US2026083262A1PendingUtilityA1

Float frame with multi-directional hanging mechanism and magnetic insert

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Assignee: WEXEL ART LLCPriority: Sep 26, 2024Filed: Sep 26, 2025Published: Mar 26, 2026
Est. expirySep 26, 2044(~18.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:DOHERTY MORGANMCREE NATASHA L
A47G 1/06A47G 2001/0661A47G 2001/0672A47G 1/162
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Abstract

A float frame consists of a frame and an article. The frame has a first size, a back panel, a hanging system formed on the back panel, and magnets embedded on the back panel. The article, which can be a canvas, has a second size smaller than the first size of the frame, creating a visual illusion that the article floats within the frame. The canvas has magnets embedded into its stretcher bars, the magnets positioned corresponding to positions of the magnets embedded on the back panel of the frame. The hanging system has an opening with a wave patterned border with sine-wave curves in a repeating pattern for hanging the frame in any desired orientation. The back panel of the frame can have thumb hole(s) for facilitating separation of the frame and the article, as well as pin holes for affixing canvases without embedded magnets to the frame.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A float frame consisting of: 
 a frame having a first size, a back panel, a hanging system formed on the back panel, and magnets embedded on the back panel, the hanging system having an opening with a wave patterned border for hanging the frame in any of a plurality of directions; and   an article having a second size smaller than the first size of the frame to thereby create a visual illusion that the article floats within the frame.   
     
     
         2 . The float frame of  claim 1 , wherein the article comprises a canvas, the canvas having stretcher bars and magnets embedded into the stretcher bars, the magnets positioned corresponding to positions of the magnets embedded on the back panel of the frame.  
     
     
         3 . The float frame of  claim 1 , wherein the wave patterned border has sine-wave curves in a repeating pattern. 
     
     
         4 . The float frame of  claim 3 , wherein the sine-wave curves are spaced 9 mm apart from peak to peak. 
     
     
         5 . The float frame of  claim 1 , wherein the back panel of the frame has one or more thumb holes for facilitating separation of the frame and the article. 
     
     
         6 . The float frame of  claim 1 , wherein the back panel of the frame has pin holes for attaching a canvas to the frame. 
     
     
         7 . The float frame of  claim 1 , wherein the first size of the frame is defined by a first length, a first width, and a first depth, wherein the second size of the article is defined by a second length, a second width, and a second depth, wherein the first length of the frame is longer than the second length of the article, and wherein the first width of the frame is wider than the second width of the article. 
     
     
         8 . The float frame of  claim 7 , wherein the first depth of the frame is same as the second depth of the article. 
     
     
         9 . The float frame of  claim 7 , wherein the first depth of the frame does not equal to the second depth of the article. 
     
     
         10 . The float frame of  claim 1 , wherein the article comprises a canvas. 
     
     
         11 . A method of making the float frame of  claim 1 , comprising: 
 embedding the magnets on the back panel of the frame.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 cutting the opening on the back panel of the frame to create the hanging system, the cutting comprising creating the wave patterned border.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the wave patterned border has sine-wave curves in a repeating pattern. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the sine-wave curves are spaced 9 mm apart from peak to peak. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 embedding the magnets into stretcher bars of the article at locations on the stretcher bars corresponding to locations of the magnets embedded on the back panel of the frame.    
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 creating one or more thumb holes on the back panel of the frame for facilitating separation of the frame and the article.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 drilling pin holes on the back panel of the frame for affixing a canvas to the frame.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the first size of the frame is defined by a first length, a first width, and a first depth, wherein the second size of the article is defined by a second length, a second width, and a second depth, wherein the first length of the frame is longer than the second length of the article, and wherein the first width of the frame is wider than the second width of the article. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the first depth of the frame is same as the second depth of the article. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 11 , herein the first depth of the frame does not equal to the second depth of the article.

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