Patent ID: 6282827
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A stand for a picture frame having a standing position, comprising a bracket for coupling to the picture frame and a leg, one of the leg and the bracket defining at least one slot and the other of the leg and the bracket comprising a projection receivable in said slot to thereby mount the leg on the frame to the bracket the leg and the at least one slot being shaped such that in use the leg can be thereby mounted on the frame to the bracket in either of a first orientation relative to the frame in which the leg lies substantially parallel to the frame to minimize bulk and a second orientation relative to the frame in which the leg projects backward from the frame and can thus support the frame in said standing position wherein the projection and the slot are shaped to register in such a manner that following insertion of the projection into the slot the leg cannot be moved from its first to its second orientation without removal from the slot.