Decorative plate display device

Claim 1

A device for supporting a plate in an attitude suitable for display, said device comprising a rigid frame, at least two hooks, each defining a cradle adapted to receive a peripheral edge portion of the plate, said hooks being mounted on said frame for movement relative thereto and to each other so as to engage the peripheral edge portion of the plate at circumferentially spaced locations, each hook including a first portion adapted to bear against a portion of that surface of the plate adjacent said frame when the plate is clamped within said cradles and a second portion provided with a longitudinally extending slot and adapted to be fixed to said frame, said hooks being formed from an elongated strip reversed upon itself to provide said first and second portions interconnected at a common end and said cradle portion being located adjacent the free end of said first portion, and means for selectively locking the second portion of each of said hooks to an adjustably fixed position relative to said frame and to said other hook, said frame being provided with a front surface adjacent the plate, a back surface, opposite said front surface, and a centrally positioned opening defining an interior frame edge, and said locking means securing said second portion of each of said hooks against said back surface of said frame with said first portion extending through said opening transversely of said interior frame edge to a position adjacent said front surface.

Claim 2

A device for supporting a plate in an attitude suitable for display, said device comprising a rigid frame, at least two hooks, each defining a cradle adapted to receive a peripheral edge portion of the plate, said hooks being mounted on said frame for movement relative thereto and to each other so as to engage the peripheral edge portion of the plate at circumferentially spaced locations, each hook including a first portion adapted to bear against a portion of that surface of the plate adjacent said frame when the plate is clamped within said cradles and a second portion provided with a longitudinally extending slot and adapted to be fixed to said frame, said hooks being formed from an elongated strip reversed upon itself to provide said first and second portions interconnected at a common end and said cradle portion being located adjacent the free end of said first portion, and means for selectively locking the second portion of each of said hooks to an adjustably fixed position relative to said frame and to said other hook, said frame being provided with a front surface adjacent the plate, a back surface, opposite said front surface, and a centrally positioned opening defining an interior frame edge, and said locking means securing said second portion of each of said hooks against said back surface of said frame with said first portion extending through said opening transversely of said interior frame edge to a position adjacent said front surface.