Patent ID: 7240447

Claim:
A framing system comprising: a) a frame having an outer peripheral configuration surrounding an open area with an inner ledge extending internally of the frame and about the open area of the frame, the frame and the ledge having a front and back, the thickness of the frame between the front and back thereof being greater than the thickness of the ledge between the front and back thereof whereby said ledge provides a support for artwork mounted thereon; b) a plurality of closure members mounted on said frame at spaced locations about the back of said frame extending about said open area, said closure members being movable from a first position out of said open area to a second position into said open area thus being adapted to abut against any artwork mounted on said ledge; c) spacer means mountable between said ledge and the back of said frame for compensating in differing thicknesses of artwork adapted to be mounted on said ledge; d) each of said closure members including a triangularly shaped member having an elongated side edge normally aligned with the edge of said frame on the back thereof adjacent said ledge, each of said closure members being swivelly connected to said frame at one end thereof, and each of said closure members being rotatable to a position overlying said open area; e) each of said closure members further including a resilient clip fixed to said frame into which said triangularly shaped member is rotatable into fixed engagement therewith; and f) each of said clips including a flat portion fixed to said frame and a resilient split sleeve having an elongated slot configured similarly in thickness to the thickness of said triangularly-shaped member whereby said triangularly-shaped member snap fits into said slot for locking engagement to said clip.