Memorial display

Abstract

The memorial display is a retainer and display for funereal and memorial related items, such as obituary pages, sympathy cards, funeral flowers and the like. The memorial display includes a page retainer for receiving a display page, such as an obituary page. A transparent holder is provided for receiving the page retainer and securing the display page therein. A face plate, such as a memorial placard, is secured to a front face of the transparent holder. A framing mat, having opposed front and rear faces and a central cutout portion formed therethrough, is positioned against the transparent front face of the transparent holder for bordering the face plate. A frame member receives the page retainer, the transparent holder, the face plate and the framing mat such that the face plate is displayed through the front end of the frame member and the display page is displayed through the rear end.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A memorial display, comprising:
 a page retainer having opposed front and rear faces, the rear face having a recess formed therein for receiving a display page;   a transparent holder receiving the page retainer and securing the display page therein, the transparent holder having transparent front and rear faces, the rear face of the page retainer being aligned with the transparent rear face of the transparent holder;   a detachable face plate attached to the transparent front face of the transparent holder;   a framing mat having opposed front and rear faces, the mat having a central cutout portion, the rear face of the framing mat being selectively and reversibly positioned against the transparent front face of the transparent holder so that the detachable face plate is bordered thereby, the detachable face plate having a rear face releasably attached to the transparent front face of the transparent holder through the central cutout portion;   a frame member having opposed front and rear ends and at least one sidewall, the frame member receiving the page retainer, the transparent holder, the detachable face plate and the framing mat so that the detachable face plate is displayed through a display opening formed through the front end of the frame member and the display page is displayed through the rear end of the frame member; and   a box removably received within and releasably covering the rear end of the frame member.   
     
     
         2 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising means for releasably attaching said detachable face plate to the transparent front face of said transparent holder. 
     
     
         3 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said transparent holder is substantially U-shaped along the side. 
     
     
         4 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said frame member has a placard recess defined in the at least one sidewall for releasably receiving a placard. 
     
     
         5 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the placard recess is formed in the rear end of said frame member. 
     
     
         6 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 5 , further comprising a cross bar secured to said frame member and extending across a lower portion of the placard recess for releasably supporting a rear leg of the placard. 
     
     
         7 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said box comprises a box frame having a rear face and a rear wall covering the rear face of the box frame. 
     
     
         8 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the box frame has a front face having a front recess defined therein for removably receiving a rear portion of the placard when the box frame is received within the frame member. 
     
     
         9 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said box frame has sidewalls having inner faces and a pair of grooves defined in the inner faces for slidably receiving a sliding panel. 
     
     
         10 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the box frame has a lower end having a flange extending therefrom. 
     
     
         11 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one decorative panel releasably secured to the rear end of the frame member. 
     
     
         12 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 11 , wherein at least one decorative recess is formed in the rear end of the frame member, the recess receiving the at least one decorative panel. 
     
     
         13 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 12 , further comprising means for releasably securing the at least one decorative panel within the at least one decorative recess. 
     
     
         14 . A memorial display, comprising:
 a page retainer having opposed front and rear faces, the rear face having a recess formed therein for receiving a display page;   a transparent holder receiving the page retainer and securing the display page therein, the transparent holder having transparent front and rear faces, the rear face of the page retainer being aligned with the transparent rear face of the transparent holder;   a detachable face plate attached to the transparent front face of the transparent holder;   a framing mat having opposed front and rear faces, the mat having a central cutout portion, the rear face of the framing mat being selectively and reversibly positioned against the transparent front face of the transparent holder so that the detachable face plate is bordered thereby, the detachable face plate having a rear face releasably attached to the transparent front face of the transparent holder through the central cutout portion;   a frame member having opposed front and rear ends and at least one sidewall, the frame member receiving the page retainer, the transparent holder, the detachable face plate, and the framing mat so that the detachable face plate is displayed through a display opening formed through the front end of the frame member and the display page is displayed through the rear end of the frame member;   at least one decorative panel releasably secured to the rear end of the frame member; and   a box removably received within and releasably covering the rear end of the frame member.   
     
     
         15 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising means for releasably attaching said detachable face plate to the transparent front face of said transparent holder. 
     
     
         16 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said transparent holder is substantially U-shaped along the side. 
     
     
         17 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 16 , wherein said frame member has a placard recess defined in the at least one sidewall for releasably receiving a placard. 
     
     
         18 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the placard recess is formed in the rear end of said frame member. 
     
     
         19 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 18 , further comprising a cross bar secured to said frame member and extending across a lower portion of the placard recess for releasably supporting a rear leg of the placard. 
     
     
         20 . The memorial display as recited in  claim 19 , wherein said box comprises a box frame having:
 a rear face and a rear wall covering the rear face; and   a front face having a front recess defined therein for removably receiving a rear portion of the placard when the box frame is received within the frame member.