Art Display Assembly And Method For Making The Same

Abstract

An art frame assembly comprises an outer frame and an inner artwork subassembly. The outer frame includes a central opening. The inner artwork subassembly is disposed within the central opening of the outer frame and includes a artwork sheet and a structural liner. The structural liner defines an open-faced box-like structure and includes a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of folded side walls. The folded side walls are coupled to the artwork sheet and are folded away from the front surface of the structural liner towards the back surface of the structural liner.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An art assembly for use in a frame, comprising:
 an artwork sheet; and   a structural liner comprising a paper material including a main body and a plurality of folded side walls sized and dimensioned to correlate to the artwork sheet, the artwork sheet being coupled to the structural liner, wherein the structural liner provides a support structure for the artwork sheet enabling insertion of the artwork sheet into a frame.   
     
     
         2 . The art assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the structural liner defines a rectangular box-like structure including a main body section adapted to receive an art display. 
     
     
         3 . The art assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the artwork sheet includes a plurality of corner cutaways provided at corners of the artwork sheet to enable folding of the sheet with the structural liner. 
     
     
         4 . The art assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the corner cutaways of the artwork sheet minimize excess material when the artwork sheet is folded together with the plurality of folded side walls of the structural liner. 
     
     
         5 . The art frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the structural liner is folded from a blank, and the artwork sheet is folded together with the plurality of folded side walls of the structural liner, such that the artwork sheet extends across the main body of the structural liner. 
     
     
         6 . The art frame assembly of  claim 5 , wherein at least one folded portion of at least one corner of the artwork sheet is coupled to at least one of the plurality of folded side walls of the structural liner, thereby retaining the at least one of the plurality of folded side walls in a folded configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The art frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the artwork sheet comprises at least one of a cloth, a plastic, and a metal foil. 
     
     
         8 . The art frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the artwork sheet comprises a canvas material. 
     
     
         9 . The art frame assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the paper material is corrugated. 
     
     
         10 . An art frame assembly comprising:
 an outer frame including a central opening; and   an inner artwork subassembly disposed within the central opening of the outer frame and including an artwork sheet folded together with a structural liner formed from a blank to define a support structure for insertion into the outer frame.   
     
     
         11 . The art frame assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the artwork sheet is at least one of a square and a rectangle, and includes a plurality of corner cutaways provided at corners of the artwork sheet to minimize excess material when the artwork sheet is folded with the plurality of folded side walls of the corrugated structural liner. 
     
     
         12 . The art frame assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the blank for folding the structural liner comprises a four sided polygonal main body and a plurality of side walls extending form each of the sides of the main body, and the blank is adapted to be folded into a box-like structure. 
     
     
         13 . The art frame assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the corner cutaways of the artwork sheet are at an angle of forty-five degree angles to the sides. 
     
     
         14 . The art frame assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the artwork sheet is folded simultaneously with the structural liner, such that the artwork sheet extends across the main body of the corrugated structural liner. 
     
     
         15 . The art frame assembly of  claim 12 , wherein at least one folded portion of at least one of the corners of the artwork sheet is coupled to at least one of the plurality of folded side walls of the corrugated structural liner, thereby retaining the at least one of the plurality of folded side walls in a folded configuration. 
     
     
         16 . The art frame assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the inner artwork subassembly is rigidly coupled to the outer frame within the central opening. 
     
     
         17 . A method for assembling an art frame assembly comprising an outer frame including a central opening and an inner artwork subassembly including a artwork sheet and a structural liner comprising a blank including a central main body and a plurality of side walls foldable into a box-like structure, the method comprising the steps of;
 coupling the artwork sheet to at least one of the plurality of side walls of the structural liner;   folding the plurality of side walls of the structural liner away from a front surface of the structural liner towards a back surface of the structural liner to form a support structure for the artwork sheet around the main body; and   inserting the inner artwork subassembly into the central opening of the outer frame.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of cutting a plurality of corner cutaways from corners of the artwork sheet. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of coupling the inner artwork subassembly to the outer frame within the central opening. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of folding the artwork sheet with the plurality of side walls, such that an image on the artwork sheet extends across the main body of the structural liner.