US2006288622A1PendingUtilityA1

Containment and display device for visual objects

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 20, 2005Filed: May 18, 2006Published: Dec 28, 2006
Est. expiryMay 20, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Tony Michael Guard
A47F 7/146G11B 33/0472
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Abstract

A device for containing and displaying a visual object or objects, including a hard enclosure configurable in a containment mode for safely holding a visual object containment medium on which the visual object or objects are located, such as, but not limited to, one or more photographs, cards, medals, or compact discs, and which is configurable in a display mode for suspending the visual object or objects for easy viewing.

Claims

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1 . A containment and display device for visual objects, comprising: 
 a hard enclosure including first and second housing portions cooperable for defining and enclosing an interior cavity having a predetermined extent in a predetermined direction; and    a visual object containment medium configurable in a display mode for receiving and displaying at least one generally flat object, the visual object containment medium when in the display mode having a predetermined extent greater than the predetermined extent of the interior cavity, the visual object containment medium being compactable from the display mode to a compacted mode having a predetermined compacted extent in the predetermined direction equal to or marginally smaller than the predetermined extent of the interior cavity so as to be cooperatively receivable therein, the visual object containment medium having a first edge portion extending at least generally transversely to the predetermined direction and connected to one of the first and second housing portions so as to be suspendable therefrom.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the visual object containment medium is foldable from the display mode to the compacted mode.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the visual object containment medium has a second edge portion opposite the first edge portion and connected to another of the first and second housing portions.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the visual object containment medium includes an array of pockets configured for receiving a plurality of the generally flat objects in edge to edge relation, respectively.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the array of pockets comprises rows and columns of pockets extending in two directions, respectively.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein at least some of the pockets are configured for receiving and displaying a compact disc.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein at least some of the pockets are configured for receiving and displaying a photograph.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the visual object containment medium comprises at least one clear film layer.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second housing portions includes an element configured for suspending the containment and display device beside a vertical surface.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the visual object containment medium is rollable from the display mode into the compacted mode.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the array of pockets comprises at least one pocket configured for receiving a business or greeting card therein.  
   
   
       12 . A visual art kit, comprising: 
 a hard enclosure including first and second housing portions cooperable for defining and enclosing an interior cavity;    a visual object containment medium having an edge portion attached to one of the first and second housing portions and a flat surface extending from the edge portion, the visual object containment medium being containable in a compacted mode within the interior cavity defined by the first and second housing portions and removable from the interior cavity and configurable in a generally flat display mode suspended from the one of the first and second housing portions, the flat surface being adapted for creation of a two-dimensional artwork thereon; and    at least one element of an art medium adapted for use in creating a two-dimensional artwork containable within the interior cavity with the visual object containment medium.    
   
   
       13 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one element of an art medium comprises a pencil.  
   
   
       14 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one element of an art medium comprises a crayon.  
   
   
       15 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one element of an art medium comprises a paintbrush.  
   
   
       16 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the flat surface comprises a surface of a sheet of paper.  
   
   
       17 . The kit of  claim 16 , wherein the visual object containment medium comprises overlaying layers of film materials defining a pocket configured for receiving the sheet of paper.  
   
   
       18 . The kit of  claim 17 , wherein the visual object containment medium comprises a plurality of the pockets.  
   
   
       19 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the visual object containment medium comprises a second edge portion attached to the other of the first and second housing portions.  
   
   
       20 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the one of the first and second housing portions includes an element configured for suspending the enclosure beside a vertical surface.  
   
   
       21 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the visual object containment medium is foldable into the compacted mode and unfoldable therefrom into the display mode.  
   
   
       22 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the visual object containment medium is rollable into the compacted mode and unrollable therefrom into the display mode.  
   
   
       23 . A containment and display device for visual objects, comprising: 
 a hard enclosure including first and second housing portions cooperatively engageable for defining and enclosing an interior cavity having an extent in a predetermined direction; and    a visual object containment medium configurable in a display mode for holding at least one generally flat object to be displayed, the visual object containment medium when in the display mode having an extent greater than the extent of the interior cavity in the predetermined direction, the visual object containment medium being compactable in at least the predetermined direction from the display mode to a compacted mode having a compacted extent in the predetermined direction equal to or marginally smaller than the extent of the interior cavity in the predetermined direction so as to be cooperatively receivable in the interior cavity, the visual object containment medium having a first edge portion extending at least generally transversely to the predetermined direction and connected to one of the first and second housing portions so as to be suspendable therefrom.    
   
   
       24 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein the visual object containment medium is foldable from the display mode to the compacted mode.  
   
   
       25 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein the visual object containment medium has a second edge portion opposite the first edge portion and connected to another of the first and second housing portions.  
   
   
       26 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein the visual object containment medium includes an array of pockets configured for receiving a plurality of the generally flat objects in edge to edge relation, respectively.  
   
   
       27 . The device of  claim 26 , wherein the array of pockets comprises pockets extending in the predetermined direction and pockets extending transversely thereto.  
   
   
       28 . The device of  claim 26 , wherein at least some of the pockets are configured for receiving and displaying a compact disc.  
   
   
       29 . The device of  claim 26 , wherein at least some of the pockets are configured for receiving and displaying a photograph.  
   
   
       30 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein the visual object containment medium comprises at least one clear film layer.  
   
   
       31 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein at least one of the first and second housing portions includes an element configured for suspending the containment and display device beside a vertical surface.  
   
   
       32 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein the visual object containment medium is rollable from the display mode into the compacted mode.  
   
   
       33 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein the visual object containment medium comprises a pocket configured for receiving and displaying a card therein.

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