Patent Publication Number: US-10314416-B2

Title: Goods supporting device

Description:
PRIORITY 
     This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to a Korean patent application filed on Jun. 20, 2016 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office and assigned Serial No. 20-2016-0003447, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a goods supporting device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Generally, a picture frame includes a frame, of which a space where a photograph or a picture, etc. can be inserted is formed at a center part and a backboard for supporting the inserted photograph or picture, etc. The picture frame further includes a fixing member for fixing the backboard to the frame. In the event of changing the photograph or the picture in the conventional picture frame, the backboard is separated from the frame by controlling the fixing member, and the exiting photograph or picture is separated from the frame. Subsequently, new photograph or picture is inserted into the space of the frame, the backboard is disposed to support the new photograph or picture, and then the backboard is tightened by using the fixing member. Accordingly, it is not easy to change the photograph or the picture. 
     Generally, the picture frame used to be stood on the ground or the table or used to be adhered to wall, etc. In the event that the picture frame is stood on the ground or the table, it may be stood under the condition that it is supported by the ground through a support. In the event that the picture frame is adhered to the wall, etc., it includes a magnet or a ring. For example, in the event that the magnet is formed on a rear side of the picture frame, the magnet is adhered to the wall made up of material to which the magnet is adhered. The picture frame having the ring may be hung on a rack fixed to the wall. 
     SUMMARY 
     Accordingly, the invention is provided to substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. One embodiment of the invention provides a goods supporting device capable of be simply installed with various shapes while supporting stably goods, when the goods such as a picture frame is stood on the ground or the table. 
     In one embodiment, the invention provides a goods supporting device comprising: a body having a plate shape; and a support frame configured to have a shape corresponding to the body and support the body to stand the body while the support frame is combined with the body. Here, a folding part to be folded is formed to the support frame, and the support frame includes a fixing area and a folding area separated based on the folding part. The fixing area is fixed by the body with combined with the body and the folding area is folded while the fixing area is fixed. 
     At least one combination projection is formed to one of the body and the support frame, a combination groove corresponding to the combination projection is formed to the other, and the body is combined with the support frame by inserting the combination projection into the combination groove. 
     Thickness of the folding part is smaller than that of the other area of the support frame so that the support frame is folded by limited angle. 
     The body and the support frame have a square shape, and the fixing area is vertically or horizontally with the body so that the folding area is vertically or horizontally folded. 
     The support frame has a square shape, and the folding part is diagonally formed in the support frame. 
     The body has a rectangular shape and the support frame is a rectangular ring. Here, the fixing area corresponds to one side of the rectangular ring, the folding area corresponds to the other sides of the rectangular ring, and the folding part is formed at a contact part of the one side and the other sides. 
     The support frame is a square ring. Here, the folding part is formed on a pair of facing sides of the square ring so that the support frame is horizontally or vertically folded. 
     The support frame is a square. Here, the folding part is formed on a line formed by connecting vertically a pair of facing sides of the square so that the support frame is horizontally or vertically folded. 
     The support frame is a square. Here, the folding part is formed on at least one line formed by connecting vertically a pair of facing sides of the square, so that the support frame is horizontally or vertically folded and an area of the fixing area is different from an area of the folding area. 
     The body is a picture frame including a front frame, into which a photograph is inserted, and a rear frame for supporting the inserted photograph while the rear frame is combined with the front frame. 
     At least one combination projection is formed to one of the front frame and the rear frame, a combination groove corresponding to the combination projection is formed to the other, and the front frame is combined with the rear frame according as the combination projection is inserted into the combination groove. 
     The front frame and the rear frame have a square shape, and the front frame is combined with the rear frame after the front frame into which the photograph is inserted is rotated according to vertical type photograph or horizontal type photograph. 
     Holes are formed to both end parts of the rear frame. Here, the hole is used for separating the front frame from the rear frame by pushing the front frame with a finger through the hole, when the front frame and the rear frame are combined. 
     One side of the front frame has an open structure so that the photograph is inserted in sliding through the one side, when the front frame is combined with the rear frame. 
     The rear frame has a rectangular shape where a horizontal length is higher than a vertical length, and bar type front frame is combined along a vertical direction to an upper part and a lower part of the rear frame. Here, a guide groove, into which the photograph is inserted, is formed between the front frame and the rear frame when the front frame is combined with the rear frame. 
     The body includes a front frame into which a photograph is inserted. Here, a pair of picture hanging parts is formed at both end parts of a space into which the photograph is inserted, to fix the photograph. 
     Each of the picture hanging parts formed at both end parts has a double structure to fix different size of photographs. Here, a width between the picture hanging parts  123  differs due to the double structure. 
