Patent ID: 7478491

Claim:
A method for forming an image display apparatus having an integral frame, comprising the steps of: a) providing a sheet of stock having an image portion supporting a printed image on said portion and separable from a support portion, the image portion having first attachment means formed integral therewith and including an image area bounded by a pair of frame extensions each separated from the image area by an attachment die cut line extending between a pair of score lines, the support portion being attached to the image portion at a die cut line formed in the sheet of stock, the support portion having a second attachment means formed integral therewith, the sheet of stock having a display side, wherein said sheet of stock is formed from a paper suitable for receiving and retaining printing applied by a printer and having a pair of parallel side edges extending a length of the sheet of stock; b) obtaining an image in digital form; c) providing a printer and placing said sheet of stock in the printer; d) printing the image on the display side in an image area of the image portion of said sheet of stock; e) separating the support portion from the image portion; and f) assembling the support portion to the image portion by engaging the first and second attachment means and forming a framed image display apparatus having a printed image that cooperates with a generally horizontal support surface to orient the display side of the image portion in a generally vertical plane for viewing, wherein the frame is integrally printed with said image on said image portion of said sheet stock.