Patent ID: 6484424
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
An assembly for displaying graphic material in a Jewelry-like setting comprising a front plate secured in a face-to-face contact with a back plate, said front plate being a single and unitary plate with an upstanding fence projecting therefrom and forming an open topped frame surrounding a recessed area, a pin for fastening said assembly to another object, said pin consisting of a wire spring having a bent profile and an upstanding bend and hook in a vertical plane, a back plate having a groove which is complementary to said profile for receiving and trapping said profile of said pin between said front plate and said back plate, means for enabling said bend and said hook to project from said back plate, said wire spring extending from said bend to a location where it is captured within said hook, and means fitting into said open top of said frame and bonded to said front plate for displaying graphic material in said recessed area, said means for displaying graphic material having a shape with corresponds to a shape of said recess and which fits within and abuts against said frame in order to give the name plate and front plate a unified appearance; and said graphic material having a thickness which is less than a height of said fence forming said frame whereby said frame protects said graphics material from abrasion by objects passing over said open top of said frame.