Collectable card display frame

Abstract

A frame for displaying encased sports cards and the like with a glass pane, a pre-frame of wood or plastic having a cutout port for each card encased in an inflexible transparent plastic card holder, and an inflexible cardboard backing layer. Up to one hundred cards may be encased within the frame.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A combination frame and encased cards device comprising: 
 an inflexible transparent rectangular plastic case, at least one rectangular card encased in said inflexible transparent rectangular plastic case; and    a rectangular metal picture frame comprising a rectangular transparent pane, an intermediate rectangular fibrous pre-frame layer with at least one cutout port for said plastic case, and a rectangular, relatively inflexible, backing layer.    
     
     
         2 . The combination device according to  claim 1 , including up to one hundred cards in individual cases, arranged to be displayed within the frame.  
     
     
         3 . The combination device according to  claim 2 , wherein there are two rows of six cards arranged within the frame.  
     
     
         4 . The combination device according to  claim 1 , wherein the pre-frame is made of one of wood and plastic.  
     
     
         5 . The combination device according to  claim 1 , wherein said transparent pane is made of glass.  
     
     
         6 . The combination device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said backing layer is made of cardboard.  
     
     
         7 . The combination device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising two thermoplastic layers sealing and sandwiching said card therebetween.  
     
     
         8 . A combination frame and encased cards device comprising: 
 an inflexible transparent rectangular plastic case, at least one rectangular card encased in said inflexible transparent rectangular plastic case; and    a rectangular metal picture frame comprising a rectangular glass pane, an intermediate rectangular fibrous pre-frame layer made of one of wood and plastic, with at least one cutout port for said plastic case, and a rectangular, relatively inflexible, cardboard backing layer.    
     
     
         9 . The combination device according to  claim 8 , including up to one hundred cards in individual cases, arranged to be displayed within the frame.  
     
     
         10 . The combination device according to  claim 8 , wherein there are two rows of six cards arranged within the frame.  
     
     
         11 . A combination frame and encased cards device comprising: 
 an inflexible transparent rectangular plastic case, at least one rectangular card encased in said inflexible transparent rectangular plastic case, there further being two thermoplastic layers sealing and sandwiching said card therebetween; and    a rectangular metal picture frame comprising a rectangular glass pane, an intermediate rectangular fibrous pre-frame layer made of one of wood and plastic, with at least one cutout port for said plastic case, and a rectangular, relatively inflexible, cardboard backing layer.    
     
     
         12 . The combination device according to  claim 11 , including up to one hundred cards in individual cases, arranged to be displayed within the frame.  
     
     
         13 . The combination device according to  claim 11 , wherein there are two rows of six cards arranged within the frame.