Picture frame

Abstract

A two piece picture frame for carrying and displaying an image carrying sheet in an inner frame, which is detachably secured to an outer frame for sheet installation and removal from the inner frame. The inner frame has corner brackets that are removably held in interlocking engagement with inner framing members, with studs from the brackets extending through a background panel of the outer frame and detachably retained therein by wing nuts.

I claim: 
     
       1. A picture frame which comprises an outer frame having a plurality of corners;   said outer frame including a plurality of moldings retained together at the corners,   a background sheet carried by said moldings and having a plurality of spaced openings therein,   an inner frame having a plurality of corners and detachably secured to said background sheet,   said inner frame including a plurality of moldings retained together at the corners by detachable interlocking corner brackets,   image carrying means carried by said inner frame,   stud means carried by and extending through said corner brackets and engageable in said openings in said sheet and   retaining means engaged with said stud means such that said sheet is held between the corner brackets and the retaining means.   
     
     
       2. A picture frame as defined in claim 1 in which said corner brackets include two L shaped plates,   groove means in said moldings which are engaged by said brackets and,   at least two set screws carried by said one of said plates and which separate and bear against the other of said plates to retain said brackets in said groove means.   
     
     
       3. A picture frame as defined in claim 2 in which said moldings include a rear wall and a pair of spaced rails which receive said brackets therebetween.   
     
     
       4. A picture frame which comprises an outer frame having a plurality of corners   said outer frame including moldings retained together at the corners,   a background sheet carried by said moldings and having a plurality of spaced openings therein,   an inner frame having a plurality of corners detachably secured to said background sheet   said inner frame including moldings retained together by detachable interlocking corner brackets,   stud means carried by and extending through said corner brackets and engageable in said openings in said sheet, and   retaining means engaged with said stud means, such that said sheet is held between the corner brackets and the retaining means,   whereby removal of said stud means from said background sheet and removal of said corner brackets permits access to change said image carrying means.