Patent ID: 8819974

Claim:
A photo framing template and mounting bracket system, comprising a template, where the template comprises a center portion, four cutouts, four connectors, and four handles, where the four cutouts comprise rectangular openings in the template bordered on an inner side by the center portion, bordered on an outer side by an outer edge, and bordered on top and bottom sides by two corners, where the four connectors comprise thin sections of material that connect the corner to the center portion, where the four handles also connect the center portion to a corner; and, a mounting assembly, where the mounting assembly comprises four brackets, where each bracket comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, two ends, an inner surface and an outer surface, where the ends are angled at 45 degrees from the top surface and the bottom surface, and where at least one of the top surface, bottom surface, two ends, inner surface and outer surface is coated on at least a portion with an adhesive substance, where each bracket further comprises two dovetail sockets, and where the mounting assembly additionally comprises a removable, non-tacky protective liner.