Picture Frame Keepsake Box

Abstract

A lined keepsake box system has a box, a coaster cover adapted to fit into a recess in the top of sidewalls of the box, and a picture frame cover adapted to be held with magnets on a top of the box over the coaster cover. The picture frame cover has an easel back with an easel kickstand and is removable to display a picture supported on a surface by the kickstand away from the box.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A picture frame keepsake box system, comprising:
 a planar coaster cover having a regular shape with an outer periphery, a thickness and one or more openings near the outer periphery;   a box having a closed floor, a side wall structure and an open top, the sidewall structure having an outer periphery in the regular shape of the planar coaster cover, the sidewall structure recessed around an inner periphery in the regular shape of the planar coaster cover to a depth equal to the thickness of the coaster cover, to engage the planar coaster cover, and a first plurality of magnets embedded in a top surface of the side wall structure in a specific pattern outside the recess of the side wall structure; and   a picture frame top in a planar aspect having the lateral size and shape of the outer periphery of the wall structure of the keepsake box and a second plurality of magnets embedded in a bottom surface of the picture frame top in the specific pattern of the magnets embedded in the top surface of the side wall structure of the box.   
     
     
         2 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 1  wherein the regular shape of the sidewall structure of the box, the coaster cover and the picture frame top is rectangular. 
     
     
         3 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 2  wherein the box has a fabric lining. 
     
     
         4 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 3  wherein the lining is leather. 
     
     
         5 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 1  wherein the picture frame top further comprises an outer frame recessed to a first depth around an inner periphery with a planar interchangeable insert of a first thickness with indicia printed on one surface engaged in the recess of the outer frame. 
     
     
         6 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 5  wherein the indicia is a photograph. 
     
     
         7 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 5  wherein the planar interchangeable insert is aluminum and has a dye-sublimation photograph printed on one surface. 
     
     
         8 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 5  further comprising an easel back in the shape and size of the planar interchangeable insert and a second thickness, the easel back engaged over the planar interchangeable insert with the first and second thickness equal to a depth of the recess in the outer frame. 
     
     
         9 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 8  wherein the interchangeable insert and the easel back are retained in the recess of the outer frame by a plurality of turn button latches. 
     
     
         10 . The picture frame keepsake box system of  claim 9  wherein the easel back further comprises an easel kickstand enabling the easel back to be supported in a semi-upright aspect separate from the box with the indicia displayed. 
     
     
         11 . A method for keeping a keepsake, comprising:
 placing the keepsake in a box a having an outer periphery in a regular shape, a closed floor and an open top, with a side wall structure recessed around an inner periphery in a regular shape of a planar coaster cover with an outer periphery, a thickness and one or more openings near the outer periphery, and a first plurality of magnets embedded in a top surface of the side wall structure in a specific pattern outside the recess of the side wall structure;   placing the planar coaster cover in the recessed inner periphery of the wall structure, enclosing the keepsake in the box; and   placing a picture frame top having a planar aspect with lateral size and shape of the outer periphery of the wall structure of the keepsake box, and having and a second plurality of magnets embedded in a bottom surface of the picture frame top in the specific pattern of the magnets embedded in the top surface of the side wall structure of the box, on the top of the box over the coaster cover, such that the first and second plurality of embedded magnets mate and hold the picture frame top in place.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the box is lined with leather. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  comprising a steps for accessing the keepsake by removing the picture frame cover, then lifting off the planar coaster cover using the openings proximate the outer periphery, exposing the keepsake for removal. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the picture frame top further comprises a picture on one side and an easel back with an easel kickstand on the other side, further comprising a steps for removing the picture frame top, and poisoning the picture frame top vertically on a surface away from the box, supported on the easel kickstand, displaying the picture.