Patent Abstract:
A cloth-painting frame is constructed to include a piece of painting cloth, the piece of painting cloth having a planar woven writing surface for drawing a picture and writing letters and a fringe suspended around the periphery for decoration, and a frame adapted for holding the piece of painting cloth.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0001]    1. Field of the Invention  
           [0002]    The present invention relates to fine arts and, more particularly, to a cloth-painting frame, which comprises a frame holding a piece of painting cloth that has a drawing painted thereon, letters written thereon, or a printing transfer-printed thereon.  
           [0003]    2. Description of the Related Art  
           [0004]    For a special memorial day, people may give or send a specially designed card to the relative or friend to show one&#39;s compliments. However, a complimentary card of this kind tends to be damaged by moisture or vermin. Framing a complimentary card keeps the complimentary card well protected. However, it requires a special technique to frame a complimentary card. Further, the cost of framing a complimentary card is high.  
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0005]    The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is therefore the main object of the present invention to provide a cloth-painting frame, which is suitable for use as a complimentary gift to show one&#39;s compliments to one&#39;s relative or friend. It is another object of the present invention to provide a cloth-painting frame, which has a piece of painting cloth for allowing the user to drawing a drawing, write words, or transfer-print a printing to show one&#39;s compliments. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cloth-painting frame, which keeps the user&#39;s artwork well protected against moisture and vermin. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cloth-painting frame, which is inexpensive to manufacture. To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, the cloth-painting frame comprises at least one piece of painting cloth, the at least one piece of painting cloth each having a writing surface; and a frame adapted for holding the at least one piece of painting cloth on the inside and keeping the writing surface of each piece of painting cloth visible from the outside of the frame. 
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0006]    [0006]FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a cloth-painting frame constructed according to the first embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0007]    [0007]FIG. 2 is a front view of the first embodiment of the present invention, showing letters written on the writing surface of the piece of painting cloth of the cloth-painting frame.  
         [0008]    [0008]FIG. 3 is a plain view of a piece of painting cloth according to the second embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0009]    [0009]FIG. 4 is a plain view of a piece of painting cloth according to the third embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0010]    [0010]FIG. 5 is a plain view of a piece of painting cloth according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0011]    [0011]FIG. 6 is a plain view of a piece of painting cloth according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0012]    [0012]FIG. 7 is a plain view of a piece of painting cloth according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0013]    [0013]FIG. 8 is a plain view of a piece of painting cloth according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0014]    [0014]FIG. 9 is a plain view of a piece of painting cloth according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0015]    [0015]FIG. 10 is a front view of a cloth-painting frame according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0016]    [0016]FIG. 11 is a front view of a cloth-painting frame according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0017]    [0017]FIG. 12 a front view of a cloth-painting frame according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0018]    Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a cloth-painting frame is shown comprising a piece of painting cloth  10  and a frame  20  holding the piece of painting cloth  10 . The frame  20  comprises a transparent face panel (glass)  21  and a stiff backing  22 . The piece of painting cloth  10  is sandwiched in between the transparent face panel  21  and the stiff backing  22 . The piece of painting cloth  10  has a fringe  11  suspended around the border. The fringe  11  can be formed of a number of tassels. The piece of painting cloth  10  can be of any of a variety of shapes and colors. Before fastening the piece of painting cloth  10  to the frame  20 , the user can drawing drawings or sketches or write letters on the surface of the piece of painting cloth  10 , or print the desired printing on the piece of painting cloth  10  by means of transfer-printing. According to this embodiment, the piece of paining cloth  10  has a heart-like shape. The piece of painting cloth  10  preferably has a smooth woven surface suitable for painting. Uneven surface is not suitable for oil painting. Further, the piece of painting cloth  10  is preferably made of cotton or absorptive fibers. If the piece of painting cloth  10  is not absorptive to paint, the drawing/sketches will lack in clearness and brightness and may come off from the piece of painting cloth  10  easily.  
         [0019]    FIGS.  3 ˜ 9  show various different alternate forms of the present invention. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the piece of painting cloth  101  has a rectangular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the piece of painting cloth  102  has a circular shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the piece of painting cloth  103  has a hexagonal shape. According to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the piece of painting cloth  104  or  105  has a geometric shape. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the piece of painting cloth  106  is shaped like a star. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the piece of painting cloth  107  is shaped like a flower.  
         [0020]    FIGS.  10 ˜ 12  show other different alternate forms of the present invention. As illustrated, the cloth paining frame can be made having multiple pieces of painting cloth  10 ; 101 ; 102 ; 106  held in the frame  20 .  
         [0021]    A prototype of cloth-painting frame has been constructed with the features of FIGS.  1 ˜ 11 . The cloth-painting frame functions smoothly to provide all of the features discussed earlier.  
         [0022]    Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.

Technology Classification (CPC): 1