Removable container assembly for holding and displaying photographic pictures and method of making same

Claim 1

A container assembly for holding and displaying at least one photographic picture having a predetermined length and width, the picture having images formed on a sensitized surface thereof and an enclosing border formed about the sensitized surface, the container assembly being adapted to be removably mounted to a mounting surface adapted to receive the assembly, the assembly comprising: an open-ended picture receptacle including bottom, side and top walls integrally formed together to define a picture receiving area and a passageway located at the open end of the receptacle for receiving and removing pictures therethrough; a spring support element disposed within said picture receiving area for holding a picture disposed within the picture receiving area against the top wall, the spring support element including a peripheral support member for supporting a picture at its border and a central spring member disposed between the support member and the bottom wall to bias the support member towards the top wall of the receptacle, the spring support element preventing a picture positioned within the picture receiving area from inadvertently falling out of the open end of the receptacle; and mounting means operatively associated with the receptacle for mounting the receptacle on the mounting surface; the top wall including a picture frame portion having an opening extending therethrough to permit the viewing of the images on the entire sensitized surface of a held picture therethrough, the border of the picture being held against the frame portion of the top wall, the top wall having a notch formed in its edge at the open end of the receptacle so that a portion of the border may be gripped to remove the displayed picture from the receptacle.