Picture Frame

Abstract

A picture frame with a smooth and flush back side is presented in this application, where the intended art piece will be held in place by a foam padding, and a back panel will be placed into a concave rectangular area, pressing the foam padding and art piece snugly in place, with the resulting back side surface being a nice and smooth surface.

1 . A picture frame, comprising: A plurality of frame strips wherein each of said frame strip has an inside step on the inner side and a raised step on the outer side, and when four of said frame strips are joined to form a rectangular shape, an outer rectangular raised ring is formed, for receiving a back panel snugly fit to the inner edge of said rectangular raised ring. 
     
     
         2 . The picture frame of  claim 1 , wherein said back panel is roughly the same thickness as the height of the raised step, so that when back panel is assembled to the joined frame strips, the back panel surface is generally flush with the surface of the rectangular raise ring. 
     
     
         3 . The picture frame of  claim 2 , wherein a foam padding is provided to fit into the concave area formed by the inside steps when the four frame strips are joined in a rectangular shape, so that an art piece will be pressed snugly in place by said foam padding, when said back panel to assembled to the back side of said picture frame. 
     
     
         4 . The picture frame of  claim 3 , wherein the foam padding can have varying thickness, corresponding to the height of the inside step, to accommodate varying thickness of the art piece to be place into the picture frame for display. 
     
     
         5 . The picture frame of  claim 3 , wherein the back panel contains two holes, allowing a string to be tied through the two holes, for hanging up an assembled picture frame. 
     
     
         6 . The picture frame of  claim 3 , where in the four frame strips are joined by means of flat staples. 
     
     
         7 . The picture frame of  claim 3 , wherein the four frame strips are joined by means of wood glue. 
     
     
         8 . The picture frame of  claim 3 , wherein the back panel is affixed to the back side of said picture frame by means of flat staples.