JP2008073300A - Jigsaw puzzle frame - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a frame which can be easily assembled with no risk of careless collapse of puzzle pieces fitted therein on the back board, and which can be readily displayed once finished. <P>SOLUTION: A frame comprising an outer frame, and a transparent cover and a back board which are incorporated in the outer frame, includes a recess part between the back board and its facing transparent cover, in which a jigsaw puzzle is to be fitted. The depth of the recess part is almost the same as the thickness of the jigsaw puzzle to be put in the recess part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a picture frame for decorating an assembled jigsaw puzzle.

In general, a jigsaw puzzle is a structure in which a purchaser assembles a puzzle piece divided into predetermined pieces while looking at a pattern printed on the surface of the packaging box, etc. , Prepare a frame for a jigsaw puzzle that includes a transparent cover and back plate to be assembled in this outer frame, replace the assembled jigsaw puzzle on the back plate, and cover it with a transparent cover, After that, an outer frame is fitted around the jigsaw puzzle, a frame is assembled, and the assembled frame is hung on the wall to decorate it. (See Patent Document 1)
However, as described above, there is a problem that the assembled jigsaw puzzle is broken when the assembled jigsaw puzzle is transferred onto the back plate of the frame.

Also, even if the jigsaw puzzle is assembled directly on the back plate of the above-mentioned picture frame, when the outer frame is fitted on the back plate on which the jigsaw puzzle is placed, the puzzle piece is touched from the back plate by touching the puzzle piece etc. There are problems such as falling inadvertently or breaking the assembled jigsaw puzzle.
JP 2005-349146 A

  The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and the object is to make it possible to easily assemble a puzzle piece directly on the back plate without inadvertently breaking it, and to assemble the jigsaw puzzle. It is to provide a picture frame that can be easily decorated.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a frame comprising an outer frame, a transparent cover and a back plate incorporated in the outer frame, and a surface of the back plate facing the transparent cover. In addition, a recess for incorporating a jigsaw puzzle is provided.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the frame according to claim 1, the depth of the recess is substantially the same as the thickness of the jigsaw puzzle incorporated in the recess.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the puzzle piece can be assembled directly on the back plate of the frame, and the puzzle piece can be stored in the recess when the puzzle piece is assembled. There is no problem of accidentally dropping from, and even when jigsaw puzzles are framed, the jigsaw puzzle fits in the recess of the back plate, so that the set jigsaw puzzle collapses carelessly or falls from the back plate Problems can also be suppressed.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, when the jigsaw puzzle is framed, the jigsaw puzzle is securely sandwiched between the back plate and the transparent cover, and the jigsaw puzzle is inadvertently It is possible to suppress backlash.

Hereinafter, a frame according to the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.
In the figure, a frame denoted by reference numeral 1 is used exclusively for decorating the assembled jigsaw puzzle P. The frame 1 basically includes an outer frame 2 that is a horizontally long rectangle in front view, and the outer frame 2. It is composed of a transparent cover 3 and a back plate 4 that are fitted inside.

  The outer frame 2 and the back plate 4 shown in the figure are made of wood, and the transparent cover 3 is made of a transparent thin plastic plate.

  A fitting groove 21 for fitting the outer peripheral edge portions of the transparent cover 3 and the back plate 4 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame 2.

  The outer frame 2 and the back plate 4 may be made of plastic or light metal, and the transparent cover 3 may be made of plate glass.

  Further, as is known, the jigsaw puzzle P is formed by assembling a large number of puzzle pieces PP, for example, by dividing a picture or a photograph into fine pieces.

  In the frame 1 having the above-described configuration, the present invention provides the recess 5 for incorporating the jigsaw puzzle P on the surface of the back plate 4 facing the transparent cover 3.

  The recess 5 is formed in the same shape as the assembled jigsaw puzzle P. In the embodiment, a wooden elongated plate 41 is adhered around the surface of the back plate 4 facing the transparent cover 3. A portion surrounded by the plate material 41 is a recess 5.

  In the embodiment, the depth of the recess 5 is made slightly deeper than the thickness of the jigsaw puzzle P fitted into the recess 5.

    In the figure, reference numeral 22 denotes a locking piece for locking the back plate 4 fitted in the outer frame 2 to the outer frame 2, and this locking piece 22 is connected to the back surface of the outer frame 2 with screws 23. It is attached so that it can rotate.

