Planar display assembly
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsEarl David Forrest, Norman Dax Allen, Jeffrey John Mathison
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Abstract
A planar display assembly is provided with a planar display pane. A frame is provided with a dado sized to receive the planar display pane. A plurality of retainers mounts to the frame about an inner periphery of the frame to retain the planar display pane within the frame. At least one of the plurality of retainers is elastically deformable to deform during installation of the planar display into the frame, and to expand to retain the planar display pane within the frame. A plurality of apertures or a channel may be formed in the frame about the dado. The plurality of retainers may mount to the frame within the plurality of apertures or the channel of the frame to retain the planar display pane within the frame.
Claims17
A planar display assembly comprising:
- a planar display pane;
- a frame sized to receive the planar display pane;
- and
- a plurality of retainers to mount to the frame about an inner periphery of the frame to retain the planar display pane within the frame, wherein at least one of the plurality of retainers is elastically deformable to deform during installation of the planar display into the frame, and to expand to retain the planar display pane within the frame following installation;
- wherein the frame is formed with a dado to receive the planar display pane;
- wherein a plurality of apertures is formed in the frame about the dado to receive the plurality of retainers;
- and
- wherein the at least one elastically deformable retainer further comprises at least one flexible member with a leading edge facing away from the frame to engage the planar display pane during assembly and to bias the flexible member away from the planar display pane for clearance until installed whereby the flexible member extends over the planar display pane.
A planar display assembly comprising:
- a planar display pane;
- a frame sized to receive the planar display pane;
- and
- a plurality of retainers to mount to the frame about an inner periphery of the frame to retain the planar display pane within the frame, wherein at least one of the plurality of retainers is elastically deformable to deform during installation of the planar display into the frame, and to expand to retain the planar display pane within the frame following installation;
- wherein the frame is formed with a dado to receive the planar display pane;
- wherein a plurality of apertures is formed in the frame about the dado to receive the plurality of retainers;
- and
- wherein the frame is generally oval shaped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.