System for changing the appearance of framed components

摘要

A framing system having a base panel assembly configured so that an ornamental/informational object can be incorporated into the base panel assembly so as to be viewable from in front thereof. A frame extends around a peripheral region of the base panel assembly. Connectors on the base panel assembly and frame cooperate so as to allow the base panel assembly and frame to be: a) moved from a separated relationship relative to each other into an operatively joined relationship; and b) releasably maintained in the operatively joined relationship as an incident of the base panel assembly and frame changing from the separated relationship into the operatively joined relationship, without requiring use of any separate fasteners, once the operatively joined relationship is achieved.

主权项

1. A framing system comprising:
a base panel assembly having a peripheral region including a peripheral edge, the base panel assembly having a rear surface to abut or reside closely adjacent to a flat surface on a wall to which the framing system is mounted by at least one biasing component configured to urge the base panel assembly against the wall, the base panel assembly configured so that an ornamental informational object can be incorporated into the base panel assembly so as to be viewable from in front of the base panel assembly, a frame for extension around the peripheral region of the base panel assembly in a manner whereby the ornamental/informational object incorporated into the base panel assembly remains viewable through the frame from in front of the base panel assembly, the frame having a rear surface and first and second spaced leg pairs, the base panel assembly and frame each having a first state in which the base panel assembly and frame are placed preparatory to operatively joining the base panel assembly and frame; and connectors on the base panel assembly and each of the legs in at least one of the leg pairs on the frame that cooperate so as to allow the base panel assembly and frame in their first states to be: a) moved from a fully separated relationship relative to each other into an operatively joined relationship; and b) releasably maintained in the operatively joined relationship as an incident of the base panel assembly and frame changing from the separated relationship into the operatively joined relationship without requiring use of any separate fasteners once the operatively joined relationship is achieved, the base panel assembly and frame configured so that with the framing system mounted to a flat surface on a wall and the base panel assembly and frame in the operatively joined relationship, the rear surface of the frame resides closely adjacent to, or abuts, the flat surface on the wall.