     The goods supporting device of the invention may be simply installed with various shapes while supporting stably goods, when the goods such as a picture frame is stood on the ground or the table. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       Example embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail example embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a view illustrating a goods supporting device according to a first embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3  are views illustrating a goods supporting device according to a second embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  are views illustrating a goods supporting device according to a third embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  are views illustrating a goods supporting device according to a fourth embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 8  is a view illustrating a goods supporting device according to a fifth embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 9  is a view illustrating a goods supporting device according to a sixth embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 10  to  FIG. 12  are views illustrating a goods supporting device according to a seventh embodiment to a ninth embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 13  is a view illustrating a goods supporting device according to a tenth embodiment of the invention; and 
         FIG. 14  and  FIG. 15  are views illustrating examples of goods applying a supporting way of the goods supporting device of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In the present specification, an expression used in the singular encompasses the expression of the plural, unless it has a clearly different meaning in the context. In the present specification, terms such as “comprising” or “including,” etc., should not be interpreted as meaning that all of the elements or operations are necessarily included. That is, some of the elements or operations may not be included, while other additional elements or operations may be further included. Also, terms such as “unit,” “module,” etc., as used in the present specification may refer to a part for processing at least one function or action and may be implemented as hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. 
     Hereinafter, various embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 1  is a view illustrating a goods supporting device according to a first embodiment of the invention. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the goods supporting device  100  of the present embodiment may include a body  110  and a support frame  150 . Here, the body  110  may be for example a table picture frame, a table clock device, etc. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the body  110  is the picture frame. 
     The body  110  may include a front frame  120  and a rear frame  130  as shown in  FIG. 1 . 
     The front frame  120  includes a space into which a photograph is inserted. The rear frame  130  is combined with the front frame  120  after the photograph is inserted into the front frame  120 , and thus the photograph inserted into the front frame  120  is supported by the rear frame  130 . Here, combination projections  10  and corresponding combination grooves  20  as fixing members are formed to the front frame  120  and the rear frame  130 , to combine the front frame  120  with the rear frame  130 . For example, the front frame  120  and the rear frame  130  may be combined by inserting the combination projections  10  of the front frame  120  into the combination grooves  20  of the rear frame  130 . 
     The support frame  150  is combined with the body  110  by using a combination projection  10  and a combination groove  20 , like combination of the front frame  120  and the rear frame  130  through the combination projection  10  and the combination groove  20 . 
     For example, the combination projections  10  are formed on the other side opposed to a side combined with the front frame  120  of the rear frame  130 , and the combination grooves  20  are formed on the support frame  150 . 
     A folding part  155  is formed on the support frame  150  so that the support frame  150  can be folded. For example, as shown in  FIG. 1 , thickness of the folding part  155  is smaller than that of the other parts, and so the support frame  150  may be easily folded by only limited angle (preset angle). That is, the support frame  150  may include a fixing area  156  and a folding area  157  separated based on the folding part  155 . The support frame  150  is not any folded if ends of the areas  156  and  157  meet based on the folding part  155  according as the support frame  150  is folded. Here, the fixing area  156  is an area where the combination groove  20  combined with the combination projection  10  of the rear frame  130  is formed. The support frame  150  may be fixed by combined with the rear frame  130  through combination of the combination projection  10  and the combination groove  20 . The folding area  157  is folded by the limited angle while the fixing area  156  is fixed to the rear frame  130 . Accordingly, the body  110  may be supported by the support frame  150  when the goods supporting device  100  is stood on the ground or the table. 
       FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3  are views illustrating a goods supporting device according to a second embodiment of the invention. 
     In  FIG. 2 , the goods supporting device  100  of the present embodiment includes a rear frame  120  having a space into which a front frame  120  is inserted, unlike the goods supporting device  100  of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the front frame  120  has the space into which the rear frame  130  is inserted. Accordingly, in the goods supporting device  100  of the second embodiment, combination projections  10  are formed to the rear frame  130 , and combination grooves  20  are formed to the front frame  120 . 
     The goods supporting device  100  shown in  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3  has a square shape. The front frame  120  into where the photograph is inserted rotates depending on vertical type photograph or horizontal type photograph, and then it may be combined with the rear frame  130 . 
     A pair of holes  131  is formed at both end parts of the rear frame  130 . The holes  131  may be used for separating the front frame  120  from the rear frame  130  by a user pushing the front frame  120  with his finger through them, when the front frame  120  and the rear frame  130  are combined as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
       FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  are views illustrating a goods supporting device according to a third embodiment of the invention. 
     In  FIG. 4 , unlike in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, a front frame  120  and a rear frame  130  of the goods supporting device  100  of the present embodiment have the same size of square shape. As shown in  FIG. 5 , the front frame  120  and the rear frame  130  may be assembled through combination of combination projections  10  and combination holes  20  respectively formed to the front frame  120  and the rear frame  130 . 
     That is, a user may be easily detachable only the front frame  120 , while the front frame  120 , the rear frame  130  and a support frame  150  are combined. 
       FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  are views illustrating a goods supporting device according to a fourth embodiment of the invention. 
     In  FIG. 6 , in the goods supporting device  100  of the present embodiment, one side of a front frame  120  has an open structure  121  so that a photograph can be inserted in sliding via the open structure  121  when the front frame  120  is combined with a rear frame  130 . 
