Image display with configurable lettering

Abstract

A display having configurable lettering includes a base, a plurality of tiles, and a tile carrier. The base includes at least one display window disposed inside a perimeter of the base and at least one recess portion, and the plurality of tiles have an upper side and a lower side. A top portion of the tile carrier retains the upper side of the plurality of tiles, and a lower portion of the tile carrier retains the lowers side of the plurality of tiles. The tile carrier is configured to be retentively engaged by the at least one recessed portion when the tile carrier is disposed therein.

1 . A display having configurable lettering, comprising: 
 a base having an inner surface and at least one display window disposed inside a perimeter of the base;    at least one recessed portion disposed on the inner surface of the base adjacent to the at least one display window;    a plurality of tiles having an upper side and a lower side; and    a tile carrier having a top portion and a lower portion, wherein the tiles are retained in the tile carrier by engagement of the upper and lower sides of the plurality of tiles with the top and bottom portions of the tile carrier, and wherein the tile carrier is configures to be retentively engaged by the at least one recessed portion when the tile carrier is disposed therein.    
     
     
         2 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 1 , wherein the top portion of the tile carrier and the lower portion of the carrier each include a channel.  
     
     
         3 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of tiles slidingly engage the channels.  
     
     
         4 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 1 , further including a second display window disposed inside a perimeter of the base adapted to receive an image.  
     
     
         5 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 4 , wherein the second display window includes a second recessed portion disposed on the inner surface of the base adjacent to the second display window.  
     
     
         6 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 1 , wherein the base is integral to a photo album.  
     
     
         7 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 1 , wherein the base is integral to a photo frame.  
     
     
         8 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 1 , further including an overlay having a rear surface adjacent an outer surface of the base.  
     
     
         9 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one recessed portion is disposed adjacent an upper edge and a lower edge of the at least one display window.  
     
     
         10 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 1 , further including a backing pivotally attached to the base, wherein the backing engages the inner surface of the base in a closed position.  
     
     
         11 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 1 , further including an overlay pivotally attached to the base, wherein the overlay engages the an outer surface of the base in a closed position.  
     
     
         12 . A display having configurable lettering, comprising: 
 a base having at least one display window disposed inside a perimeter of the base;    a plurality of tiles having an upper side, and a lower side; and    a tile carrier configured to be retentively engaged at the at least one display window, the tile carrier having an upper channel and a lower channel, wherein the upper side of the tiles slidingly engage the upper channel and the lower side of the tiles slidingly engage the lower channel.    
     
     
         13 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 12 , further including a second display window disposed inside a perimeter of the base adapted to receive an image.  
     
     
         14 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one display window includes a recessed portion disposed on an inner surface of the base.  
     
     
         15 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 14 , wherein the recessed portion is disposed adjacent an upper edge and a lower edge of the at least one display window.  
     
     
         16 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 13 , wherein the second display window includes a second recessed portion disposed on the inner surface of the base adjacent to the second display window.  
     
     
         17 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 12 , wherein the base is integral to a photo album.  
     
     
         18 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 12 , wherein the base is integral to a photo frame.  
     
     
         19 . The display having configurable lettering of  claim 12 , further including a overlay having a rear surface adjacent a front surface of the base.  
     
     
         20 . A method of display an image, comprising: 
 providing a plurality of tiles having an upper side and a lower side, and a base having a first and a second display window, wherein the second window is adapted to receive the image;    sliding the upper and lower sides of the plurality of tiles into an upper and lower channel disposed on a tile carrier;    placing the tile carrier into a recess portion disposed adjacent the first display window, such that a front surface of the plurality of tiles is visible through first display window;    aligning the first display window with a first aperture in an overlay; and    aligning the second display window with a second aperture in the overlay.    
     
     
         21 . A photograph frame having configurable lettering, comprising: 
 a base having a plurality of display windows disposed inside a perimeter of the base;    at least one recessed portion disposed on the base adjacent to a first of the plurality of display windows;    a tile carrier having an upper channel, a lower channel, an upper edge, and a lower edge, wherein the upper edge and a lower edge engage with the at least one recessed portion;    a plurality of tiles having an upper side and a lower side; wherein the upper side of the tiles slidingly engage the upper channel of the tile carrier and the lower side of the tiles slidingly engage the lower channel of the tile carrier; and    an overlay having a plurality of aperture, wherein a first of the plurality of apertures aligns with the first of the plurality of display windows, such that the plurality of tiles are visible trough the first of the plurality of apertures.    
     
     
         22 . The photograph frame having configurable lettering of  claim 21 , further including a second of the plurality of display windows located above the first of the plurality of display windows.  
     
     
         23 . An image display having configurable lettering, comprising: 
 a base having an inner surface and at least one display window disposed inside a perimeter of the base;    at least one recessed portion disposed on the inner surface of the base adjacent to the at least one display window;    a plurality of tiles having an upper side and a lower side, wherein at least one of the upper and lower sides includes one of a notch and a tab;    a tile carrier having a top portion and a lower portion, wherein at least one of the top and bottom portions includes the other of the notch and tab, the tiles engaging the tile carrier by engagement of the notch and tab in a puzzle-like fashion, and wherein the tile carrier is configured to be retentively engaged by the at least one recessed portion when the tile carrier is disposed therein.    
     
     
         24 . An image display having configurable lettering, comprising: 
 a base having an inner surface and at least one display window disposed inside a perimeter of the base;    at least one recessed portion disposed on the inner surface of the base adjacent to the at least one display window including one of a notched section and a tabbed section; and    a plurality of tiles having an upper side and a lower side, wherein at least one of the upper and lower sides includes the other of the notched section and the tabbed section, wherein the tiles engaging the base by engagement of the notched and tabbed section of the recess portion and the tiles in a puzzle-like fashion.    
     
     
         25 . An image display having configurable lettering, comprising: 
 a base having an inner surface and at least one display window disposed inside a perimeter of the base;    a plurality of tiles; and    a pouch having an opening for receiving the plurality of tiles, wherein the pouch is configured to attach to the inner surface of the base, such that the tiles are viewable through the at least one display window.    
     
     
         26 . An image display having configurable lettering, comprising: 
 a base having an outer surface;    a frame having a viewing window and a rear surface, wherein the rear surface of the frame engages the outer surface of the base; and    a plurality of tiles having an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper and lower sides of the tiles retentively engage the frame when the tiles are visible through the viewing window.