Framing and matting kit

Abstract

The framing and matting kit provides a drawing sheet, mat and frame for the production and framing of a piece of artwork or the like. The drawing sheet has opposed front and rear surfaces. The front surface includes a central portion and a border portion. Indicia are formed on the front surface of the drawing sheet to visually separate the central and border portions thereof. The mat has a central opening formed therethrough, which is dimensioned and configured to expose the central portion of the drawing sheet when the mat is positioned on the front surface of the drawing sheet to cover the border portion thereof. The frame includes a transparent front portion and a rear retaining portion. The drawing sheet and the mat are received between the transparent front portion and the rear retaining portion for display of the central portion of the drawing sheet.

1 . A framing and matting kit, comprising:
 a drawing sheet having opposed front and rear surfaces, the front surface including a central portion and a border portion;   lines formed on the front surface to visually separate the central portion and the border portion;   a mat having a central opening formed therethrough, the central opening being dimensioned and configured to expose the central portion of the front surface of the drawing sheet when the mat is positioned on the front surface to cover the border portion; and   a frame having a transparent front portion and a rear retaining portion, the drawing sheet and the mat being removably disposed between a rear surface of the transparent front portion and the rear retaining portion for display of the central portion of the drawing sheet.   
   
   
       2 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said drawing sheet and said mat are each substantially rectangular. 
   
   
       3 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said mat has an outer length and an outer width equal in length to a corresponding outer length and outer width of said drawing sheet. 
   
   
       4 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the central portion of said drawing sheet is substantially rectangular, defining an inner width and an inner length. 
   
   
       5 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the central opening formed through said mat is substantially rectangular, having a width and a length equal to the corresponding inner width and inner length of the central portion of said drawing sheet. 
   
   
       6 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said rear retaining portion has opposed upper and lower members, the upper member being joined to the transparent front portion along respective upper edges thereof to form an upper slot therebetween, the lower member being joined to the transparent front portion along respective lower portions thereof to form a lower slot therebetween. 
   
   
       7 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 6 , wherein a lower edge of the upper member is spaced apart from an upper edge of the lower member. 
   
   
       8 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 6 , further comprising an attachment member mounted to a rear surface of the upper member. 
   
   
       9 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the attachment member has a sawtooth lower edge for engaging an external support. 
   
   
       10 . A framing and matting kit, comprising:
 a drawing sheet having opposed front and rear surfaces, the front surface having a central portion and a border portion;   lines formed on the front surface to visually separate the central portion and the border portion;   a mat having a central opening formed therethrough, the central opening being dimensioned and configured to expose the central portion of the front surface of the drawing sheet when the mat is positioned on the front surface to cover the border portion;   a frame having a transparent front portion and a rear retaining portion, the drawing sheet and the mat being removably disposed between a rear surface of the transparent front portion and the rear retaining portion for display of the central portion of said drawing sheet; and   means for securing the frame to an external support.   
   
   
       11 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said drawing sheet and said mat are substantially rectangular. 
   
   
       12 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said mat has an outer length and an outer width equal in length to an outer length and an outer width of said drawing sheet. 
   
   
       13 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the central portion of said drawing sheet is substantially rectangular, defining an inner width and an inner length. 
   
   
       14 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the central opening formed through said mat is substantially rectangular, having a width and a length equal to the inner width and inner length of the central portion of said drawing sheet. 
   
   
       15 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said rear retaining portion has opposed upper and lower members, the upper member being joined to the transparent front portion along respective upper edges thereof to form an upper slot therebetween, the lower member being joined to the transparent front portion along respective lower portions thereof to form a lower slot therebetween. 
   
   
       16 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the upper member has a lower edge spaced apart from the lower member. 
   
   
       17 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said means for securing said frame to the external support comprises an attachment member mounted to a rear surface of the upper member. 
   
   
       18 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the attachment member has a sawtooth lower edge for engaging an external support. 
   
   
       19 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the upper and lower members are each transparent. 
   
   
       20 . The framing and matting kit as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said frame is formed from transparent plastic.