Picture mount

Claim 1

A picture mount comprising a rigid frame defining a window opening of predetermined configuration, said frame comprising a unitary molding of plastic structured to have a planar back side surface and a front side surface comprising a planar portion parallel to the plane of the planar back side surface and curved surfaces defining the outer peripheral edge of the frame and the inner peripheral edge bounding the window opening, a U-shaped spacer adhesively attached to said back side surface comprising a part extending along the bottom of the frame and parts extending along the two opposite sides of the frame, but open at the top side, said spacer being narrower in width than the back side of the frame and so positioned that the inner and outer edges of the spacer are spaced from and parallel to the outer edge of the frame and the edge of the window opening, a back board coextensive in area with the outside dimensions of the spacer such that the edges of the frame extend beyond the edges of the spacer and back board and thus conceal the same, hinge means attaching one end of the back board to the portion of the spacer extending along the bottom, said hinge means comprising a flexible sheet of paper adhesively attached to the spacer and back board and bridging the parallel coinciding edges of the spacer and back board at the bottom, rivets connecting the distal ends of the parts of the spacer extending along the sides to the upper end of the back board, said spacer and back board defining in conjunction with the planar back side surface of the frame a pocket behind the window opening of larger area than said window opening for receiving a picture and, optionally, a transparent window element, the front to back depth of the molded frame, to wit, the thickness of the frame perpendicular to its planar back surface exceeding the combined thickness of the back board and spacer, and a tapered leg, and a leaf hinge connecting the narrow end of the leg to the back board, said hinge being disposed between the back board and the leg so as to be substantially concealed.