Patent ID: 7228654

Claim:
A frame assembly for at least one object to be displayed, comprising: a frame including a retaining panel and a rear panel, said retaining panel being spaced from at least part of said rear panel to define a space therebetween for receiving an object to be displayed, at least one of said retaining panel and said rear panel having a transparent area for viewing said at least one object, said retaining panel having a substantially planar portion and retaining members formed along edges of said retaining panel, each of said retaining members including an extension portion extending rearward relative to said substantially planar portion and a projecting ridge formed on said extension portion and extending inwardly, part of said rear panel being arranged to fit between said ridges and a rear surface of said retaining panel; and a base for supporting said frame in a substantially upright position, said base comprising a support wall and spaced-apart, parallel retaining walls extending upward from an upper surface of said support wall and defining a channel therebetween receivable of an edge portion of said frame, and securing means for removably securing said frame to said base, said securing means comprising a snap-fit rib formed on an inward surface of one of said retaining walls facing the other of said retaining walls at a position at which it engages a rear edge of said extension portion of one of said retaining members on said edge portion of said frame when said frame is positioned in said channel.