Improvements in Frames for Photographic Pictures and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 6th Oct., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Frames for Photographic Pictures and other
Articles.
1, HEINRICH GEH of No. 1/c, Alte Jacobstrasse, Berlin, in the Kingdom of
Prussia, German Empire, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to an improvement in frames particularly designed to
receive photographic pictures or other cards with printed, painted or plastic or
other figures, letters, sentences, verses, flowers and the like. The purpose of this
frame is to combine in the smallest possible space a great number of pictures and
the like in a manner to show them one by one in succession, as in an album. The
frame, accordingly, may serve as a collection of remembrances, or of sentences,
verses, valentines, photographs and many other articles; it may be formed in any
variety of shapes and sizes and adapted to be worn as a brooch, a cuff-button, a
watch-charm and the like.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the frame;
Figure 2, a transverse vertical section of the same;
Figure 3 illustrates the disc, a convenient number of which may be arranged
between the two covering plates of the frame.
The frame consists of two covering plates A, having each one or more apertures B
placed opposite each other in the two plates. The photographs or other pictures
and the like, being placed between the two covering plates A, appear within the'
said apertures B which may be surrounded by ornamental designs A', flowers and
the like, printed or secured in plastic matter around the aperture B to form an
inner or mock-frame, to increase the effect.
Between the two covering plates A, any suitable number of discs D may be.
arranged turning on the central pivot C which passes through the plates A. The
said discs D carry the photographs or other cards or objects, as indicated by the
fields, Figure 3. The cards may be inserted into the discs in the manner of an
album, or they may be fixed on the surface of the disc, or the matter to be shown
may be directly printed or painted on the surface of said discs. One field, at
least, of the disc D, is open, that is, formed by an aperture corresponding to the
apertures in the plates A, the number of such apertures in the discs D is equal to
that in the said plates A. Each disc D has formed or fixed to its circumference a
lug or projecting pin d, or the circumference of the disc or discs may be corrugated
to allow the discs to be turned singly and means may be provided for preventing
the other disc or discs D from being carried along if one of the said discs is being
turned. It will be easily understood that, on turning the said discs D, the fields
carrying photographs or other matter, will successively enter into the aperture or
apertures B of the frame A.
It should be understood that I do not broadly claim as my invention the arrange-
ment of a turning disc or discs carrying fields which appear within an aperture of a
covering plate, devices of such kind have been used before for various purposes.
But the peculiar feature of my invention consists in providing apertures B both in
the front and back covering plate, whereby photographs or any other matter may
be arranged on both sides of the discs D and be seen on both sides of the frame A.
Consequently, a double number of pictures and the like may be used without
increasing the space, as is the case with other articles of the kind. If, for instance,
as shown in Figure 2, six discs D are arranged between the two covering plates A,
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each disc having five fields, one of which is open and four being filled up or
covered by pictures or the like, both on the front side and on the back, it will be
seen that 48 pictures are contained in a small space, 24 of which are subsequently
appearing within the aperture A on the front and 24 in the aperture on the back
plate, and if the inside surfaces of the two covering plates A are equally carrying
4 fields each, which may as well be done, the number of pictures, etcetera, will
be 56. To enable the fields on the second, third and each subsequent disc D to be
seen through the apertures B on either side of frame A, it is necessary that each
of the discs D has an open field, as shown in Figure 3, which, when registering
with the aperture B of the plate A leaves the sight open for the field of the
following disc when appearing in the aperture. The apertures in the plates A and
also in the discs D further allow of using transparent pictures within the discs D
which may be seen from the front as well as from the rear side, both apertures B
and all apertures in the discs being coincident.
The two covering plates A may be jointed by a hinge, as at a, or they may be
secured to each other simply by the central pivot C which may consist of a hollow
stem and a screw fitting into the tapped end of said stem, whereby the separation
and re-construction of the frame may be readily performed. And instead of fixing
the two plates A. in their reciprocal position, the said plates might be arranged to
turn on their central pivot, in which case their inside surfaces may be provided with
fields carrying pictures or the like, which, as one of the said plates is being turned
with relation to the other, appear in succession within the aperture B of the discs.
In such case the intermediate discs D might be omitted it but a small number of
pictures or the like is wanted to be exhibited.
The frame, as a whole, may be constructed of any suitable material, as also the
discs D, and the frame may be arranged to stand upright, as shown, or it may be
suspended, or designed to be laid down flat.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is―
1. A frame for receiving photographs, pictures, printed or painted or any other
matter, consisting of two covering plates having, each, one or more apertures placed
opposite each other, in combination with a disc or discs arranged between said
covering plates and capable of being turned around a pivot, said disc or discs
having each one or more apertures and carrying on both sides the photographs,
etcetera, to be exhibited or in their open fields the transparent sheets substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
2. A frame for receiving photographs, pictures, printed or painted or any other
matter, consisting of two covering plates having each one or more apertures placed
opposite each other, said apertures being bordered by ornamental designs, flat or
plastic, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. A frame for receiving photographs, pictures printed or painted or any other
matter to be exhibited consisting of two plates arranged to be turned with relation
to each other, each of said plates having one or more apertures, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 2nd dox of Santambon 1004
LLEWELYN JONES,
Of 5, South Crescent Chambers, Liverpool, Agent for the Applicant.