNTINQ APPLICATION FILED JULY I7,I9l8.

1 158,916. Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ALTORNEY PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ANDERSEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PICTURE-MOUNTING.

Application filed. July 17, 1918.

' T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN ANDnRsnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture-Mountings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to picture exhibitors, and more especially to picture frames and mats; and the object of the same is to produce an improved mounting for pictures such as those which are likenesses or cabinet size or cmte dc m'szte size of cards.

A further object is to produce a frame with a sight opening and a recess behind it and in which is to be stored a number of mats having a variety of sizes of sight openings, so that they may be used selectively.

A further object is to provide means in connection with each mat for holding the card with the picture directly centered behind its opening.

The device also includes means for supporting the frame in an upright position or for hanging it on a nail or the like.

Details are set forth in the following specification and claim, and reference is made to the drawing herewith and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of this device taken from the front, and

Fig. 2 is a like view taken from the rear,

Fig. 3 is an upper edge view and Fig. 4 a cross section on the line 44 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the mats,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the mats from the rear showing a sheet of paper attached thereto at one end and removed therefrom at the other end,

Fig. 7 is a central vertical section through the complete article.

The frame of this device comprises a rather thick front element 1 and a rather thin rear element or back 2, and the material of these parts is not important although it may well be of card or perhaps light wood. As seen in Fig. 1, the contour of the front is rectangular, and a rectangular recess 3 is cut into the rear side of the front member, the sides lying parallel to those of the front as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 and the top of the recess opening out at the upper end of the front Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

Serial No. 245,372.

as at 4 in Fig. 7. The central meeting portion of this front which overlies the recess s cut clear through to produce a sight opening which is usually oval and is so shown herein. The back piece 2 is secured to the rear face of the front piece 1 by gum or cement on both sides of the recess and across the bottom of the same.

I may say here that any suitable form of support may be provided, such as the win s 6 Ioldably attached to the rear of the bagk piece 2, or the ring 7 by means of which the whole can be hung on a nail or the like. In fact the picture mount might be suspended by other means without departing from the principle of my invention. All supporting means may be omitted, and the entlre structure made of a size to permit it to be carried in the pocket or pocket book. The ornamentation on the face of' the frame Wlll doubtless accord with the uses to which the device is to be put. A panel 8 is shown 1n Fig. 1 for the reception of a motto, si nature, t1tle or other printed or writt n matter.

An important feature of my invention is the type of mat I employ in connection with the frame structure above described. This mat is a rectangular card 11 as seen in Fig. 0 havinga sight opening 5 in the frame, and the opening 12 is so disposed in the card 11 that when the latter fits the recess the opening is concentric with the opening in the frame. As seen in Figs. 4; and 7, several of these mats are supplied with each frame structure, and the sight openings in them d ffer in size from each other as shown. The sight openlng 13 in Fig. 6 is smaller than that numbered 12 in Fig. 5. The result of the use of two mats, one behind the other, is seen in Fig. 1.

. Another feature in connection with my improved mount is the use of a sheet of paper 14; gummed on its front face as indicated at 15 over an area which is considerably larger than the sight opening, and gummed across both ends as indicated at 16 and 17. At the former point 16 it is stuck to the face of the mat at the top, and the gummed surface 15 overlies the rear of the mat with the gum at 17 at the lower end of the paper free, as seen in Fig. 6. NOW W n a picture or card is to be fitted behind this mat, lts image is centered over the opening in the mat, then the gum at 15 is moistene and put over the back of the card, and finally the gum on the end 17 is moistened and carried around under the mat and applied to its face. By this simple expedient the card is reliably attached to the mat in such manner that its principal object is always over the center of the sight opening 18. If another mat is to be used in front of this one, as'

indicated in Fig. 1, it is only necessary to tear oil and throw away the paper sheet. If it is not desired to use this mat with the larger opening in front of the one in question, it can be inserted behind it if preferred, with the result that the mat bearing the picture will be pressed forward toward the frame and a wider expanse of mat around the sight opening will be disclosed than if another mat were employed in front of the one carrying the picture. In other words, the unused mat is employed simply as a filler for the recess 3, because the latter in its finished condition should be closely filled as seen in Fig. 7 to prevent the parts from becoming misplaced.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be considered the preferred, or approved, form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination, a picture frame of relatively thick material having a recess extending in from one edge and a relatively large oval opening in the front wall of said.

recess, a mat having a relatively small oval opening whereby a picture may be attached to said mat and exposed through the opening, a strip applied to the rear face of the mat and having its edges bent around the edges of the mat and secured thereto whereby the entire structure may be inserted into the recess, and a plurality of mats of relatively thick material having oval openings of different sizes which increase uniformly between the opening of the first mat and the opening of the frame whereby when the mats are inserted in the recess in front of the first mat in proper order a series of frames will be defined all of which are ovals and concentric one with another.

In testimony whereof I aifiX my signature in presence of a witness.

JOHN ANDERSEN. Witness:

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