Portable wall frame to enclose a wall calendar

Abstract

A removable frame mountable on a wall and into which a decorative annual wall calendar can be placed to protect the calendar from damage while hanging, the main portion of the frame including decorative side panels of sufficient depth to hold the calendar and a backer board on which the wall calendar can be hung by suitable means, and a transparent cover hinged to the main portion, which cover may itself include its own matching decorative frame and may be held closed by a magnetic or pressure latch or by use of spring-biased hinges that normally hold the cover in the closed position.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A removable frame mountable on a wall and into which a decorative annual wall calendar can be placed to protect the calendar from damage while hanging, the frame comprising (a) a main portion including decorative side panels of sufficient depth to hold the calendar, a backer board, and means for mounting the wall calendar on the backer board; (b) a transparent cover having an open position by which to insert the calendar and a closed position by which the calendar is enclosed to protect it from damage; and (c) hinge means mounting the cover to the main portion for enabling the cover to be moved to the two positions.  
     
     
         2 . A frame according to    claim 1    and further comprising a matching decorative frame surrounding and movable with the transparent cover.  
     
     
         3 . A frame according to    claim 2    wherein the hinge means are mounted on the decorative frame and one of the decorative side panels and further comprising means for normally holding the cover in the closed position.  
     
     
         4 . A frame according to    claim 1    and further comprising means for holding a writing instrument mounted on either the decorative frame, a decorative side panel, or the backer board.  
     
     
         5 . A frame according to    claim 1    wherein the backer board comprises a surface such as cork or pressboard into which tacks and the like may be inserted to hold the calendar and/or other items.  
     
     
         6 . A frame according to    claim 1    wherein the backer board comprises an erasable writing surface.  
     
     
         7 . A frame according to    claim 1    wherein the transparent cover comprises an erasable writing surface.