| CPC A47B 97/04 (2013.01) | 10 Claims |
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1. A multi-layered lighted painting and etching easel assembly, comprising:
an easel portion, comprising:
a pair of frame legs each having a proximal end adjacent a floor surface and a distal end opposite said proximal end and adjacent a ceiling surface, said each frame leg having an elongate and linear configuration that is length adjustable so as to be intentionally wedged between the floor surface and the ceiling surface;
a pair of lower support blocks selectively mounted to said pair of frame legs, respectively, at a position upwardly displaced from said distal ends, respectively, and each defining a lower notch having a U-shaped configuration for receiving a lower edge of an easel workpiece;
a pair of lower retaining blocks each having opposed end walls and defining a slot extending between said end walls that is configured to receive said lower edge of said easel workpiece and is slidably movable along said lower edge between a locked configuration nested in a respective lower notch and an unlocked configuration displaced from said respective lower notch;
a holder portion displaced from said easel portion, comprising:
a holding plate having a planar configuration and a geometric area that is concentrically larger than a geometric area of said easel workpiece
that holding plate defines a window having a geometric area that is complementary to said geometric area of said easel workpiece,
said holding plate including a bottom face portion having a plurality of support rods spaced apart from one another and extending forwardly, said plurality of support rods configured to support said easel workpiece thereon;
wherein said easel workpiece is one of a plurality of easel workpieces each having a planar configuration and a transparent construction, said each easel workpiece being peripherally bounded by said upper edge situated opposite said lower edge and having a pair of side edges extending between said upper and lower edges, respectively, so as to form a rectangular configuration; and
a display portion situated rearwardly of said holder portion, comprising:
a light panel mounted to a rear of said holding plate and that is operable to direct light toward said window when energized;
a pair of upper support blocks selectively mounted to said pair of frame legs, respectively, at a position downwardly displaced from said proximal ends, respectively, and each defining an upper notch having an inverted U-shaped configuration for receiving an upper edge of said easel workpiece; and
a pair of upper retaining blocks each having opposed end walls and defining a slot extending between said end walls thereof that is configured to receive said upper edge and is slidably movable along said upper edge of said easel workpiece between a locked configuration nested in a respective upper notch and an unlocked configuration displaced from said respective upper notch;
a plurality of furniture leveler fasteners each having a leg portion threadably mounted to said distal ends of said pair of frame legs, respectively, and a pad portion operative to bear against the floor surface, said plurality of furniture leveler fasteners being operable to lengthen or shorten said pair of furniture legs, respectively.
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