Patent ID: 7386951

Claim:
A picture display apparatus for displaying a picture, comprising: a frame body including a border and an aperture display area that is defined by the border, the border having a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, wherein the border includes a step on the rear side, wherein the step defines an interior aperture for the border such that the interior aperture comprises the aperture display area and a second aperture area that is larger than the aperture display area, wherein the frame body is so dimensioned as to receive a stretcher frame within the second aperture area for engagement against the step such that a cross-stitched picture held in a taut condition by the stretcher frame can be displayed through the aperture display area; and the stretcher frame, wherein the stretcher frame is engaged against the step such that a cross-stitched picture held in a taut condition by the stretcher frame can be displayed through the aperture display area, wherein the stretcher frame is configured to hold a cross-stitched picture in a taut condition independently of whether the stretcher frame has been received by the frame body, and wherein the stretcher frame comprises: a pair of dowels, each dowel having a slot for receiving a cross-stitched picture; a pair of spreader rails for engagement with the dowels to define a perimeter for the stretcher frame; and a plurality of fasteners for securing the spreader rails to the dowels; and wherein at least one of the dowels is rotatable to draw a received cross-stitched picture taut within the stretcher frame.