Display frame for decorative object

Claim 1

An improved display frame for holding and displaying an associated decorative object, such as a plate, outwardly of a planar surface of said frame to permit backlighting of said decorative object, comprising: a substantially rigid background frame member having a generally flat planar surface, said planar surface being continuous throughout its extent and adapted to substantially completely underlie said object, and said planar surface comprising material exhibiting low optical reflectivity relative to said decorative object, and a plurality of gripping finger means affixed to said background frame member on said flat surface, each finger means being adapted to engage a peripheral edge portion of said decorative object, said finger means being spaced from each other and extending outwardly of the planar surface of said frame member so that said decorative object is held by said finger means spaced from and adjacent to said planar surface, and said finger means each defining an edge engaging portion, said edge engaging portions being disposed in a common plane which is spaced from and generally parallel to said flat planar surface, whereby said finger means collectively maintain said object in evenly closely spaced relation outwardly of said flat planar surface, said edge engaging portions and said flat planar surface being spaced from one another by a dimension that is sufficient to permit diffused light from said surface exhibiting relatively low optical reflectivity to strike said decorative object to accommodate backlighting of said decorative object of enhancing its appearance during display.