Frame for textiles, needlework and the like

Claim 1

A frame for material to be mounted such as needlepoint and the like comprising: a. a substantially planar base member of rigid sheet material; b. a continuous sidewall extending forwardly from and generally perpendicularly to one surface of said base member, said sidewall having inner surfaces circumscribing at least a portion of said base member surface and defining a frame enclosure, said sidewall and the portion of said base member circumscribed thereby defining a seating recess; said side wall is spaced inwardly from the peripheral edge of said base member; c. a mounting member of relatively rigid generally planar sheet material having a peripheral edge and an inwardly facing surface, said member having substantially the same peripheral configuration as the inner surface of said sidewall and seated therewithin, said mounting member being adapted to provide a functional mounting for flexible material of greater dimension whereby the material to be mounted includes portions to be folded about the peripheral edge of said mounting member against the inwardly facing surface thereof, said mounting member having a dimension slightly smaller than the dimensions of said recess and sufficiently large so that the combined dimensions of said mounting member and the material portions folded about the peripheral edge of said mounting member is slightly greater than the dimensions of the recess so that a friction fit is provided upon seating of said mounting member within said recess and d. mounting means on the other surface of said base member for mounting said frame upon a wall or the like.