Frame hanger

Claim 2

A picture frame assembly comprising: a frame element having inwardly facing, opposed, recesses in opposite sides thereof in a common plane; a rigid back plate having front and rear faces with its side edges and one end edge receivable within said recesses; and an integral hanging clip having: a U-shaped retaining portion positioned between one of said recesses and one of said edges and retained thereby for sliding movement therealong; and an offset hanging portion extending inwardly from said frame element and being outwardly spaced from the exterior face of said back plate for receiving an external hanging device between said clip and said back plate to support said frame assembly from a wall or the like.

Claim 3

A picture frame assembly comprising: a frame element having inwardly facing, opposed, generally U-shaped grooves in opposite sides thereof and a similar groove in one end thereof, all in a common plane, the other end of said frame element being open in said plane; a rigid back plate having front and rear faces with its side edges and one end edge slideably receivable within said grooves through the open end of said frame element; and an integral hanging clip having: a U-shaped retaining portion positioned between one of said grooves and one of said edges and retained thereby for sliding movement therealong; and an offset hanging portion extending inwardly from said frame element and being outwardly spaced from the exterior face of said back plate for receiving an external hanging device between said clip and said back plate to support said frame assembly from a wall or the like.

Claim 4

A picture frame assembly comprising: a frame element having inwardly facing, opposed, generally U-shaped grooves in opposite sides thereof and a similar groove in one end thereof, all in a common plane, the other end of said frame element being open in said plane; a rigid back plate having front and rear faces with its side edges and one end edge slideably receivable within said grooves through the open end of said frame element; and an integral hanging clip having: a U-shaped retaining portion positioned between one of said grooves and one of said edges and retained thereby for sliding movement therealong; and an offset hanging portion extending inwardly from said frame element and being outwardly spaced from the exterior face of said back plate for receiving an external hanging device between said clip and said back plate to support said frame assembly from a wall or the like.

Claim 5

The assembly of claim 2 wherein said hanging portion of said clip has a notch on its lower edge for receiving a hanging device to support said assembly from a wall or the like.

Claim 6

The assembly of claim 2 wherein said retaining portion of said clip has gripping means for engaging said back plate.

Claim 7

A picture frame assembly comprising: a frame element having inwardly facing, opposed, generally U-shaped grooves in opposite sides thereof and a similar groove in one end thereof, all in a common plane, the other end of said frame element being open in said plane; a rigid back plate having front and rear faces with its side edges and one end edge slideably receivable within said grooves through the open end of said frame element, said back plate being frictionally held when received by said element, and an integral hanging clip having a U-shaped retaining portion positioned between one of said grooves and one of said edges and retained thereby for sliding movement therealong; and an offset hanging portion extending inwardly from said frame element and being outwardly spaced from the exterior face of said back plate and having a notch on its lower edge for receiving an external hanging device between said clip and said back plate to support said frame assembly from a wall or the like, said retaining portion of said clip having gripping means for supporting said back plate.

Claim 8

A picture frame assembly comprising: a frame element having inwardly facing, opposed, generally U-shaped grooves in opposite sides thereof and a similar groove in one end thereof, all in a common plane, the other end of said frame element being open in said plane; a rigid back plate having front and rear faces with its side edges and one end edge slideably receivable within said grooves through the open end of said frame element, said back plate being frictionally held when received by said element, and an integral hanging clip having a U-shaped retaining portion positioned between one of said grooves and one of said edges and retained thereby for sliding movement therealong; and an offset hanging portion extending inwardly from said frame element and being outwardly spaced from the exterior face of said back plate and having a notch on its lower edge for receiving an external hanging device between said clip and said back plate to support said frame assembly from a wall or the like, said retaining portion of said clip having gripping means for supporting said back plate.

Claim 9

The assembly of claim 5 wherein said frame element is made of resilient material and the width of said U-shaped grooves at their inner edges is slightly less than the thickness of said back plate, whereby, said back plate is pinched and frictionally held when received by said element.

Claim 10

For use with a picture frame assembly having: a frame element having inwardly facing, opposed, generally U-shaped grooves in opposite sides thereof and a similar groove in one end thereof, all in a common plane the other end of said frame element being open in said plane; and a rigid back plate having front and rear faces with its side edges and one end edge slideably receivable within said grooves through the open end of said frame element, an integral hanging clip comprising a U-shaped retaining portion having an outer leg and a spaced parallel inner leg adapted to be positioned between one of said grooves and one of said edges and retained thereby for sliding movement therealong; a spacing portion at the terminal end of said outer leg extending away from said inner leg and a hanging portion extending from said spacing portion in the same direction as said inner leg and parallel thereto, offset from said retaining portion and adapted to extend inwardly from said frame element to be outwardly spaced from the exterior face of said back plate, said hanging portion having hanging means in its edge remote from said spacing portion for receiving an external hanging device between said clip and said back plate to support said frame assembly from a wall or the like.

Claim 11

For use with a picture frame assembly having: a frame element having inwardly facing, opposed, generally U-shaped grooves in opposite sides thereof and a similar groove in one end thereof, all in a common plane the other end of said frame element being open in said plane; and a rigid back plate having front and rear faces with its side edges and one end edge slideably receivable within said grooves through the open end of said frame element, an integral hanging clip comprising a U-shaped retaining portion having an outer leg and a spaced parallel inner leg adapted to be positioned between one of said grooves and one of said edges and retained thereby for sliding movement therealong; a spacing portion at the terminal end of said outer leg extending away from said inner leg and a hanging portion extending from said spacing portion in the same direction as said inner leg and parallel thereto, offset from said retaining portion and adapted to extend inwardly from said frame element to be outwardly spaced from the exterior face of said back plate, said hanging portion having hanging means in its edge remote from said spacing portion for receiving an external hanging device between said clip and said back plate to support said frame assembly from a wall or the like.