     A fixing area  156  of a support frame  150  may be combined with the rear frame  130  as shown in  FIG. 7  so that a folding area  157  of the support frame  150  can be vertically or horizontally folded. For example, the goods supporting device  100  may have a square shape, combination projections  10  may be formed at each of corner parts of the rear frame  130 , and a pair of combination grooves  20  may be formed at both end parts of a fixing area  156  of the support frame  150 . The combination grooves  20  of the fixing areas  156  may be combined with two of four combination projections  10  of the rear frame  130 , and thus the folding area  157  of the support frame  150  may be vertically or horizontally folded. 
       FIG. 8  is a view illustrating a goods supporting device according to a fifth embodiment of the invention. 
     In  FIG. 8 , the goods supporting device  100  of the present embodiment includes a front frame  120  of which a photograph is inserted in sliding into a side, like in the fourth embodiment. 
     A folding part  155  of a support frame  150  is diagonally formed. As a result, a fixing area  156  and a folding area  157  may have the same shape and size, and the goods supporting device  100  may be horizontally or vertically stood based on horizontal type photograph or vertical type photograph. 
       FIG. 9  is a view illustrating a goods supporting device according to a sixth embodiment of the invention. 
     In  FIG. 9 , the goods supporting device  100  of the present embodiment has a rectangular shape where horizontal length is higher than vertical length. 
     Bar type front frames  120  are combined along a vertical direction to an upper part and a lower part of a rear frame  130  having rectangular shape, and a support frame  150  is combined with a rear side of the rear frame  130 . In this case, a guide groove (not shown), into which a photograph is inserted, is formed between the front frame  120  and the rear frame  130 , when the front frame  120  is combined with the rear frame  130 . 
     The support frame  150  has a rectangular ring shape corresponding to the rear frame  130  as shown in  FIG. 9 . A fixing area  156  corresponds to one side of the rectangular ring, and a folding area  157  corresponds to the other sides, i.e. “ ” area of the rectangular ring. Accordingly, the folding part  155  may be formed at a contact part of the one side and the ‘ ’ area of the rectangular ring. 
       FIG. 10  to  FIG. 12  are views illustrating a goods supporting device according to a seventh embodiment to a ninth embodiment of the invention. 
     In  FIG. 10 , a support frame  150  of the goods supporting device  100  of the seventh embodiment has a square ring shape. A folding part  155  is formed on a pair of facing sides of the square ring so that the support frame  150  is horizontally and vertically folded. 
     In  FIG. 11 , a support frame  150  of the goods supporting device  100  of the eighth embodiment has a square shape. A folding part  155  is formed on a line formed by connecting a pair of facing sides of the square so that the support frame  150  can be horizontally or vertically folded. 
     The folding part  155  of the support frame  150  of the seventh embodiment and the eighth embodiment may be formed on a pair of facing sides of the square so that the fixing area  156  and the folding area  157  have the same area. 
     In  FIG. 12 , a support frame  150  of the goods supporting device  100  of the ninth embodiment has a square shape, like in the eighth embodiment ( FIG. 11 ). A folding part  155  is formed on a line formed by connecting vertically a pair of facing sides of the square so that the support frame  150  can be horizontally or vertically folded. 
     As shown in  FIG. 12 , the support frame  150  of the goods supporting device  100  of the ninth embodiment may be formed on at least one line formed by connecting vertically a pair of facing sides of the square so that an area of a fixing area  156  is different from that of a folding area  157 . 
       FIG. 13  is a view illustrating a goods supporting device according to a tenth embodiment of the invention. 
     In  FIG. 13 , a body  110  of the goods supporting device  100  of the tenth embodiment includes only a front frame  120 . Accordingly, the front frame  120  has a structure for fixing a photograph as shown in  FIG. 13 . 
     A pair of picture hanging parts  123  is formed at both end parts of a space into which the photograph is inserted, in the front frame  120 . Each of the picture hanging parts  123  formed at both end parts of the space may have a double structure to fix different size of photographs, wherein width between the picture hanging parts  123  differs due to the double structure. 
       FIG. 14  and  FIG. 15  are views illustrating examples of goods applying a supporting way of the goods supporting device of the invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 14  and  FIG. 15 , the structure of the support frame  150  described above may be adaptively applied to corresponding goods.  FIG. 14  and  FIG. 15  show examples of a clock and a clipboard to which the structure is applied. However, the supporting way of the goods supporting device of the invention may be applied to various goods such as a mirror, a calendar and so on. 
     Components in the embodiments described above can be easily understood from the perspective of processes. That is, each component can also be understood as an individual process. Likewise, processes in the embodiments described above can be easily understood from the perspective of components. The embodiments of the invention described above are disclosed only for illustrative purposes. A person having ordinary skill in the art would be able to make various modifications, alterations, and additions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, but it is to be appreciated that such modifications, alterations, and additions are encompassed by the scope of claims set forth below. 
     DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 
     
         
         
           
               100 : goods supporting device 
               110 : body 
               120 : front frame 
               130 : rear frame 
               150 : support frame 
               155 : folding part 
               156 : fixing area 
               157 : folding area 
               10 : combination projection 
               20 : combination groove