| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D397927 |
Picture hanger |
September 8, 1998 |
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| D279431 |
Picture frame hanger-clip |
July 2, 1985 |
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| D279255 |
Hinge |
June 18, 1985 |
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| 7051404 |
Self-locking hinge |
May 30, 2006 |
| The self-locking hinge (24) includes a first plate (28) hingedly connected to a second plate (30). Fasteners (24) are provided on the plates to secure them to a member, such as a easel strut hinge (24) of picture frame back (20). A locking structure is connected to the first plate (28) |
| 6941616 |
Pinless hinge |
September 13, 2005 |
| The improved pinless hinge assembly (24) includes a first hinge plate (28) having a curled edge (28a) defining a center roll having a longitudinal axis (P) with an aperture (42) in the first hinge plate (28). A second hinge plate (30) having a free edge (30a) curled about the center roll |
| 6871769 |
Apparatus and method for assembling a picture frame joint |
March 29, 2005 |
| An apparatus for assembling a picture frame joint includes a support plate with a pair of fences mounted thereto. A pair of impact pins are slidably mounted through apertures in the support plate and are interconnected to one another via a cam linkage arrangement to enable the impact pin |
| 6658778 |
Picture frame joint and method of assembling same |
December 9, 2003 |
| A structural joint for connecting picture frames members together includes a base plate slidably residing in a channel of a first picture frame member and includes a ramped surface. A wedge plate slidably resides between the base plate and a top bearing surface of the frame and includes |
| 6557810 |
Adjustable strut hinge assembly for picture frames |
May 6, 2003 |
| A hinge assembly for adjustably connecting a picture frame strut to a picture frame back includes a mounting plate having length and a width. A first fastener, such as rosettes, are provided on the mounting plate for affixing it to the picture frame back. A hinge member includes a first |
| 6546660 |
Picture frame joint and method of assembling same |
April 15, 2003 |
| A structural joint for connecting picture frames members together includes a base plate slidably residing in a channel of a first picture frame member and includes a ramped surface. A wedge plate slidably resides between the base plate and a top bearing surface of the frame and includes |
| 6125567 |
Self-fastening turn button for picture frames and method of installing same |
October 3, 2000 |
| A turn button for a picture frame back includes an elongated metal body portion. A pivot boss is provided on the bottom side surface adjacent to a first end. The pivot boss includes an upstanding cylindrical wall with a free upper edge and an aperture therethrough for rotatably securing |
| 5906349 |
Picture hanger with spacer elements for alignment during stacking |
May 25, 1999 |
| An elongated strip of connected picture hangers adapted to be coiled around a feeding reel and fed into an assembly machine for further processing and for automatic attachment of the picture hangers to the backing of picture frames, each hanger comprising substantially planar metallic bo |
| 5524370 |
System for attaching a backing plate to a picture frame structure |
June 11, 1996 |
| A system for attaching a backing plate to a picture frame structure includes at least one clip releasably attached to the edge of the backing plate, the clip having a member which extends outwardly from the clip along substantially the same plane as the backing plate. The member of the |
| 5455989 |
Easel hinge |
October 10, 1995 |
| An easel hinge includes an outer hinge plate and an inner hinge plate interconnected with each other for relative pivotal movement therebetween. The outer hinge plate has a relatively flat leaf portion terminating in a curled barrel at one side thereof and at least two spaced apart notch |
| 5379537 |
Turn button |
January 10, 1995 |
| A turn button for a picture frame includes an elongated body portion having first and second raised bosses on a first side surface thereof adjacent opposite ends of the body portion. The first boss has a central aperture therethrough for rotatably mounting the turn button on a picture fr |
| 5236168 |
Self-fastening hanger |
August 17, 1993 |
| A self-fastening hanger for attaching a picture-frame wire to the rear of a wooden picture frame. The hanger includes a substantially planar body portion, a ring portion which extends outwardly from one end of the body portion, and a pair of prongs which project outwardly in spaced relat |
| 4979266 |
Easel hinge |
December 25, 1990 |
| An easel hinge includes first and second hinge plates, each including a substantially flat main portion, a curled or rolled barrel portion and a pair of rosette type fastening elements. The barrel portions of the hinge plates cooperate to hingeably connect the main portions for movement |
| 4870749 |
Jaw and feeder assembly for advancing hinge to a work station |
October 3, 1989 |
| An automated apparatus is operative for attaching sequential hinges, such as easel hinges having rosette fastening elements thereon, to sequentially pairs of first and second substantially flat, penetrable members, in order to hingeably connect the penetrable members together. The appara |
| 4785531 |
Hinge attaching apparatus and jaw and feeder assembly therefor |
November 22, 1988 |
| An automated apparatus is operative for attaching sequential hinges, such as easel hinges having rosette fastening elements thereon, to sequential pairs of first and second substantially flat, penetrable members, in order to hingeably connect the penetrable members together. The apparatu |
| 4458873 |
Picture frame hanger-clip |
July 10, 1984 |
| A hanger-clip for a picture frame, said frame of the type having an inwardly facing channel adjacent the upper periphery thereof and a substantially rigid rear panel which is received in the channel. The hanger-clip includes a hook element which has a downwardly extending rear plate |
| 4349942 |
Easel hinge construction |
September 21, 1982 |
| An easel hinge for supporting picture frames and the like comprising an outer hinge plate and an inner hinge plate, both having curled barrels, the inner barrel being positioned within the outer barrel for relative rotational movement therewith without the use of a separate hinge pin. At |
| 4050117 |
Easel hinge construction |
September 27, 1977 |
| An easel hinge for supporting picture frames and the like comprising an outer hinge plate and an inner hinge plate, both having curled barrels, the inner barrel being positioned within the outer barrel for relative rotational movement therewith without the use of a separate hinge pin. Th |
| 3994045 |
Easel hinge |
November 30, 1976 |
| An easel hinge for supporting picture frames and the like comprising an outer hinge plate and an inner hinge plate both having curled barrels, the inner barrel being positioned within the outer barrel for relative rotational movement therewith without the use of a separate hinge pin, |
