Patent ID: 6269564
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A mounting means for photographic prints, cards and similar graphic and/or alphanumeric display panels or sheets comprising:(a) two or more mounting strips comprising a fold along the length of said mounting strips, said fold forming a lip, a long leg and a short leg;(b) attachment means on said long leg, said attachment means having a bond with a seam running parallel to said length of said mounting strip and along said long leg, said attachment means for fastening said mounting strips to any flat surface;(c) an internal slot bounded by said lip, said long leg and said short leg, said internal slot having an opening between said long leg and said short leg distal to said lip and a proximate portion proximate to said lip and a distal portion distal to said lip, said proximate and distal portions demarcated by said seam along said long leg;(d) an external slot partially bounded by said seam, said long leg, and said lip, said external slot having an opening;whereby a plurality of said mounting strips may be fastened parallel to each other on said flat surface with said internal slot openings oriented in the same direction;whereby said internal slot has a gap width between said short leg and said long leg sufficient to receive and to lightly clamp the edges of said prints;whereby said external slot has a gap width sufficient to receive and to firmly clamp the edges of said prints;whereby said seam forms the demarcation between said proximate and said distal portions of said internal slots;whereby the depth of said proximate portion of said internal slot and the depth of said external slot of said mounting strips are substantially equal to each other;whereby the depth of said distal portion of said internal slot is at least equal to the depth of said external slot;whereby, the distance between said seams is adapted to be substantially equal to the distance between two parallel edges of the print to be mounted so that when the first parallel edge of said print is inserted fully into said proximate portion of said internal slot of a first parallel mounting strip, the second parallel edge of said print lies parallel to and outside of said external slot opening of a second parallel mounting strip so that said light clamping of said first parallel edge of said print in said internal slot of the first parallel mounting strip may allow said print to be freely moved along said internal slot;whereby, when said second parallel edge of said print is then pushed fully into said external slot of the second parallel mounting strip to as far as said seam between said flat surface and said long leg, said first parallel edge of said print remains inside said distal portion of said internal slot of said first mounting strip so that said print may be held flat against said surface;whereby, when said second parallel edge of said print is then pushed fully into said external slot of the second parallel mounting strip to as far as said seam between said flat surface and said long leg, said first parallel edge of said print remains inside said distal portion of said internal slot of said first mounting strip and said firm clamping of said second parallel edge of said print in said external slot of the second parallel mounting strip may allow said print to be retained in said external slot and may prevent said print from sliding or falling out, irrespective of the orientation of said mounting means;whereby, when said second parallel edge of said print is pushed fully into said external slot of the second parallel mounting strip to as far as said seam between said flat surface and said long leg, said first parallel edge of said print remains parallel to and even with said seam at the demarcation between said proximate and distal portions of said internal slot so that minimum space may be wasted between said first parallel edge of said print in said distal portion of said internal slot of said mounting strip and said second parallel edge of any other print inserted into said external slot of the same mounting strip.