  In the figure, reference numeral 6 denotes an upright holding plate used when the frame 1 stands on a desk or table, for example, and one end in the length direction is attached to the outer surface of the back plate 4 via a hinge member 61.

  When the frame 1 is hung on a wall or the like, instead of the above-mentioned upright holding plate 6, a pair of strapping members are attached to the left and right rear surfaces of the outer frame 2, and the straps are hung between these strapping members. The frame 1 may be hung on a wall or the like via this string.

  In the frame 1 having the above structure, when assembling the jigsaw puzzle P, the back plate 4 is first removed from the outer frame 2, and the puzzle pieces PP are sequentially fitted into the recesses 5 of the back plate 4, 5, the jigsaw puzzle P is assembled. For example, when assembling the puzzle piece PP from the peripheral edge of the completed jigsaw puzzle p, the puzzle pieces PP constituting the peripheral edge of the jigsaw puzzle p are recessed. The jigsaw puzzle P can be easily and smoothly assembled because it is held at the peripheral edge and is prevented from being moved inadvertently.

  Note that, when the jigsaw puzzle P is assembled, the completed jigsaw puzzle P is in a state of being fitted in the recess 5 without looseness.

  Then, after placing the transparent cover 3 on the jigsaw puzzle P fitted in the recess 5, the outer frame 2 is set around the back plate 4, and the back plate 4 and the transparent plate are fitted in the fitting groove 21 of the outer frame 2. The jig 3 is framed by fitting the cover 3, subsequently rotating the locking piece 22, and stopping the back plate 4 and the transparent cover 3 to the outer frame 2 with the locking piece 22. At this time, since the goo puzzle P is fitted in the recess 5 of the back plate 4, it is possible to solve the problem that the assembled jigsaw puzzle P collapses carelessly or falls from the back plate 4.

  In the above embodiment, the elongated plate member 41 is bonded around the surface of the back plate 4 facing the transparent cover 3, and the portion surrounded by the plate member 41 is defined as the recess 5. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, the structure shown in FIGS.

  That is, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 8, the partition members 44 that can be bent through the thin hinges 43 on the four partition bodies 42 along the four-side periphery of the back plate 4 are made of a soft or hard synthetic resin material. The partition member 44 is formed through the sandwiching pieces 45a and 45b by fitting the end edges of the back plate 4 between a pair of sandwiching pieces 45a and 45b formed separately and projecting integrally with each partition body 42. May be attached to the outer peripheral edge of the back plate 4 so that the portion surrounded by the partition member 44 is the recess 5.

  In the above embodiment, the depth of the recess 5 is slightly deeper than the thickness of the jigsaw puzzle P fitted in the recess 5, but is not limited to this, and is the same as the thickness of the jigsaw puzzle P. However, with the above-described configuration, when the jigsaw puzzle P is framed, the jigsaw puzzle P is securely held between the back plate 4 and the transparent cover 3, and the jigsaw puzzle P is prevented from being unintentionally rattling. I can do it.

  Further, the depth of the recess 5 may be slightly shallower than the thickness of the jigsaw puzzle P fitted into the recess 5, for example, by about 1 mm, and by reducing the depth of the recess 5 as described above. When the jigsaw puzzle P is framed, the jigsaw puzzle P is more reliably sandwiched between the back plate 4 and the transparent cover 3, and the jigsaw puzzle P can be further prevented from being loosely inadvertently loosened.

The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the frame concerning this invention. The perspective view of the back board which comprises a frame. The perspective view which shows the assembly process of the jigsaw puzzle on a back board. The perspective view which shows the state which the assembly of the jigsaw puzzle was completed on the back board. The AA line expanded sectional view in FIG. The perspective view which looked at the frame shown in FIG. 1 from the back side. The perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the backplate which comprises the frame of another embodiment. The expanded sectional view of the principal part of the back board which comprises the frame of another embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frame 2 Outer frame 21 Fitting groove 3 Transparent cover 4 Back board 5 Recess P Jigsaw puzzle PP Puzzle piece

Claims (2)

  A frame comprising an outer frame and a transparent cover and a back plate incorporated in the outer frame is provided with a recess for incorporating a jigsaw puzzle on a surface of the back plate facing the transparent cover. Frame for jigsaw puzzles.   The frame for a jigsaw puzzle according to claim 1, wherein the depth of the recess is substantially the same as the thickness of a jigsaw puzzle incorporated in the recess.

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