Patent ID: 6519886
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A system for mounting thin flat items, comprising:a substrate comprising a single unitary member having a front viewing surface defining at least one curvilinear recess therein, said recess having a closed planar bottom surface and having a smooth planar sidewall perpendicular to said closed planar surface, said sidewall defining a continuous curvilinear periphery of said recess having a first peripheral outline and a first peripheral dimension; a transparent protective cover adapted to hold said thin flat item against said closed planar bottom surface, said protective cover disposed in said recess and having a curvilinear periphery arranged to fit closely inside said recess, and a flexible continuous retaining ring of substantially uniform cross section, the flexible retaining ring having a periphery with a second peripheral dimension substantially the same as the first peripheral dimension of the recess, said flexible retaining ring being disposed in the recess so as to assume the first peripheral outline and to engage said smooth planar sidewall all around the first peripheral outline so as to hold the protective cover in place by frictional engagement with the smooth sidewall of the recess.