Patent ID: 11857091
Assignee: TRACER IMAGING LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A framed article comprising
an image substrate having a front face and an opposite rear face; and
a frame system for holding the image substrate, the frame system comprising:
a hollow outer frame element that includes a plurality of recesses formed along inner faces of walls of the outer frame element, the outer frame element further including a plurality of ribs formed along the inner face and an inner landing that protrudes inwardly into a center opening of the outer frame element, wherein the outer frame element includes an inwardly directed lip that has a first contact surface; and
a back plate configured for insertion into the center opening, the back plate including a plurality of locking ribs for reception within the plurality of recesses to generate a snap-fit attachment of the back plate to the hollow outer frame element, wherein the black plate has a plurality of corner platforms that define second contact surfaces;

wherein the front face of the image substrate seats against the first contact surface and the rear face of the image substrate seats against the second contact surfaces;
wherein the inner landing has a groove formed therein into which a portion of the back plate is received.